Feb 9, 2006 02:00
18 yrs ago
Spanish term

depósitos de bajada

Spanish to English Science Geography natural resources and environment
original text is spanish reads:
"Además, los suelos se encuentran principalmente distribuidos en las proximidades de la Sierra de La Giganta donde se asocian a las unidades fisiográficas formadas por lomeríos, depósitos de bajada, abanicos-deltas y planicies costeras."

document describes land and soil characteristics and contours.

Proposed translations

+1
54 mins
Spanish term (edited): dep�sitos de bajada
Selected

slope deposits

Los interpreto como depósitos de talud, por el contexto.

Suerte!
Peer comment(s):

agree Rachel Fell : http://www.reo.gov/mth/landform.htm;continental slope deposits in Mexico: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/geology/news-events.php , etc.
9 hrs
Thanks, Rachel!
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "chose this answer due to best fit with overall context and tone of original text. Thank you very much."
3 mins
Spanish term (edited): dep�sitos de bajada

downhill deposits

Declined
downhill deposits
Something went wrong...
Comment: "good answer, but chose another due to overall context of original. Thank you very much anyway."
+1
5 mins
Spanish term (edited): dep�sitos de bajada

silt deposits

Declined
It may very well mean this.

See reference.

Suerte.
Peer comment(s):

agree Yaotl Altan : Tireless Forstag's working too hard!
20 mins
Gracias, Yaotl.
Something went wrong...
Comment: "good answer, but chose another due to overall context of original. Thank you very much anyway."
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search