Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cañada
English translation:
stream, gully
Added to glossary by
Robert Forstag
May 12, 2007 14:38
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cañada
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Uruguay // Construction of cellulose plant / assessment of environmental impact
It is a geographical term. I've found "slope" and "canyon" as possible translations, but neither of these fit the context.
Here is a sentence in which it appears:
Uno de estos sectores se extiende al Oeste de la cañada Los Perros y el otro se encuentra al Este de la cañada Las cañas.
Here is a sentence in which it appears:
Uno de estos sectores se extiende al Oeste de la cañada Los Perros y el otro se encuentra al Este de la cañada Las cañas.
Proposed translations
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| 4 | stream |
tazdog (X)
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| 4 +1 | Ver explicación |
Taña Dalglish
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| 4 +1 | gully / cattle trail |
psicutrinius
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| 3 +1 | arroyo |
Patricia Rosas
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| 4 | track/animal track |
liz askew
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| 4 | bottoms, glen |
trans4u
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| 4 | creek |
Enrique Espinosa
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stream
One poss. translation from Simon & Schuster's dict., which fits this DRAE definition if your text is from Uruguay:
7. f. Ur. Corriente de agua de poco caudal que suele no ser permanente.
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=cañ...
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"streambed" is another possible translation, if it's dry.
streambed
Any long, narrow, sloping depression on land that had been shaped by flowing water. Streambeds can range in width from a few feet for a brook to several thousand feet for the largest rivers. The channel may or may not contain flowing water at any given time; some carry water only occasionally. Streambeds may be cut in bedrock or through sand, clay, silt, or other unconsolidated materials
http://www.answers.com/topic/streambed
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"streambed" is another possible translation given, which would work if it's dry:
streambed
Any long, narrow, sloping depression on land that had been shaped by flowing water. Streambeds can range in width from a few feet for a brook to several thousand feet for the largest rivers. The channel may or may not contain flowing water at any given time; some carry water only occasionally. Streambeds may be cut in bedrock or through sand, clay, silt, or other unconsolidated materials
http://www.answers.com/topic/streambed
7. f. Ur. Corriente de agua de poco caudal que suele no ser permanente.
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=cañ...
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"streambed" is another possible translation, if it's dry.
streambed
Any long, narrow, sloping depression on land that had been shaped by flowing water. Streambeds can range in width from a few feet for a brook to several thousand feet for the largest rivers. The channel may or may not contain flowing water at any given time; some carry water only occasionally. Streambeds may be cut in bedrock or through sand, clay, silt, or other unconsolidated materials
http://www.answers.com/topic/streambed
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"streambed" is another possible translation given, which would work if it's dry:
streambed
Any long, narrow, sloping depression on land that had been shaped by flowing water. Streambeds can range in width from a few feet for a brook to several thousand feet for the largest rivers. The channel may or may not contain flowing water at any given time; some carry water only occasionally. Streambeds may be cut in bedrock or through sand, clay, silt, or other unconsolidated materials
http://www.answers.com/topic/streambed
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: ""Stream" seems to fit as "arroyo" is used elsewhere in the document. It was also evident in the document that the "stream" in question was not dried up. Thank you Cindy. And thanks to everyone else who responded."
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Patricia Rosas
United States
United States
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arroyo
I'll suggest this, based on the def. that Cindy gave from the DRAE. The def of arroyo in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate is:
1. a watercourse (as a creek) in an arid region
2 : a water-carved gully or channel
Since apparently a cañada in Uruguay doesn't have a permanent flow of water, this might be a better choice than stream.
1. a watercourse (as a creek) in an arid region
2 : a water-carved gully or channel
Since apparently a cañada in Uruguay doesn't have a permanent flow of water, this might be a better choice than stream.
Peer comment(s):
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Refugio
: This is what we would call it in California. And Arroyo Seco is a frequent place name around here.
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thanks, Ruth. I'm thinking now that Bob shouldn't translate it, but we'll see what he decides to do...
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track/animal track
It could = valley/track, depending on the size of what the text is talking about, as I cannot find any refs for "Los Perros Valley/Track"..
Fact File - General InformationUruguay’s landscape is characterized by rolling, grassy plains in the south and some sweeping slopes in the north, divided by wide, wooded valleys of ...
www.internationalliving.com/uruguay/fact-file.html - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
CLAVE (Diccionario)
canada = s.f. 1. camino para los ganados trashumantes: las canadas comunicaban las zonas de pasto veraniegas con las zonas de pasto invernales
2. Paso entre dos montanas poco distantes: Los exploradores tuvieron que subir por una canada.
Sorry about the lack of tildes.
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I'll also throw in here my suggestions of "gully/ravine/valley..."
it could be any one of the suggestions made.
