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recupera su propia ley

English translation: reasserts its authority / itself

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Spanish term or phrase:recupera su propia ley
English translation:reasserts its authority / itself
Entered by: Dave Pugh

12:06 Nov 24, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Geography
Spanish term or phrase: recupera su propia ley
En ocasiones, determinados espacios urbanos quedan fuera de esta supervisión, al
margen de la ciudad, de su orden y de su control. Ya sea porque tenían un uso
acotado en el tiempo, porque han quedado obsoletos ó porque resulta inviable
conservarlos en condiciones apropiadas, se convierten en espacios residuales donde
la naturaleza *recupera su propia ley*.
Thanks in advance.
Dave Pugh
Local time: 03:46
reasserts its authority / itself
Explanation:
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-11-24 12:17:53 GMT)
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http://www.muhlenberg.edu/cgi-bin/news.pl?story=171_displace...

http://theflaneurblog.com/

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Note added at 12 mins (2009-11-24 12:19:02 GMT)
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Other options: nature reclaims its place/space, nature takes over.

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Note added at 27 mins (2009-11-24 12:34:18 GMT)
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or restakes its claim... the options are endless.
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HugoSteckel
Switzerland
Local time: 03:46
Grading comment
Thanks for the help on this
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3reasserts its authority / itself
HugoSteckel
5 +2recovers its natural state
bigedsenior
3returns and takes over again
claudia16 (X)


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
reasserts its authority / itself


Explanation:
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-11-24 12:17:53 GMT)
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http://www.muhlenberg.edu/cgi-bin/news.pl?story=171_displace...

http://theflaneurblog.com/

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Note added at 12 mins (2009-11-24 12:19:02 GMT)
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Other options: nature reclaims its place/space, nature takes over.

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Note added at 27 mins (2009-11-24 12:34:18 GMT)
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or restakes its claim... the options are endless.

HugoSteckel
Switzerland
Local time: 03:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for the help on this

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Evans (X): I like the simplicity of "nature reasserts itself" here
20 mins
  -> thanks, Gilla. I think that's my preferred option. It's somewhat more poetic, too.
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: reasserts itself or restakes its claim. Good!
1 hr
  -> thanks, Noni!
agree  James A. Walsh: Yeah, I like "reasserts itself" too. Good call.
1 hr
  -> thank you, james
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
returns and takes over again


Explanation:
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claudia16 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
recovers its natural state


Explanation:
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Wildlife recovers to its natural state in Chernobyl zone. Roads in the evacuation zone somewhat remind of roads to deserted military grounds: quite good ...
www.chernobyl.info/index.php?navID=585 - Cached - Similar
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USGCRP Seminar: Depletion and Recovery of the Ozone Layer: An ...
Will the ozone layer recover to its natural state, and if so, when? Are there likely to be surprises along the way? INTRODUCTION: Dr. David Goodrich ...
www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/seminars/980916FO.html

bigedsenior
Local time: 18:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 62

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Or 'returns to its natural state'
1 hr
agree  Emma Ratcliffe
18 hrs
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