Mid-Ocean ridge

Spanish translation: dorsal oceánica

09:38 Aug 3, 2000
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science
English term or phrase: Mid-Ocean ridge
Mid-Ocean ridges are underwater mountain chains that run through Earth ocean basins.
Judy Rojas
Chile
Local time: 09:22
Spanish translation:dorsal oceánica
Explanation:
Las dorsales oceánicas son cadenas de montañas submarinas que corren a lo largo de los fondos oceánicos de la Tierra

Te adjunto un par de direcciones descriptivas sobre el tema.

Saludos!
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two2tango
Argentina
Local time: 09:22
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Summary of answers provided
na +1dorsal oceánica
two2tango
naCordillera en el medio del oce'ano
Baruch Avidar
naver abajo
Silvia Sassone (X)
nasee below
Gonzalo Tutusaus


  

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17 mins peer agreement (net): +1
dorsal oceánica


Explanation:
Las dorsales oceánicas son cadenas de montañas submarinas que corren a lo largo de los fondos oceánicos de la Tierra

Te adjunto un par de direcciones descriptivas sobre el tema.

Saludos!


    Reference: http://www.educar.org/estudiantes/ciberaulabupciencias/cn3.h...
    ttp://www1.ceit.es/Asignaturas/Ecologia/EspNaturales/Timanfaya/Origen.htm
two2tango
Argentina
Local time: 09:22
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 3812

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
Elinor Thomas

agree  Ximena Higuera Zavala: ¡Totalmente de acuerdo! (http://www.uclm.es/profesorado/egcardenas/dorsal.htm)
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20 mins
Cordillera en el medio del oce'ano


Explanation:
E: Mid-Ocean ridge
S: Cordillera en el medio del oce'ano

E: Mid-Ocean ridges are underwater mountain chains that run through Earth ocean basins.

S: Corddilleras en el medio del oce'ano son cadenas de montan~as sumergidas que corren a lo largo de depresiones sumergidas de los oce'anos terrestres.

Baruch Avidar
Israel
Local time: 15:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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43 mins
ver abajo


Explanation:
Los arrecifes en medio del océano son cadenas montañosas submarinas que recorren el fondo océanico.

En el Oxford encontré arrecife para ridge y me gustó.
Suerte,
Silvia

Silvia Sassone (X)
Spain
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 531
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2 hrs
see below


Explanation:
Yo lo traduciría como "cordillera oceánica (submarina)" o bien "cordillera oceánica central".

Te adjunto dos vínculos donde aparecen estos términos.

Un saludo.


    Reference: http://www.es.flinders.edu.au/~mattom/IntroOc/notes/figures/...
    Reference: http://www.ingemmet.gob.pe/geologico/placas.htm
Gonzalo Tutusaus
Netherlands
Local time: 13:22
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 2176
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