Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
tongue
Spanish translation:
montículo de tierra
Added to glossary by
Lorena Grancelli
Dec 12, 2005 00:16
18 yrs ago
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English term
Spain
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Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish
tongue
English to Spanish
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Automotive / Cars & Trucks
The phrase reads as follows:
"Slowly and smoothly back vehicle to within a few inches of implemented tongue".
This is from a driving test, so I believed it might be something like the cones used for parking or such devices to test the driver's ability. But then I found "promontorio" as a translation of the term, a rise in land, a slope.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Luna
"Slowly and smoothly back vehicle to within a few inches of implemented tongue".
This is from a driving test, so I believed it might be something like the cones used for parking or such devices to test the driver's ability. But then I found "promontorio" as a translation of the term, a rise in land, a slope.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Luna
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 3 | promontorio |
connyfernandez
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| 4 | Altura muy considerable de tierra |
Karin Hallberg
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| 3 +1 | rampa |
Gerardo Comino
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| 3 | pendiente |
Carmen Riadi
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Proposed translations
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connyfernandez
Native in Spanish
Bilingual Specialist, ESL teacher.
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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promontorio
342. Land. Mawson, C.O. Sylvester. 1922. Roget s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
...dry land, terra firma [L.]. continent, mainland, main, peninsula, chersonese, delta; tongue -, neck- of land; isthmus, oasis; promontory (projection) [See Convexity];...
...dry land, terra firma [L.]. continent, mainland, main, peninsula, chersonese, delta; tongue -, neck- of land; isthmus, oasis; promontory (projection) [See Convexity];...
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Comment: "Thank you all!
I chose "montículo de tierra" in the end."
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Karin Hallberg
Spain
Spain
Spain
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Altura muy considerable de tierra
La palabra promontorio viene a ser una pendiente, es este caso de asfalto, muy inclinada
¡Espero que te sirva!
¡Espero que te sirva!
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Gerardo Comino
Native in Spanish
Works in field
+15-year experience
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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rampa
En términos de conducción, es muy común utilizar la palabra "rampa" para poner en práctica el control del conductor sobre el vehículo... Esta rampa puede tener forma de "lengua" o tobogán por lo que puede referirse a eso.
Saludos
Gerardo
Saludos
Gerardo
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
: Sí, entiendo que son las pruebas con rampa en los circuitos que se usan en los exámenes de conducción.
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otra opción?
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Note added at 3 hrs 3 mins (2005-12-12 03:20:10 GMT)
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de terreno, por supuesto!
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Note added at 3 hrs 3 mins (2005-12-12 03:20:10 GMT)
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de terreno, por supuesto!
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