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ría

English translation: ria

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Spanish term or phrase:ría
English translation:ria
Entered by: Rachel Fell

17:49 Aug 19, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Geography
Spanish term or phrase: ría
... y el tercero evitar que el vertido alcanzase el banco marisquero de la Ría de Arousa.

Should I leave this as Ria de Arousa? dictionary.com defines "ria" as

a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.

which is not equivalent to the Spanish "ría", which are saltwater bodies, as defined below:

f. Penetración que forma el mar en la desembocadura de algunos ríos:
Barbara Thomas
United States
Local time: 22:23
Ria
Explanation:
ria is a particular geog. feature


The word "ria" is of Portuguese or Galician origin. Rias can be found also in Asturias in Spain and in Portugal (Aveiro) but the most important are on the northern and western coast of Galicia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ria

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Note added at 35 mins (2007-08-19 18:24:32 GMT)
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In Cambados, a small town of some 20,000 inhabitants
in the heart of the Arousa ria, the memory of the oil
slick is still vivid.

'Fishing in Europe' went to meet them, off the Basque coast aboard
the trawler-turned-oil-collector 'Vent de Galerne', and in
Galicia, on the land of the 'mariscadores' of the Arousa ria,
or estuary region.

http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/publications/magaz/fishing/mag...

I think I'd be inclined to call it the Arousa Ria - it is an estuary region, but rias are typical of Galicia



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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-08-19 20:01:42 GMT)
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A ria is a submergent coastal landform, often known as a drowned valley or drowned river valley. Rias are almost always estuaries. Rias form where sea levels rise relative to the land either as a result of eustatic sea level change; where the global sea levels rise or isostatic sea level change; where the land sinks. When this happens valleys which were previously at sea level become submerged.

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The south coast of England is a submergent coastline, and contains many rias, including Portsmouth Harbour, Langstone Harbour, Chichester Harbour, Pagham Harbour, Southampton Water, Poole Harbour, the estuaries of the Exe, Teign and Dart, the Kingsbridge Estuary, and Plymouth Sound in Devon, and the estuaries of the River Fowey and River Fal in Cornwall. Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire, Wales is also a ria.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-08-19 21:57:27 GMT) Post-grading
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Didn't know all those were classified as rias, but still.
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Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:23
Grading comment
After reading a number of sources, I have to agree with you, Rachel. Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8Ria
Rachel Fell
4 +1estuary
tazdog (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
estuary


Explanation:
es·tu·ar·y
–noun, plural -ar·ies. 1. that part of the mouth or lower course of a river in which the river's current meets the sea's tide.
2. an arm or inlet of the sea at the lower end of a river.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/estuary

I'd say that matches your definition in Spanish.

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Note added at 14 mins (2007-08-19 18:03:13 GMT)
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Have a look...you will see quite a few refs. to "Ría de Arousa estuary", others to "Arousa Estuary".
http://www.google.es/search?num=100&hl=en&q=arousa estuary


tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 04:23
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge: estuary (with a lower case), as not everybody knows what a ria is. But if this is 1 item in a list (as in the wiki definition), then it looks better left as is
2 hrs
agree  John Rawlins: I think practically nobody knows what a ria is. Technically, I think flooded or drowned valley is more precise than estuary. Rias are often notable for the insignificant size of the modern river leading to the valley. They are found worldwide.
3 hrs
disagree  katrinarozel: Sorry. Technically it's not the same thing, although you're right ria doesn't exist in many native english speakers vocab. and they probably wouldn't know what a ria is. But is more like a fjord.
4 days
  -> the asker had originally ruled out "ria" (reread the question, pls) because the defs. in Span. and Eng. did not coincide. Collins dict. gives "estuary" and a govt. client of mine (tourism) insists on "estuary" as well. Why use a word that few will know?
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Ria


Explanation:
ria is a particular geog. feature


The word "ria" is of Portuguese or Galician origin. Rias can be found also in Asturias in Spain and in Portugal (Aveiro) but the most important are on the northern and western coast of Galicia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ria

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Note added at 35 mins (2007-08-19 18:24:32 GMT)
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In Cambados, a small town of some 20,000 inhabitants
in the heart of the Arousa ria, the memory of the oil
slick is still vivid.

'Fishing in Europe' went to meet them, off the Basque coast aboard
the trawler-turned-oil-collector 'Vent de Galerne', and in
Galicia, on the land of the 'mariscadores' of the Arousa ria,
or estuary region.

http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/publications/magaz/fishing/mag...

I think I'd be inclined to call it the Arousa Ria - it is an estuary region, but rias are typical of Galicia



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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-08-19 20:01:42 GMT)
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A ria is a submergent coastal landform, often known as a drowned valley or drowned river valley. Rias are almost always estuaries. Rias form where sea levels rise relative to the land either as a result of eustatic sea level change; where the global sea levels rise or isostatic sea level change; where the land sinks. When this happens valleys which were previously at sea level become submerged.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-08-19 21:56:25 GMT) Post-grading
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The south coast of England is a submergent coastline, and contains many rias, including Portsmouth Harbour, Langstone Harbour, Chichester Harbour, Pagham Harbour, Southampton Water, Poole Harbour, the estuaries of the Exe, Teign and Dart, the Kingsbridge Estuary, and Plymouth Sound in Devon, and the estuaries of the River Fowey and River Fal in Cornwall. Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire, Wales is also a ria.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-08-19 21:57:27 GMT) Post-grading
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Didn't know all those were classified as rias, but still.

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
After reading a number of sources, I have to agree with you, Rachel. Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bigedsenior
55 mins
  -> Thank you, Big Ed!
agree  Cristina Santos
59 mins
  -> Thank you Cristina:)
agree  rhandler
1 hr
  -> Thank you, rhandler!
agree  Sandra Holt: I would opt for leaving it in Spanish and if you feel an explanation is needed perhaps put this as an additional note at the bottom of the page or in brackets after the name.
2 hrs
  -> Yes, thank you Sandra:-)
agree  Anne Smith Campbell: I would also opt for leaving it in Spanish.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Anne:-)
agree  Sheila Hardie: yes, and I agree with Sandra's suggestion too
13 hrs
  -> Thank you Sheila - yes.
agree  Cristobal E. Villao: I'm also agree with Sandra.
1 day 13 hrs
  -> Thank you Eduardo:)
agree  katrinarozel: you can leave it in Spanish, but as Ria is ria in English too.... it doesn't really matter, or put a foot note saying flooded valley near coastal area, for those native English speakers who lack vocab.
4 days
  -> Thank you, Katrina - hello:-)
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