Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
derrumbes
English translation:
land slips / landslides
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mediamatrix (X)
Jun 20, 2008 21:19
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Spanish term
derrumbes
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Highway maintenance:
CONCEPTO:
-Retiro de derrumbes y/o graneo a mano en cortes inestables
CONSIDERACION PARA CUANTIFICACION:
Dos derrumbes de 2.05 m de alto por 6.0m y 7.0m por lado por ano
CONCEPTO:
-Retiro de derrumbes y/o graneo a mano en cortes inestables
CONSIDERACION PARA CUANTIFICACION:
Dos derrumbes de 2.05 m de alto por 6.0m y 7.0m por lado por ano
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | land slips | Jennifer Levey |
5 +1 | slides | Henry Hinds |
3 | landslide | Romado |
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Jun 23, 2008 12:58: mediamatrix (X) Created KOG entry
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land slips
With the tiny dimensions mentioned in the text, these are land 'slips' rather than land 'slides':
Land slips at Shutehaven - Whitsunday News, Weather, Sport & Local ...Land slips at Shutehaven. February 29, 2008 ... Council officers closed one lane of the road and put a two tonne limit on the area in response. ...
www.whitsundaytimes.com.au/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3765108 - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
Kent searchThis in turn would trigger land slips which would put Marine Parade and all its houses at ... St Nicholas Road.Woodville Close.Orchard Road.Canterbury Road. ...
semaphore.kent.gov.uk/cgi-bin/semaphoreserver.exe?CMD=search.run&HIDECONCEPT=1&SAVEB=F4CANTERBURY... - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
Communications Centre Update - New Zealand PoliceLand Slips. Location:. State Highway 5(Napier - Taupo Highway) ... on State Highway 5(Taupo - Napier Highway), the road is closed until further notice. ...
https://www.police.govt.nz/news/updates/update.html?id=2632 - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
DECANT3R - Vouvray Photosepeigne37 posted a photo: Repairs to the road – 2nd June 2008. ... flooding cellars, causing land slips and washing away some of the steep roads that ...
www.decant3r.com/Vouvray/wine-photos/newest/0/image_grid - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
Homes on edge - Scarborough Evening NewsI am sure all local people remember the old main road and look how near to the ... even in those days before the camp closed there were often land slips and ...
www.scarborougheveningnews.co.uk/landslip-at-scarboroughs-k... - 56k - Cached - Similar pages
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Re: kathleen's question under Henry's answer,
CONSIDERACION PARA CUANTIFICACION:
Dos derrumbes de 2.05 m de alto por 6.0m y 7.0m por lado por ano
defines the estimated seriousness of the probem in a typical year, used to determine what resources should be made available (manpower, trucks, bulldozers, etc.). They reckon there will may be two small land slips per year (and their accountant will probably suggest that the resouces should be limited to one man, one shovel and one wheel-barrow).
Land slips at Shutehaven - Whitsunday News, Weather, Sport & Local ...Land slips at Shutehaven. February 29, 2008 ... Council officers closed one lane of the road and put a two tonne limit on the area in response. ...
www.whitsundaytimes.com.au/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3765108 - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
Kent searchThis in turn would trigger land slips which would put Marine Parade and all its houses at ... St Nicholas Road.Woodville Close.Orchard Road.Canterbury Road. ...
semaphore.kent.gov.uk/cgi-bin/semaphoreserver.exe?CMD=search.run&HIDECONCEPT=1&SAVEB=F4CANTERBURY... - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
Communications Centre Update - New Zealand PoliceLand Slips. Location:. State Highway 5(Napier - Taupo Highway) ... on State Highway 5(Taupo - Napier Highway), the road is closed until further notice. ...
https://www.police.govt.nz/news/updates/update.html?id=2632 - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
DECANT3R - Vouvray Photosepeigne37 posted a photo: Repairs to the road – 2nd June 2008. ... flooding cellars, causing land slips and washing away some of the steep roads that ...
www.decant3r.com/Vouvray/wine-photos/newest/0/image_grid - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
Homes on edge - Scarborough Evening NewsI am sure all local people remember the old main road and look how near to the ... even in those days before the camp closed there were often land slips and ...
www.scarborougheveningnews.co.uk/landslip-at-scarboroughs-k... - 56k - Cached - Similar pages
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Re: kathleen's question under Henry's answer,
CONSIDERACION PARA CUANTIFICACION:
Dos derrumbes de 2.05 m de alto por 6.0m y 7.0m por lado por ano
defines the estimated seriousness of the probem in a typical year, used to determine what resources should be made available (manpower, trucks, bulldozers, etc.). They reckon there will may be two small land slips per year (and their accountant will probably suggest that the resouces should be limited to one man, one shovel and one wheel-barrow).
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landslide
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Note added at 2 mins (2008-06-20 21:21:16 GMT)
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...I mean landslides
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Note added at 2 mins (2008-06-20 21:21:16 GMT)
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...I mean landslides
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slides
Retiro de derrumbes = Removal of slides
Landslides, but in a highway context "slides" is enough.
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Note added at 2 horas (2008-06-21 00:08:21 GMT)
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Dos derrumbes de 2.05 m de alto por 6.0m y 7.0m por lado por año
Two slides 2.05 meters high by 6 and 7 meters wide per year
Not too many.
Landslides, but in a highway context "slides" is enough.
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Note added at 2 horas (2008-06-21 00:08:21 GMT)
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Dos derrumbes de 2.05 m de alto por 6.0m y 7.0m por lado por año
Two slides 2.05 meters high by 6 and 7 meters wide per year
Not too many.
Note from asker:
OK. That's what I thought but the second sentence was confusing me. Are these slides that occurred or averages or what?! I am losing it today! |
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