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English term or phrase:
wash up on the shores of (in this context)
Spanish translation:
que aparecen en la costa de las Azores/llevados por la corriente a las...
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Irene Vidal (X)
Sep 22, 2008 14:48
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English term
wash up on the shores of (in this context)
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The immigration limits and quotas of receiving nations are soon met, and the excess capacity results in human smuggling, trafficking, and, sometimes, in death. You see the result of human yearning and human drives that outstrip our organizations’, including our governments’ capacity, wash up on the shores of the Azores and elsewhere. That untold numbers of people risk so much in such a way speaks to the demands of the human spirit.
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que aparecen en la costa de las Azores/llevados por la corriente a las...
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jacana54 (X)
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Gracias Lucía - teju :)
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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
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naufragar en las costas de las Azores/encallar en las costas de las Azores
Lectura en contexto. Suerte
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Note added at 17 minutos (2008-09-22 15:05:20 GMT)
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A la manera de sueños y anhelos frustrados
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Note added at 17 minutos (2008-09-22 15:05:20 GMT)
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A la manera de sueños y anhelos frustrados
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llegar arrastrados por la corriente a las costas/termir varados en las costas
Ejemplo: The corpse was washed up to the shore by the tide: El cadáver fue llevado/arrastrado hacia la orilla por la marea.
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Note added at 8 horas (2008-09-22 22:58:40 GMT)
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Perdón, quise escribir "TERMINAR varados en las costas" (no "termir") ;-)
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Note added at 8 horas (2008-09-22 22:58:40 GMT)
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Perdón, quise escribir "TERMINAR varados en las costas" (no "termir") ;-)
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