escalón de la Meseta

English translation: backdrop to the plateau / plateau backdrop

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Spanish term or phrase:escalón de la Meseta
English translation:backdrop to the plateau / plateau backdrop
Entered by: Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)

10:26 Sep 12, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Geography
Spanish term or phrase: escalón de la Meseta
It never fails to surprise me the different topics covered in tourism guides!

I have looked extensively for this but really not getting very far - I assumed it would be "the Meseta steps" or something similar, but Google has nothing like that, that I can find at least-

The context is a text about the Basque Country:

"El escalón de la Meseta, así denominado por los geógrafos, es un lugar que sólo por este hecho es merecedor de visita"

and

"Y por el otro lado –y salpicado todo el espacio interior de montañas y valles, el llamado escalón de la Meseta, un brusco –también- acantilado interior que en vez de dar al mar acaba en los primeros valles por los que discurren los ríos y afluentes que desembocan en el mar Cantábrico"

Many thanks.
Comunican
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:17
backdrop to the plateau / plateau backdrop
Explanation:
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http://www.fundacionava.org/pdfs_guia/GeografiayPaisajes.pdf


[PDF] ndalucía destaca en el suroeste de Europa, marcando el extremo ...Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
escalón de la meseta castellana que se eleva ... geological formation provides a backdrop to. the plateau of Castile, in the centre of the ...
www.fundacionava.org/pdfs_guia/GeografiayPaisajes.pdf - Páginas similares


Australian Antarctic Division - 27 October 2004 - [ Traducir esta página ]Blowy night on the plateau Photo: Mark Watson .... Breathtaking scenes of masses of birds and their young, set against a berg and plateau backdrop. ...
www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=28387 - 49k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 11:17
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Gracias Marga - he usado este
Abrazo
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1The Meseta drop / The Castilian Plateau drop
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
4backdrop to the plateau / plateau backdrop
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
4The Meseta plateau
baligh
3"Escalón de la Meseta" (tableland staircase)
Bubo Coroman (X)
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Saul Philpott

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backdrop to the plateau / plateau backdrop


Explanation:
Suerte


http://www.fundacionava.org/pdfs_guia/GeografiayPaisajes.pdf


[PDF] ndalucía destaca en el suroeste de Europa, marcando el extremo ...Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
escalón de la meseta castellana que se eleva ... geological formation provides a backdrop to. the plateau of Castile, in the centre of the ...
www.fundacionava.org/pdfs_guia/GeografiayPaisajes.pdf - Páginas similares


Australian Antarctic Division - 27 October 2004 - [ Traducir esta página ]Blowy night on the plateau Photo: Mark Watson .... Breathtaking scenes of masses of birds and their young, set against a berg and plateau backdrop. ...
www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=28387 - 49k - En caché - Páginas similares

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Gracias Marga - he usado este
Abrazo
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The Meseta drop / The Castilian Plateau drop


Explanation:
:)

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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agree  baligh: You answered first! :)
4 mins
  -> lucky me! Thanks baligh - Bea
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The Meseta plateau


Explanation:
Esta es mi sugerencia.
Suerte

baligh
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in SpanishSpanish
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"Escalón de la Meseta" (tableland staircase)


Explanation:
as it's a geographical name I'd leave it in Spanish and provide a gloss, e.g.

Imagine los escalones de una escalinata en inmensas, proporciones geográficas , que se elevan desde el Gran Cañón en el sur hasta las alturas del Cañón Bryce y el Bosque Nacional Dixie en el norte… y podrá tener una imagen de la inmensidad de esta escalinata.

http://www.utah.com/international/spanish/grand_staircase.ht...

Bubo Coroman (X)
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Reference information:
I'm guessing that la Meseta refers to the central plateau in Spain, and the escalón as the descent from this plateau....I've not put this as an answer as I believe it requires more detailed research...


    Reference: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/376610/Meseta-Cent...
Saul Philpott
Chile
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