sierra nevada

English translation: Snowy Mountains

08:40 Nov 11, 2001

Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]

Italian term or phrase: sierra nevada

I'm participating in an online game. I need to find the meaning of the term "sierra nevada". A friend told me it's in italian. I need it translated in a week.

loreliene

English translation:Snowy Mountains

Explanation:
Sierra Nevada is the name of a mountain range, a proper name, which normally should not be translated.
The literal meaning of the *Spanish* is "snowy (or "snow-covered") mountains".

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EKM
Sweden
Local time: 16:14

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Snowy Mountains

EKM

snow-capped mountain range

Marian Greenfield

Sierra Nevada: a USA region

Gary Presto

"Snowy sawtoothed mountains"

Maureen Young

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Snowy Mountains

Explanation:
Sierra Nevada is the name of a mountain range, a proper name, which normally should not be translated.
The literal meaning of the *Spanish* is "snowy (or "snow-covered") mountains".

My geographical knowledge
3 years of Spanish

EKM
Sweden
Local time: 16:14
Native speaker of:

Swedish
PRO pts in pair: 8

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7 mins confidence:

Sierra Nevada: a USA region

Explanation:
Hi There,

I'm unsure if this phrase as used in your on-line game has a meaning particular or not to those game types, but overall, this refers to a mountainous region in the WSW portion of the United States, a proper noun capitalized. Otherwise, the term refers to a Spanish phraseologoy, I believe, rather than of the Italian language.

I hope this helps! Gary :-)

Gary Presto, IT-EN Translator & Proofreader
Reference: http://www.proz.com/translator/723

Gary Presto
Local time: 10:14
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 51

14 mins confidence:

snow-capped mountain range

Explanation:
If it's capitalized, it doesn't need translation - there is a mountain range in Spain called Sierra Nevada, and one in the U.S. also, I believe.
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Marian Greenfield
Local time: 10:14
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1215

16 hrs confidence:

"Snowy sawtoothed mountains"

Explanation:
The Sierra Nevada of course would not be translated, and there is another mountain range called the Sawtooth Mountains, but if you need to know the meaning of the name, 'Sierra' means 'sawtoothed'(mountain range), but in Spanish, not Italian (that would be 'seghettato'), while 'Nevada' is Spanish for snowed, snowy.
Good luck,
Maureen

ex-patriot of California:-)

Maureen Young
Italy
Local time: 16:14
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 254

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