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Italian term or phrase:
si dipartono più fasci paralleli di grandi montagne
English translation:
(four) parallel ranges of high mountains branch off
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
Feb 27, 2020 23:45
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Italian term
si dipartono più fasci paralleli di grandi montagne
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Contesto:
Qui, dal possente nodo orografico dell'Hindu Kush, si dipartono più fasci paralleli di grande montagne: gli Alai e il Tian Shan a nord, il Kuen Lun al centro e l'Himalaya a sud.
Molte Grazie,
Barbara
Qui, dal possente nodo orografico dell'Hindu Kush, si dipartono più fasci paralleli di grande montagne: gli Alai e il Tian Shan a nord, il Kuen Lun al centro e l'Himalaya a sud.
Molte Grazie,
Barbara
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Mar 5, 2020 05:05: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
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(four) parallel ranges of high mountains branch off
and hardly penetrate into the ranges of the Himalaya, by which mountains, and those which branch off from them into the Malay peninsula,
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Parallel ranges / parallel clusters
A cluster may be used in this context, but the UK geological society refers to ranges in its article on those mountains.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: I also don't agree with "cluster". "parallel ranges" is fine but you've only translated part of this. Though at least you've given references, unlike the others
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originate several parallel high mountain ranges
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philgoddard
: You've got the word order wrong, but otherwise this is OK.
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several parallel ranges/bands of tall mountains spread out
ranges is the more technical term, bands is a more literal translation, maybe intended to be descriptive by the original's author
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