gola

English translation: (shallow) inlet/canal

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Spanish term or phrase:gola
English translation:(shallow) inlet/canal
Entered by: David Brown

07:29 May 10, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geography
Spanish term or phrase: gola
This is a television program about coastal areas in Spain. "Gola" is obviously a geographic term, but I am not certain what it refers to. Here is the context:
Hasta el siglo XIX el nivel del mar continuó descendiendo, momento en el que emergen y se consolidan los cordones de arena. Entonces solamente los frecuentaban los pescadores para acceder a las aguas interiores y a las encañizadas, o para salir al mar a través de las** golas** en épocas de bonanza
Pamela Faber Benitez
Spain
Local time: 11:47
inlet
Explanation:
like a fiord
paso estrecho o garganta profunda entre dos altas montañas por donde suelen correr los rios

inlet -A narrow opening by which the water penetrates into the land.

gola - Abertura estrecha por la cual penetra el agua en la tierra


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I think technically "gola" is where the sea enters the land and not where the river meets the sea (seen from the point of view of sea movements instead of rivers)
La bocana (cat. gola, ital. lido, ingl. inlet) es el término correcto para designarlos boquetes de comunicación con el mar; no es correcta la palabra grau (de gradus= 'puerto') que es una usurpación semántica de mala ley. Una o más bocanas o goles se mantienen abiertas como rebosadero o gracias a las corrientes de mareao de otro tipo, en contra de las corrientes longitudinales y oleaje transversal quetienden a cerrarlas.
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David Brown
Spain
Local time: 11:47
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The discussion has been very helpful. Apparently, golas can be either natual or artificial. Given the context, I think that the best answer is shallow inlet (when the feature is natural) and shallow canal (when the feature is not).
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1inlet
David Brown
4(access) canal
MPGS
3 +1(river) mouth
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
3ria
Paula Sepúlveda (X)
2bight
William A McNab


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(access) canal


Explanation:
DRAE
6. f. Geogr. Canal por donde entran los buques en ciertos puertos o rías.

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NAVIGATION CONDITIONS:

Ocean Maps 1101 e 1102 from the Navy Department Hydrographic Directory

Tide Amplitude: Maximum of 2.80 meters

Piloting: Regulated by the Administrative rule nº 14 of the Harbor Administration. Obligatory for the foreign ships, tankers and propaners. Granted to Brazilian ships commanded by a Brazilian mariner as Cabotage Master.

TOWBOAT: Use regulated by the administrative rule number 14, from the Harbor Administration.
ACCESS CANAL

It has two canals. The first one called internal canal, on the side of the city, minimum depth of 8 meters and a second one called external canal, along the Itaparica Island, of which the depth varies from 13 to 55 meters.
http://www.codeba.com.br/eng/porto_ssa_infra_loc.php

MPGS
Local time: 11:47
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
bight


Explanation:
Really not sure about access canal; "gola" sounds to be a truly natural feature.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bight_(geography)

In geography, bight has two meanings.

A bight can be simply a bend or curve in any geographical feature—usually a bend or curve in the line between land and water.

Alternatively, the term can refer to a large (and often only slightly receding) bay. It is distinguished from a sound by being shallower. Traditionally explorers defined a bight as a bay that could be sailed out of on a single tack in a square-rigged sailing vessel, regardless of the direction of the wind (typically meaning the apex of the bight is less than 25 degrees from the edges).

William A McNab
New Zealand
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Native speaker of: English
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(river) mouth


Explanation:
mouth: embocadura, gola (hidrografía)

http://books.google.es/books?id=ZIU4-UjfzYcC&pg=PA124&lpg=PA...



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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 11:47
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Cutler: Yes, seems to be associated with "desembocadura" in many Google references.
2 hrs
  -> Gracias John
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ria


Explanation:
From the context you provide it seems to me the term should be "ría" (Penetración que forma el mar en la costa, debida a la sumersión de la parte litoral de una cuenca fluvial de laderas más o menos abruptas. (DRAE)).
The DRAE definition of "Gola" is:Canal por donde entran los buques en ciertos puertos o rías.
So this is my suggestion. Apparently the word "ria" also exists in English: a long, narrow, wedge-shaped inlet, uniformly widening and deepening toward the sea. http://www.yourdictionary.com/ria


this is what I would suggest, "ria": a long, narrow, wedge-shaped inlet, uniformly widening and deepening toward the sea.
It


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Sorry, please ignore that last sentence. I should have deleted it before hitting "submit"!

Paula Sepúlveda (X)
Spain
Local time: 11:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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inlet


Explanation:
like a fiord
paso estrecho o garganta profunda entre dos altas montañas por donde suelen correr los rios

inlet -A narrow opening by which the water penetrates into the land.

gola - Abertura estrecha por la cual penetra el agua en la tierra


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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-05-10 13:21:56 GMT)
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I think technically "gola" is where the sea enters the land and not where the river meets the sea (seen from the point of view of sea movements instead of rivers)
La bocana (cat. gola, ital. lido, ingl. inlet) es el término correcto para designarlos boquetes de comunicación con el mar; no es correcta la palabra grau (de gradus= 'puerto') que es una usurpación semántica de mala ley. Una o más bocanas o goles se mantienen abiertas como rebosadero o gracias a las corrientes de mareao de otro tipo, en contra de las corrientes longitudinales y oleaje transversal quetienden a cerrarlas.

David Brown
Spain
Local time: 11:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
The discussion has been very helpful. Apparently, golas can be either natual or artificial. Given the context, I think that the best answer is shallow inlet (when the feature is natural) and shallow canal (when the feature is not).

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  William A McNab: how about "shallow inlet"?
14 hrs
  -> Thanks, William.
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