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"espolón"

English translation: ridge

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Spanish term or phrase:\"espolón\"
English translation:ridge
Entered by: lasaruzza

17:50 Jul 22, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geography
Spanish term or phrase: "espolón"
Dear translator:

This appears in the following sentence-

"Pero este pueblo también resguarda un importante legado prehispánico, en las faldas de un espolón rocoso dominado por el nevado Mismi, donde se ubican hectáreas de andenerías hoy abandonadas".

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lasaruzza
Local time: 01:56
ridge
Explanation:
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Leonardo Lamarche
Venezuela
Local time: 00:56
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4spur
Patricia Rosas
4ridge
Leonardo Lamarche
4spur (of a mountain)
eski


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
spur


Explanation:
a rocky spur

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hile off to the eastward a rocky spur of the mountain, with the entrance to the tunnel in its blackness clearly defined, adds to the wildness of the ...
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Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 21:56
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40

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agree  liz askew: The Lake District - Steeple The Wainwright Society · Lake District weatherline ... The summit is gained via a rocky spur leading from Scoat Fell known as the Steeple Arete. ... www.alexfellwalker.co.uk/lakes/steeple.html - Cached - Similar
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  -> thanks for the link, Liz!
agree  teju: Saludos :)
32 mins
  -> ¡Saludos, teju!
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
3 hrs
  -> thank you, Muriel!
agree  Evans (X): almost always used together with the adjective 'rocky'
14 hrs
  -> thanks, Gilla!
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ridge


Explanation:
Mi sugerencia de acuerdo al contexto.

Leonardo Lamarche
Venezuela
Local time: 00:56
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
spur (of a mountain)


Explanation:
Consider:

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http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/espolón

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Spur (mountain) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - [ Traducir esta página ]A spur is a subsidiary summit of a mountain. By definition, spurs have low topographic prominence, as they are lower than their parent summit and are ...
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Saludos!
eski

eski
Mexico
Local time: 22:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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