Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

ceniza volcánica retrabada

English translation:

reworked volcanic ash

Added to glossary by martamp
Jun 5, 2012 02:30
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term

ceniza volcánica retrabada

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Geology soils
"Los suelos se desarrollaron sobre ceniza volcánica retrabada y son de estructura granular".
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 reworked volcanic ash
Change log

Jun 20, 2012 15:44: martamp Created KOG entry

Discussion

Sandra Constantino (asker) Jun 20, 2012:
retrabajada También existe 'ceniza volcánica retrabajada', de ahi reworked. Posiblemente trabada sea un error, pero no estoy 100% segura. ¡Gracias!
martamp Jun 5, 2012:
Maybe the opposite! http://www.diccionariodelamorana.com/public/index.php?id=120...

Retrabado [Adjetivo]
Dícese del alimento que, al cocinarse, se queda muy espeso.
Diccionario de la Real Academia Española
Vigésima segunda edición
No en el DRAE.
DLyons Jun 5, 2012:
Edit: A dense granular structure - seems more likely in view of martamp's entry.

Proposed translations

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reworked volcanic ash

Just a suggestion (I am not sure)
Retrabado:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/transport_trans...


Example sentence:

Reworked ash (or tuff) may be named according to the transport agent

The term ash, which dates from the time when a volcano was thought to be a burning mountain, is a misnomer. Reworked volcanic ash of Quaternary age has ...

Peer comment(s):

agree Wendy Streitparth
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