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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase:noria
El Real Sitio era un lugar concebido para el disfrute del ocio y la naturaleza, y también para que los más pequeños de la regia familia gozaran de las maravillas de un conjunto de jardines, huertas, bosques y palacios donde hasta los elementos más prácticos se planteaban para ser vistos o usados como entretenimiento. Paseos de árboles, granjas de animales domésticos o exóticos, presas, norias, sorpresas pintorescas asombraban y divertían por igual a niños y a mayores, dando a veces la impresión de que los aristocráticos adultos regresaban a la infancia entre juegos y distracciones. No se ha escrito una Historia infantil de Aranjuez, pero lo que queda de entonces y lo que se ha recuperado ofrece un abanico de oportunidades por descubrir, que justifica un divertido recorrido por este Paisaje Cultural que ha sido declarado por la UNESCO Patrimonio de la Humanidad.
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For wheels used solely to lift water, see Noria. For factories or industries driven by water wheels, see watermill. For the carnivorous aquatic plant, ...
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Noria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unlike the water wheels found in mills, a noria does not provide mechanical ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noria - En caché - Similares
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I'm sorry if that's the case. Perhaps next time you could add a little more context, along the lines of 'I don't know if this refers to water wheel or Ferris wheel'.
Yes I did check dictionaries before posting. I found water wheel and ferris wheel and I wanted to know what other translators considered appropriate in this context. I assume that's ok.
The waterwheels were not necessarily decorative or for recreation. In the Retiro park in Madrid, once the gardens of the Palacio del Buen Retiro, there is still a small section of a system of canals that was used by the king when he wanted to talk in private with someone (or simply enjoy himself). There was a waterwheel which made the water flow through the system thereby allowing little boats to flow along the canal with no need of rowing...probably too lowly a task for the king anyway...
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water wheel
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