sheet of falling water

Italian translation: la cascata a fronte unico più grande del mondo

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:sheet of falling water
Italian translation:la cascata a fronte unico più grande del mondo
Entered by: Lisa Jane

14:34 Apr 7, 2016
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / credo si tratti di una cascata
English term or phrase: sheet of falling water
They call it MOSI-O-TUNYA, the Smoke that Thunders is the world’s largest **sheet of falling water**. The 2016 Winners of the PCOE will be flown to Africa to experience this unique destination and one of the 7 natural Wonders of the World.
Diego Sibilia
Italy
Local time: 16:27
la cascata a fronte unico più grande del mondo
Explanation:
'sheet' si riferisce alla particolare configurazione di questa cascata dove l'acqua cade in un unico blocco ininterotto come un 'lenzuolo' d'acqua.
Forse potresti anche tradurre /la parete d'acqua più grande del mondo/per rendere l'idea.

Ledge waterfall: Water descends vertically over a vertical cliff, maintaining partial contact with the bedrock.[5]

Block/Sheet: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.[2][5]
Classical: Ledge waterfalls where fall height is nearly equal to stream width, forming a vertical square shape.[2]
Curtain: Ledge waterfalls which descend over a height larger than the width of falling water stream.[2]

Dal Treccani:
Le cascate Vittoria hanno invece uno spettacolare fronte unico lungo 1.700 m con salto di 130 m, impostato lungo una faglia che coinvolge lave basaltiche e che procede oltre i limiti delle cascate.
Selected response from:

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 16:27
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2la cascata a fronte unico più grande del mondo
Lisa Jane
4Cascate
Erika Ballardin
3la cascata di area più grande
StefanoFarris
3la più vasta superficie d'acqua in caduta al mondo
Mirko Mainardi


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Cascate


Explanation:
Sì è proprio quello :-)


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Falls
Erika Ballardin
Italy
Local time: 16:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
la cascata di area più grande


Explanation:
"While it is neither the highest nor the widest waterfall in the world, it is classified as the largest, based on its width of 1,708 metres (5,604 ft)[7] and height of 108 metres (354 ft),[8] resulting in the world's largest sheet of falling water. "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Falls

StefanoFarris
United States
Local time: 11:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the world's largest sheet of falling water
la più vasta superficie d'acqua in caduta al mondo


Explanation:
Penso che lo direi così, visto che mi pare che il concetto che intende trasmettere il sorgente è proprio l'estensione della superficie coperta dall'acqua cadendo, come se dicessimo "superficie di uno specchio d'acqua", però in senso verticale :)

Mirko Mainardi
Italy
Local time: 16:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 263
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
la cascata a fronte unico più grande del mondo


Explanation:
'sheet' si riferisce alla particolare configurazione di questa cascata dove l'acqua cade in un unico blocco ininterotto come un 'lenzuolo' d'acqua.
Forse potresti anche tradurre /la parete d'acqua più grande del mondo/per rendere l'idea.

Ledge waterfall: Water descends vertically over a vertical cliff, maintaining partial contact with the bedrock.[5]

Block/Sheet: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.[2][5]
Classical: Ledge waterfalls where fall height is nearly equal to stream width, forming a vertical square shape.[2]
Curtain: Ledge waterfalls which descend over a height larger than the width of falling water stream.[2]

Dal Treccani:
Le cascate Vittoria hanno invece uno spettacolare fronte unico lungo 1.700 m con salto di 130 m, impostato lungo una faglia che coinvolge lave basaltiche e che procede oltre i limiti delle cascate.



    Reference: http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/cascate_%28Enciclopedia-...
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfall
Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 16:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
1 hr
  -> Thanks!

agree  Vienna P.
2 hrs
  -> Grazie Vienna!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search