Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Torcales
English translation:
Sinkholes
Mar 27, 2008 20:12
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Torcales
Spanish to English
Other
Geography
Rivers
This is the context and I can find no definition for torcales, can anyone help me please?
Se cuela por todas partes cincelando simas, cañones o torcales
Se cuela por todas partes cincelando simas, cañones o torcales
Proposed translations
(English)
5 +1 | basins / potholes (explicado abajo) | Sandra Rodriguez |
4 +1 | Karsts | Lisa McCarthy |
3 | lunar landscape | Bubo Coroman (X) |
Proposed translations
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basins / potholes (explicado abajo)
Dependiendo del tipo de terreno, creo que podrían usarse “basins” o “potholes”.
torca
Depresión circular con bordes escarpados en un terreno.
torcal
Terreno donde hay torcas.
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=tor...
DEPRESSION
in geology is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area. Depressions may be formed by various mechanisms, and may be referred to by a variety of technical terms.
* A basin may be any large sediment filled depression. In tectonics, it may refer specifically to a circular, syncline-like depression: a geologic basin; while in sedimentology, it may refer to an area thickly filled with sediment: sedimentary basin.
* A depression may be a pothole - either a simple roadway depression or a fluvial erosional depression in a river streambed, or area affected by coastal water currents.
* A depression may be a sinkhole, an area of subsidence caused by the collapse of an underlying structure. Examples include sinkholes above caves in karst topography, or calderas or maars in volcanic areas.
* A blowout is a depression created by wind erosion typically in either a desert sand or dry soil (such as a post-glacial loess environment).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_depression
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Note added at 59 minutos (2008-03-27 21:11:54 GMT)
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Si se trata del Torcal de Antequera, al que alude Lisa, que es territorio de karst, entonces la traducción para los sumideros de piedra caliza es “sinkholes”.
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Note added at 4 días (2008-04-01 17:22:37 GMT)
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Eileen: si el terreno es Karst el sumidero es un “sinkhole”.
torca
Depresión circular con bordes escarpados en un terreno.
torcal
Terreno donde hay torcas.
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=tor...
DEPRESSION
in geology is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area. Depressions may be formed by various mechanisms, and may be referred to by a variety of technical terms.
* A basin may be any large sediment filled depression. In tectonics, it may refer specifically to a circular, syncline-like depression: a geologic basin; while in sedimentology, it may refer to an area thickly filled with sediment: sedimentary basin.
* A depression may be a pothole - either a simple roadway depression or a fluvial erosional depression in a river streambed, or area affected by coastal water currents.
* A depression may be a sinkhole, an area of subsidence caused by the collapse of an underlying structure. Examples include sinkholes above caves in karst topography, or calderas or maars in volcanic areas.
* A blowout is a depression created by wind erosion typically in either a desert sand or dry soil (such as a post-glacial loess environment).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_depression
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Note added at 59 minutos (2008-03-27 21:11:54 GMT)
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Si se trata del Torcal de Antequera, al que alude Lisa, que es territorio de karst, entonces la traducción para los sumideros de piedra caliza es “sinkholes”.
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Note added at 4 días (2008-04-01 17:22:37 GMT)
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Eileen: si el terreno es Karst el sumidero es un “sinkhole”.
Note from asker:
This is NOT a text about Antequera, it is just simply mentioning the possibility of torcales, should that also be sinkhole then? Thanks as I have to grade the question :-)) |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Jesús Cordero-Salvado
: only with sinkhole, don´t agree with basin/pothole
50 mins
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Gracias Jesús! Claro que sí, es “sinkhole”. Si nos hubieran dicho que era zona de karst no habría sugerido otra cosa. En PR el carso (como dicen acá) es muy importante, vienen a estudiarlo de muchos lugares.
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31 mins
lunar landscape
a "torcal" is an area where there are "torcas":
Depresión circular con bordes escarpados en un terreno.
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/
I can't trace an English equivalent but perhaps "lunar landscape" would describe it, as per this photo:
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/object/4663314_lunar...
Depresión circular con bordes escarpados en un terreno.
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/
I can't trace an English equivalent but perhaps "lunar landscape" would describe it, as per this photo:
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/object/4663314_lunar...
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35 mins
Karsts
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Note added at 40 mins (2008-03-27 20:52:35 GMT)
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El Torcal de Antequera is a nature reserve in the Sierra del Torcal mountain range located south of the city of Antequera, in the province of Málaga off the A45 road in Andalusia, Spain. It is known for its unusual landforms, and is one of the most impressive karst landscapes in Europe. The
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Torcal
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Note added at 40 mins (2008-03-27 20:52:35 GMT)
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El Torcal de Antequera is a nature reserve in the Sierra del Torcal mountain range located south of the city of Antequera, in the province of Málaga off the A45 road in Andalusia, Spain. It is known for its unusual landforms, and is one of the most impressive karst landscapes in Europe. The
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Torcal
Note from asker:
Would a Karst be under the sea? As what I am translating is related to how the sea affects land, like forming "Torcales" etc. as I tried to show by the context. |
Yes I think it would be under the sea, as this link shows http://web.mala.bc.ca/geoscape/Karst.htm Thanks LisaMac :-)) |
Discussion
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcal