Aug 15, 2008 14:49
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puertos naturales de abrigo
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This is a description of Vuelta de Rocha in the La Boca section of Buenos Aires:
Se trata de uno de los escasos puertos naturales de abrigo en una costa difícil por su baja profundidad.
Se trata de uno de los escasos puertos naturales de abrigo en una costa difícil por su baja profundidad.
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| 3 +6 | natural harbours |
Bubo Coroman (X)
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| 4 +1 | natural shelter ports |
Andrea Quintana
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natural harbours
"puerto" translates as both port and harbour; in this case it would be harbour
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-08-15 15:06:11 GMT)
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La Boca is a district that grew around the first ***natural harbor*** of Buenos Aires.
http://www.inargentinatourism.com.ar/en/capital_federal/la_b...
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-08-15 15:06:11 GMT)
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La Boca is a district that grew around the first ***natural harbor*** of Buenos Aires.
http://www.inargentinatourism.com.ar/en/capital_federal/la_b...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks!"
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Andrea Quintana
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natural shelter ports
Hay puertos de abrigo naturales y artificiales.
Ejemplos de "shelter port":
Aside from the blessings given by Monsignor Camilo Gregorio, an entry into the **shelter port** of the 78-footer patrol gunboat Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas Heracleo Alano (PG376), was witnessed.
(http://batanes.info/page2.html)
It has trades with over 10 boat business company from home and abroad and over 30 ports which has an advantage of co-transportation of rivers and sea and is the nearest port to central city and central county among five counties on the seashore and also the only natural port and unfrozen port all the year as a **shelter port** in Yancheng.
(http://www.sywjm.gov.cn/news/articles/about/4629.html)
Ejemplos de "shelter port":
Aside from the blessings given by Monsignor Camilo Gregorio, an entry into the **shelter port** of the 78-footer patrol gunboat Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas Heracleo Alano (PG376), was witnessed.
(http://batanes.info/page2.html)
It has trades with over 10 boat business company from home and abroad and over 30 ports which has an advantage of co-transportation of rivers and sea and is the nearest port to central city and central county among five counties on the seashore and also the only natural port and unfrozen port all the year as a **shelter port** in Yancheng.
(http://www.sywjm.gov.cn/news/articles/about/4629.html)
Example sentence:
http://batanes.info/page2.html
http://www.sywjm.gov.cn/news/articles/about/4629.html
Peer comment(s):
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Daniel Coria
: Hola Andrea. Si se trata de un puerto natural sería "harbor/harbour" ("port" sería "man-made"), que ya significa además "refugio", por lo cual no sería necesaria la palabra "shelter". Saludos!
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Gracias, Daniel. Corrijo el error: "shelter harbo(u)r".
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Kevin Booth
: naturally sheltered harbour
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Thanks, Kevin.
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