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English translation: deep-sea fishing

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Spanish term or phrase:	pesca de altura
English translation:	deep-sea fishing
Entered by:	David Russi

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19:05 Jul 26, 2004

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Spanish term or phrase: pesca de altura

Tourist publicity

David Jessop
Spain

deep-sea fishing

Explanation:
fishing in deep water

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Note added at 9 mins (2004-07-26 19:14:52 GMT)
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From the Oxford bilingual dictionary:

deep-sea / \"di:p\"si: / adj (before n) ‹ creature › de las profundidades (marinas); deep-sea creatures
fauna f abisal; deep-sea diving buceo m de altura or en alta mar; deep-sea fishing pesca f de altura

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David Russi
United States
Local time: 10:27

Grading comment

I couldn´t decide which was more important, Lorenia´s beating David by one minute or David´s providing the hyphen. In the end, the hyphen seems more important. Thanks to you both.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +1

deep sea fishing

Lorenia Rincon

deep-sea fishing

David Russi

4 -1

mountain stream fishing...fishing in the mountains

Jane Lamb-Ruiz

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

mountain stream fishing...fishing in the mountains

Explanation:
could be

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 68

Grading comment

Thanks Jane but quite certainly not the correct answer.

The asker has declined this answer
Comment: Thanks Jane but quite certainly not the correct answer.

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

deep sea fishing

Explanation:
I live in Cancun, and I have been here for 13 years, rhis is a big attraction for tourists in this area

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-07-26 19:09:40 GMT)
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I know \"deep\" and \"altura\" are opposites, but that is how it is called...

Lorenia Rincon
Mexico
Local time: 11:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

4 mins confidence:

deep-sea fishing

David Russi
United States
Local time: 10:27
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 60

Grading comment

I couldn´t decide which was more important, Lorenia´s beating David by one minute or David´s providing the hyphen. In the end, the hyphen seems more important. Thanks to you both.

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