Oct 31, 2008 18:39
15 yrs ago
Spanish term

depositos de tipo litoral a deltaico distal, con un caracter fluviatil

Spanish to English Science Geology geological report
Las secuencias continentales de la formacion son interpretadas como depositos de tipo litoral a deltaico distal, con un caracter fluviatil,

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distal delta type shore deposits, caused by rain

The phrasing is too complicated in Spanish, but easy in English
Peer comment(s):

agree S Ben Price : Wow, it's English now! You must have used the 10 kilo sledge hammer on this one.
10 mins
Gracias, fue un placer. Sigo a la orden.
agree Eileen Banks : :)
4 hrs
neutral bigedsenior : 'rain' is wrong on two counts: 1. it should either be fluvial or run-off; 2. Even if it were the correct translation, it is thw wrong register.
23 hrs
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littoral or distal delta type deposits of fluvial character

Sic. There are perfectly proper words for each so I don't see the need to "meander" from the literal, and there is a difference between flowing water (fluvial) and rain (pluvial) action.
Peer comment(s):

agree bigedsenior
15 hrs
Thank you, Bigedsenior!
agree Enrique Espinosa : (from) littoral to distal delta type...
2 days 2 hrs
I stand corrected. Thank you, Enrique!
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