Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
gravilleras y chircales
English translation:
gravel pit / brickmaker
Added to glossary by
Claudia Robles
Jun 19, 2007 20:11
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
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gravilleras y chircales
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La ciudad se encuentra conformada por dos zonas geomorfológicas, una plana en la parte central, norte y occidental, que concentra la mayor parte de la población y en la que predominan los valles aluviales y terrazas del río Bogotá y sus afluentes; y otras de relieve montañoso, ubicadas a los costados oriental (Cerros Orientales), sur y sur-occidental (localidades de Ciudad Bolívar y Sumapaz) y nor-occidental (cerros de Suba). En las zonas montañosas tienen presencia sectores habitados, explotación minera a cielo abierto (canteras, gravilleras y chircales) y zonas de protección ambiental.
La ciudad se encuentra conformada por dos zonas geomorfológicas, una plana en la parte central, norte y occidental, que concentra la mayor parte de la población y en la que predominan los valles aluviales y terrazas del río Bogotá y sus afluentes; y otras de relieve montañoso, ubicadas a los costados oriental (Cerros Orientales), sur y sur-occidental (localidades de Ciudad Bolívar y Sumapaz) y nor-occidental (cerros de Suba). En las zonas montañosas tienen presencia sectores habitados, explotación minera a cielo abierto (canteras, gravilleras y chircales) y zonas de protección ambiental.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | gravel pit / brickmaker |
Enrique Espinosa
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| 4 | gravelmakers and brickmakers |
Karen Hoffmann
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| 2 | gravel pits and forests |
bigedsenior
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Proposed translations
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Enrique Espinosa
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Earth Sciences translations
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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gravel pit / brickmaker
Gravilleras can be transalted as gravel pit or quarry.
Chircales seems to be a proper noun used to decribe a small brick factory or someone who makes bricks (brickmaker). It is also the name of a famous Colombian Picture
Chircales seems to be a proper noun used to decribe a small brick factory or someone who makes bricks (brickmaker). It is also the name of a famous Colombian Picture
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| THANK U!!! |
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25 mins
Karen Hoffmann
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Spanish-English and Portuguese-English
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English, Portuguese to English
gravelmakers and brickmakers
See references below.
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Note added at 40 mins (2007-06-19 20:51:49 GMT)
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Agree with Enrique - "gravel pit" is better than "gravelmaker."
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Note added at 40 mins (2007-06-19 20:51:49 GMT)
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Agree with Enrique - "gravel pit" is better than "gravelmaker."
Reference:
7 hrs
gravel pits and forests
I agree that inColombia chircal refers to brickworks (brickyards), but in Bolivia it seems to refer to a type of tree 'chirca'.
In the following ref about a Bolivian city, there is a passage containing 'huertas y chircales magicas'.
In the following ref about a Bolivian city, there is a passage containing 'huertas y chircales magicas'.
Note from asker:
| hey thank you very much, actually the text is about Bogota, but definately useful to know the different meanings! |
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