contra curva

English translation: curves and reverse curves

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Spanish term or phrase:contra curva
English translation:curves and reverse curves
Entered by: Valeria Marjovsky

17:07 Apr 8, 2008
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tourism & Travel / turismo
Spanish term or phrase: contra curva
El ascenso a los famosos Valles regala "curvas y contra curvas" , caminos de cornisa.
Quiere decir curvas hacia un lado y hacia otro, pero me gustaría un término más preciso, de existir.
Gracias!!
Valeria Marjovsky
Argentina
Local time: 08:38
curves and reverse curves
Explanation:
S curves
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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 13:38
Grading comment
gracias!!!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3curves and reverse curves
CMJ_Trans (X)
4 +1twists and turns
bcsantos
4curves and windings
Xenia Wong


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
curves and windings


Explanation:
Sug.

Gardens in Middle Germany (2) - GardenVisit.com, the garden ...- [ Traduzca esta página ]Near the road the garden was laid out with boskets, leaving a large empty .... straight and happily not tampered with—in the oddest curves and windings. ...
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ONE-WAY VALVE - Patent EP0351421- [ Traduzca esta página ]Goldberg, Edward M. (225 Maple Hill Road, Glencoe, Illinois, 60077, US) .... turns, curves and windings along the outer edges of passageway 20 to prevent ...
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JSTOR: "A Communication from Mr. Tinne Relative to the Dutch ...- [ Traduzca esta página ]... the river resembling a narrow canal, full of curves -and windings, ..... He mit,ht observe that the ladies were leally on the right road to obtain this ...
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Xenia Wong
Local time: 06:38
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
curves and reverse curves


Explanation:
S curves

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 13:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
gracias!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Rosas
4 mins

agree  Howard Bryant: I think this is the better translation. It implies curves that go back on themselves.
16 mins

agree  Elin Davies
3 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
twists and turns


Explanation:
twists and turns of a road

bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 13:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rick Larg: Assuming the text is a tourist tract not a scientific review, then a well known expression is the obvious translation
7 hrs
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