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en las maneras ... de preguntarle al registro

English translation: new methods and approaches to the fossil record

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Spanish term or phrase:en las maneras ... de preguntarle al registro
English translation:new methods and approaches to the fossil record
Entered by: James A. Walsh

09:48 Jun 21, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Anthropology / human evolution
Spanish term or phrase: en las maneras ... de preguntarle al registro
The text is related to archaeological, anthropological and geological research in Africa relating to human evolution.

En la actualidad África del Sur es el escenario donde más cerca se está de responder sobre los vasos comunicantes entre lo cultural y lo biológico a través de campañas arqueológicas internacionales que van encontrando contextos más amplios para explicar los cambios. La costa indica goza de un dinamismo en las maneras de intervenir y de preguntarle al registro.

I know that "el registro" refers to the fossil record.
Eleanor P
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:00
new methods and approaches to the fossil record
Explanation:
Something like this might work..? You could even get away with repeating "new", in my opinion — "new methods and new approaches..."

Hope this helps :)



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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-06-21 15:58:28 GMT)
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You're welcome, Eleanor. Quite a tough text you've got there! That last bit is for indicative purposes only, it's the underlined part I'm suggesting.
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James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 12:00
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, was a great help!
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Summary of answers provided
3a range of ways to query (pose questions of) the fossil record
DLyons
3new methods and approaches to the fossil record
James A. Walsh


  

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a range of ways to query (pose questions of) the fossil record


Explanation:
registro fósil is certainly commonly used.

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 11:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7
Notes to answerer
Asker: Great, this works!

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en las maneras (de intervenir y) de preguntarle al registro
new methods and approaches to the fossil record


Explanation:
Something like this might work..? You could even get away with repeating "new", in my opinion — "new methods and new approaches..."

Hope this helps :)



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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-06-21 15:58:28 GMT)
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You're welcome, Eleanor. Quite a tough text you've got there! That last bit is for indicative purposes only, it's the underlined part I'm suggesting.

Example sentence(s):
  • La costa indica goza de un dinamismo <u>en las maneras</u> de intervenir y <u>de preguntarle al registro</u>.
  • Dynamic <u>new methods and approaches to the fossil record</u> are shaping up along the coast.

    Reference: http://tinyurl.com/d8qbc7h
James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 12:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, was a great help!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks James, I like the idea of using the word "approaches". I'm not so keen on the last part though as it's not quite formal enough for this text.

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