Fact File - General InformationUruguay’s landscape is characterized by rolling, grassy plains in the south and some sweeping slopes in the north, divided by wide, wooded valleys of ...
www.internationalliving.com/uruguay/fact-file.html - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
CLAVE (Diccionario)
canada = s.f. 1. camino para los ganados trashumantes: las canadas comunicaban las zonas de pasto veraniegas con las zonas de pasto invernales
2. Paso entre dos montanas poco distantes: Los exploradores tuvieron que subir por una canada.
Sorry about the lack of tildes.
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I'll also throw in here my suggestions of "gully/ravine/valley..."
it could be any one of the suggestions made.
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Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
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Ver explicación
http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-spanish/cañada
cañada sf
1 (=barranco) gully, ravine
(=valle) glen
2 (Agr) (=camino) cattle track, drover's road
3 (LAm) (=arroyo) stream
(=terreno) low-lying wet place
Search "cañada" on: English dictionary, English Thesaurus, Wikipedia, Wordnet, Poets.org
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http://www.tutiempo.net/Tierra/Uruguay/Perros-UY005835.html
Perros (Rocha) - Uruguay :: Datos Geográficos
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Mapa: Perros en un mapamundi. Localizacion de Perros, Uruguay ... Cañada de los Perros, 2.4025 km. Perros, 2.4025 km. Cerro Narváez, 5.5595 km. ...
www.tutiempo.net/Tierra/Uruguay/Perros-UY005835.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
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http://www.tutiempo.net/Tierra/Uruguay/Canada-de-las-Canas-U...
Cañada de las Cañas
Cañada de las Cañas pertenece a Cerro Largo en Uruguay
Está clasificado como: Hidrográfico (Rio, riachuelo, arroyo, etc..)
Espero que te sirve.
cañada sf
1 (=barranco) gully, ravine
(=valle) glen
2 (Agr) (=camino) cattle track, drover's road
3 (LAm) (=arroyo) stream
(=terreno) low-lying wet place
Search "cañada" on: English dictionary, English Thesaurus, Wikipedia, Wordnet, Poets.org
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http://www.tutiempo.net/Tierra/Uruguay/Perros-UY005835.html
Perros (Rocha) - Uruguay :: Datos Geográficos
- [ Translate this page ]
Mapa: Perros en un mapamundi. Localizacion de Perros, Uruguay ... Cañada de los Perros, 2.4025 km. Perros, 2.4025 km. Cerro Narváez, 5.5595 km. ...
www.tutiempo.net/Tierra/Uruguay/Perros-UY005835.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
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http://www.tutiempo.net/Tierra/Uruguay/Canada-de-las-Canas-U...
Cañada de las Cañas
Cañada de las Cañas pertenece a Cerro Largo en Uruguay
Está clasificado como: Hidrográfico (Rio, riachuelo, arroyo, etc..)
Espero que te sirve.
Peer comment(s):
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Gad Kohenov
: low-lying wet place gives an explanation.
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Thank you. Although my doubt is whether the term can be applied to both places. Saludos.
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bottoms, glen
cañada-n. f. Camino por donde transita o transitó ganado trashumante. 2. Americanismo. Hondonada del terreno en una zona húmeda. En Uruguay, corriente de agua poco importante.
http://www.montipedia.com/c.htm
hondonada- dale, bottom of a steep place (barranco). Valley surrounded by hills.
cañada-Glen or dale between mountains.
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To clarify the worrd "bottoms" I am adding "land" to it. So, it is BOTTOM LAND.
http://www.montipedia.com/c.htm
hondonada- dale, bottom of a steep place (barranco). Valley surrounded by hills.
cañada-Glen or dale between mountains.
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To clarify the worrd "bottoms" I am adding "land" to it. So, it is BOTTOM LAND.
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liz askew
: Lovely, "bottoms" = "culos/traseros"...//Glen is nice though - they have these in Scotland!//Well, you'd have everybody tittering away here in the UK!//"Bottoms" is not even CORRECT in the context of Environment!!//You have made a faux-pas, so smile!!
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Depends on the context. In this instance, bottom land is also called "bottoms". Well, I suggest you blokes and duckies get your mind out of the gutter, the subject is not biology.
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psicutrinius
: Liz, two places (do not know yet whether town or village) in the UK are named "Ramsbottom" and "Little Snoring"...
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psicutrinius
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gully / cattle trail
cañada f
1 (paso entre dos montañas) gully
2 (camino para el ganado) cattle (o sheep) track
(WR Dictionary)
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Enrique Espinosa
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creek
I would say creek because:
creek: a long shallow stream of intermittent flow or an arroyo in southwestern US (Dict of Geological terms AGI)
creek: a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river. A narrow or winding passage
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/creek
Canyon or Cañón is used in México to describe a deep pasage, a Cañada is smaller, so I think it fits with creek...
creek: a long shallow stream of intermittent flow or an arroyo in southwestern US (Dict of Geological terms AGI)
creek: a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river. A narrow or winding passage
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/creek
Canyon or Cañón is used in México to describe a deep pasage, a Cañada is smaller, so I think it fits with creek...
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