Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

recorrido de norte a sur

English translation:

and the Andes run through the country from North to South

Added to glossary by Eileen Brophy
Jun 29, 2007 23:03
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Spanish term

recorrido de norte a sur

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Pueden decirme como traducir la ultima parte? es recorrido de norte a sur por los Andes? COloco el contexto, gracias!
Perú conjuga una serie de condiciones geográficas y naturales que lo convierten en un epicentro de diversidad natural. Se encuentra al norte de la costa pacífica sudamericana muy cerca al ecuador y es recorrido de norte a sur por los Andes que hacia el este se internan en los bosques amazónicos
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Jul 13, 2007 09:25: Eileen Brophy Created KOG entry

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and the Andes run through the country from North to South

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agree Kathleen Shelly : yes
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agree Salloz
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Gracias Salloz
agree B Sweeney (X) : yes i agree but why is the first letter of north and south a capital?
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sorry my mistake... thanks :=))
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extends (in a ) north-south (direction)

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The Andes run through Peru stretching from North to South



The Andes run through Peru stretching from North to South and cut into the Amazonian forests towards the East
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agree Christian [email protected]
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Hello and Thank you for your agree.
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Hi and many thanks for your support.
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is covered from the north to the south by the Andes

You could also rearrange the wording.
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crossed from north to south

In this case, I think 'crossed by' is a better translation for 'recorrido por'.

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Más ejemplos:

"The state is crossed from north to south by two long rivers..."

"Bhutan is crossed from north to south by a series of steep-sided valleys with strident rivers ..."

"Valpolicella is a clearly definied territory and is crossed from north to south by a series of hills ... "

"Ecuador is crossed from North to South by the Andes, which divide the country into four distinctly different geographical regions ... "

This is specifically about Peru:

"The country is crossed from north to south by the Andes, which are divided into two parallel chains ..."

Example sentence:

"The desert is crossed from north to south by traditional trade routes ..."

"This region is crossed from North to South by a lower mountain range ..."

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from north to south it is traversed

y es recorrido de norte a sur por los Andes que hacia el este se internan en los bosques amazónicos = and from north to south it is traversed by the Andes, which blend into the Amazon jungles to the east

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[and the Andes form] a north-south backbone down the length of the country

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THE EVOLUTION OF THE ALTIPLANO-PUNA PLATEAU OF THE CENTRAL ANDES
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along the backbone of the range, from southern Peru to northern Argentina, ... north and south, where the mountain belt narrows considerably, the subducted ...
www.colorado.edu/geolsci/courses/GEOL5700-9/pdf/AnnRev97All... - Similar pages
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