vaciante

English translation: receding water

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Spanish term or phrase:vaciante
English translation:receding water
Entered by: bigedsenior

23:41 Apr 24, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Geography
Spanish term or phrase: vaciante
Colegas, aquí les pongo el contexto:

Las operaciones de descarga fueron reanudadas el mismo día 16 hasta el 10/4/2004 en el turno de 00:00 a 10:10 horas en que la nave zarpa con destino a Pinac, ubicada a 125 millas de Iquitos, en previsión a la vaciante del Río Amazonas.

Gracias por su tiempo.
Pamela Peralta
Peru
Local time: 09:17
receding water
Explanation:
Water in rivers rises and falls according to wet and dry seasons, which are quite dramatic in the Amazon.

Iquitos is 1500 miles from the sea and the tidal action in the river extends only for about 160 miles, making 'ebb tide' inconceivable.

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bigedsenior
Local time: 07:17
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Un millón de gracias :)
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4 +1ebb tide
James A. Walsh
4 +1receding water
bigedsenior


  

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ebb tide


Explanation:
ebb tide

;-D espero que te ayude


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James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 15:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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agree  AySTraducciones: aparece en el Gran Diccionario Larousse Esp-Ing/Eng-Sp
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receding water


Explanation:
Water in rivers rises and falls according to wet and dry seasons, which are quite dramatic in the Amazon.

Iquitos is 1500 miles from the sea and the tidal action in the river extends only for about 160 miles, making 'ebb tide' inconceivable.



bigedsenior
Local time: 07:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 62
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Un millón de gracias :)

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agree  Rachel Fell: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iquitos
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  -> thanks, Good ref!
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