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English term or phrase:
off coast
Spanish translation:
cerca de la costa
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Marta Lopez
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off coast
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Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Off Canada's east coast, harp seals are giving birth to their offspring.
Proposed translations
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| 4 | lejos/cerca de la costa |
aykon
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| 4 +1 | alejado de la costa |
Sandy T
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| 4 | Mar adentro |
Paula Morabito
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| 3 | a la altura de la costa este de Canadá |
cristina Fracassi
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lejos/cerca de la costa
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seals give birth on off-shore islands or ice floes but obviously not in the middle of the sea, so it could even be "cerca de la costa" in this case
off the coast just means not on the coast
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Note added at 1 hr 40 mins (2005-03-16 19:41:08 GMT)
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better option:
fuera de la costa
seals give birth on off-shore islands or ice floes but obviously not in the middle of the sea, so it could even be "cerca de la costa" in this case
off the coast just means not on the coast
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Note added at 1 hr 40 mins (2005-03-16 19:41:08 GMT)
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better option:
fuera de la costa
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Paula Morabito
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Mar adentro
Nautical: Farthest from the shore; seaward.
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cristina Fracassi
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a la altura de la costa este de Canadá
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