Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
litoral - Litoral
English translation:
coastal area(s); (Argentina) river-basin region - Litoral
Added to glossary by
Michael Powers (PhD)
Jul 9, 2011 16:53
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Spanish term
litoral - Litoral
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
History
Argentine history
hola a todos:
acá copio texto. Litoral aparece una vez más generico y la otra como una area especifica de la Argentina. Como traducirían litoral en ambos casos. Desde ya muchass gracias.
El país se transformaba con la llegada de cientos de miles de inmigrantes atraídos por “el granero
del mundo”. El 90 por ciento se instaló en el Litoral y de ellos sólo una cuarta parte, en el campo.
Esto desbordó la población de las ciudades, que adquirieron una nueva fisonomía.
Ya desde el primer momento la distribución tuvo una tendencia definida y la corriente
inmigratoria se estableció sobre todo en el litoral y en las grandes ciudades.
mil gracias!
acá copio texto. Litoral aparece una vez más generico y la otra como una area especifica de la Argentina. Como traducirían litoral en ambos casos. Desde ya muchass gracias.
El país se transformaba con la llegada de cientos de miles de inmigrantes atraídos por “el granero
del mundo”. El 90 por ciento se instaló en el Litoral y de ellos sólo una cuarta parte, en el campo.
Esto desbordó la población de las ciudades, que adquirieron una nueva fisonomía.
Ya desde el primer momento la distribución tuvo una tendencia definida y la corriente
inmigratoria se estableció sobre todo en el litoral y en las grandes ciudades.
mil gracias!
Proposed translations
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| 4 | coastal area(s) - Litoral |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 5 | Delta region |
Pablo Julián Davis
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| 4 -1 | (on the) coast |
eski
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Jul 15, 2011 09:25: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry
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coastal area(s) - Litoral
When it is a specific place, don't translate. It is a proper name, in this case a place name.
"litoral" as a common noun is "coastal" or "litorral" but "coastal areas" would work.
Mike
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My pleasure, susiq - Mike
"litoral" as a common noun is "coastal" or "litorral" but "coastal areas" would work.
Mike
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Note added at 5 days (2011-07-15 09:25:33 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, susiq - Mike
Note from asker:
| Hi Mike. I wanted to ask you a question when I said litoral provinces, do I have to use capital letter. ex the litoral provinces were richer... thanksss |
| I mean when I use "litoral" as an adjective, do I have to use Capital letters? thankss |
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liz askew
: Litoral, Argentina Tourism - Holiday Reviews - Travel Deals ... www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Tourism-g312790-Litoral-Vacations.htm... - Cached21 Apr 2011 – Litoral Vacations: With 5600 reviews of Litoral, Argentina travel resources, TripAdvisor is the source for L
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Thank you, Liz - Mike
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anademahomar
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Thank you, anademahomar - Mike
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Pablo Julián Davis
: In Argentina, 'Litoral' does not refer to a coastal (i.e. seacoast) region.
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That is what I said in my answer. I said when capitalized, not to translate it and leave it "Litoral". And, when in lower case, as a common noun, then it means a "coastal area". Is it not the coast when it is in lower case as a common noun?
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Debora Blake
: No. "Coastal areas" would NOT work. Pablo is correct. This region of Argentina is NOT on the coast.
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Deborah, in the last two lines, where it states that immigration was all over the "literal" then that is not on the coast either? It is simply a question I have.
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(on the) coast
on the coast:
he Department of Litoral, commonly known as the Bolivian coast, was the description of the extent of the Pacific coast of the Atacama desert included the ...
Holiday accommodation in Gois, Beira Litoral, Silver Coast, Portugal
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Paletas Coast Distribuidor En Todo Litoral - $ 235.00 en MercadoLibre - [ Translate this page ]
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Dinaric litoral west coast aquifer — IW:LEARN
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he Department of Litoral, commonly known as the Bolivian coast, was the description of the extent of the Pacific coast of the Atacama desert included the ...
Holiday accommodation in Gois, Beira Litoral, Silver Coast, Portugal
www.ownersdirect.co.uk › Portugal › Silver Coast › Coimbra area - CachedGuest House rental in Gois, Beira Litoral, Silver Coast, Portugal. Book direct with private owner.
Paletas Coast Distribuidor En Todo Litoral - $ 235.00 en MercadoLibre - [ Translate this page ]
articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-109996990-paletas-coast-distribuidor-e...Paletas Coast Distribuidor En Todo Litoral - $ 235.00. Deportes y Fitness Tenis, Padel y Squash Paletas Otras Marcas comprar y vender en MercadoLibre.
Dinaric litoral west coast aquifer — IW:LEARN
iwlearn.net/.../Dinaric%20litoral%20west%20coast%20Aquifer.../vie... - CachedInfo. Dinaric litoral west coast aquifer. Dinaric litoral west coast karst aquifer. Countries:Montenegro, Croatia. Download KML. Document Actions ...
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: I don't see any point in treating it as a geographic entity with a capital letter.
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Thanks & Saludos, Muriel: eski :))
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Pablo Julián Davis
: The Arg. 'Litoral' is not seacoast but rather a fluvial, littoral, river-basin region. Also, I'd suggest that though geographical, this term is a proper name and capitalization should be retained even in transl. Cf US 'Mississippi Delta', 'Great Plains'.
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Thanks for your input; Pablo: Saludos. eski ))
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Debora Blake
: No. This is a specific region of Argentina with many rivers, but it's not on the coast
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Thanks for your comment; Debora: saludos from Mexico, eski ))
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Delta region
Span. 'Litoral' in the Argentine context does NOT work as 'coast/coastal' in Engl. The latter term strongly connotes seacoasts, and the Litoral region of Argentina is not on the Atlantic (or any other oceanic) coast. Alternatives could be 'River Delta' region.
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There is an Engl. world 'littoral' but not a popular usage. One could also speak of this is a riverine region.
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There is an Engl. world 'littoral' but not a popular usage. One could also speak of this is a riverine region.
Discussion
Didn't most of the immigrants settle in Buenos Aires? BsAs is on the Rio de la Plata which is an immense delta so it has a "coastline" even though it's not on the ocean. It really has a vast waterfront. As for the others who went "al campo", wouldn't that have been the Pampa? I'm referring to the earliest waves of immigrants.
People perhaps spread out (literally) into the Litoral region later (which is a REAL region, see links below). In that case, they would have settled "along the river". But again, not "on the coast".
Here are some links which might be helpful.
http://en.argentina-excepcion.com/index.php?id=609&option=co...
http://www.argentinaturismo.com.ar/litoral/
i was surfing the net and I found these examples of Littoral, what do you think?
thanks
The Littoral or Northeast of Argentina is the area that includes the provinces of Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Chaco, and Santa Fe, and stretches all the way from the border of Brazil down to the border of the Province of Buenos Aires.
Zone of red soils and untouched forests, the littoral area in the Republic of Argentina hides sceneries of exuberant beauty, such as the Iguazú Falls, ...
La Rioja in 1855 had only 88 men to every 100 women, whereas the ratio was reversed in the littoral provinces.
Their populations expanded by a respectable 2 percent per year, despite sending out numbers of migrant workers for the littoral provinces.