Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
levadas
English translation:
levadas/irrigation channels
Added to glossary by
Rebecca Hendry
Sep 19, 2006 10:41
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levada
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Hello. Some kind of geographical feature, presumably, from an article about Madeira. I can't find any suitable definitions in my dictionaries, nor on the RAE website:
"Cascadas de agua, levadas, precipicios muy abruptos, verdes montañas, exuberante flora y fauna, paisajes muy verdes y húmedos..."
Thanks for your help :)
"Cascadas de agua, levadas, precipicios muy abruptos, verdes montañas, exuberante flora y fauna, paisajes muy verdes y húmedos..."
Thanks for your help :)
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| 3 +1 | levadas/irrigation channels/aqueducts |
Rebecca Hendry
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| 4 | "levadas" or (old) irrigation channels |
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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| 4 | waterfall |
Vanesa Camarasa (X)
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Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
MSc MITI MCIL Chartered Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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levadas/irrigation channels/aqueducts
Several tourism websites in English refer to these as "levadas":
"The earliest settlers on Madeira began cultivating the lower slopes in the south of the island, cutting out terraces (‘poios’ in Portuguese). Working with contractors (who sometimes used slave or convict labour), they built the first small ‘levadas’, which carried water from springs higher up the mountainsides to irrigate their lands. These narrow watercourses plummet downhill, rushing and frothing with energy; their banks are often festooned with wild flowers."
""Levada" is a Portuguese word derived from the word "levar" - which means to carry and is roughly translated as "carriageway", but more correctly defined as mini-canal. The mini-canals are irrigation systems developed to distribute water from the rainfall heavy and wet regions on the north of the island to the drier sun parched regions of the south. The water is usually stored in reservoirs or tanks, or captured directly from natural fountains to be redirected and channeled across a wide network of winding canals. These narrow water carriageways deliver precious water along far distances to banana plantations, vineyards, fruit orchards and vegetable gardens, as well as to hydro-electric power stations dotted around the island. The levadas cover a total distance of 2500 km, and date back to as far as the early 16th century."
And from Wikipedia:
"The island of Madeira is wet in the northwest but dry in the southeast. In the 16th century the Portuguese started building levadas (aqueducts) to carry water to the agricultural regions. There are over 1350 miles of levadas including 25 miles of tunnels and they provide a remarkable network of walking paths.
Two of the most popular levadas to hike are the Levada do Caldeiro Verde and the Levada Caldeirão do Inferno which should not be attempted by hikers prone to vertigo or without torches and helmets. The Levada do Caniçal is a much easier walk, running 7.1 miles from Maroços to the Caniçal Tunnel. It is known as the mimosa levada because mimosa trees are found all along the route."
"The earliest settlers on Madeira began cultivating the lower slopes in the south of the island, cutting out terraces (‘poios’ in Portuguese). Working with contractors (who sometimes used slave or convict labour), they built the first small ‘levadas’, which carried water from springs higher up the mountainsides to irrigate their lands. These narrow watercourses plummet downhill, rushing and frothing with energy; their banks are often festooned with wild flowers."
""Levada" is a Portuguese word derived from the word "levar" - which means to carry and is roughly translated as "carriageway", but more correctly defined as mini-canal. The mini-canals are irrigation systems developed to distribute water from the rainfall heavy and wet regions on the north of the island to the drier sun parched regions of the south. The water is usually stored in reservoirs or tanks, or captured directly from natural fountains to be redirected and channeled across a wide network of winding canals. These narrow water carriageways deliver precious water along far distances to banana plantations, vineyards, fruit orchards and vegetable gardens, as well as to hydro-electric power stations dotted around the island. The levadas cover a total distance of 2500 km, and date back to as far as the early 16th century."
And from Wikipedia:
"The island of Madeira is wet in the northwest but dry in the southeast. In the 16th century the Portuguese started building levadas (aqueducts) to carry water to the agricultural regions. There are over 1350 miles of levadas including 25 miles of tunnels and they provide a remarkable network of walking paths.
Two of the most popular levadas to hike are the Levada do Caldeiro Verde and the Levada Caldeirão do Inferno which should not be attempted by hikers prone to vertigo or without torches and helmets. The Levada do Caniçal is a much easier walk, running 7.1 miles from Maroços to the Caniçal Tunnel. It is known as the mimosa levada because mimosa trees are found all along the route."
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Spain
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Spain
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Native in: Spanish
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"levadas" or (old) irrigation channels
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Levadas Madere/Madeira - [ Traduzca esta página ]Madeira is especially known for its "levadas". ... The "levadas" are irrigation canals, more or less broad, a depth of 50cm, which traverse more than 2150 ...
www.ile-madere.com/levadasanglais.htm - 25k - En caché - Páginas similares
www.madeiraguide.com/madeiraisland/madeira_geography.php - 15k - En caché - Páginas similares
Madeira - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - [ Traduzca esta página ]Geography and Climate. The Autonomous Region of Madeira is composed by Madeira Island ... Levadas. Main article: Levada. The island of Madeira is wet in the ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira - 61k - En caché - Páginas similares
Madeira - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - [ Traduzca esta página ](Redirected from Geography of the Madeira Islands) ... There are over 1350 miles of levadas including 25 miles of tunnels and they provide a remarkable ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_the_Madeira_Islands - 61k - En caché - Páginas similares
[ Más resultados de en.wikipedia.org ]
Trekking on Madeira Island - [ Traduzca esta página ]A little geography and facts. Madeira belongs to Portugal and is a small island ... Levadas. One of the things making Madeira so special for trekking is the ...
www.ponty.dk/made-eng.htm - 13k - En caché - Páginas similares
Madeira Islands - hair-loss-propecia.info - [ Traduzca esta página ]1 Madeira`s Capital (Funchal); 2 Geography and climate; 3 Culture and people; 4 History; 5 Levadas; 6 Postage stamps; 7 Transportation; 8 Islands and main ...
hair-loss-propecia.info/Madeira_Islands - 28k - En caché - Páginas similares
Madeira island - [ Traduzca esta página ]PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY - Madeira lies in the Atlantic Ocean at roughly 800 km ... the mountains and woodlands following the old irrigation channels (Levadas). ...
www.orion-madeira.com/About_Madeira/about_madeira.html - 30k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 8 minutos (2006-09-19 10:50:26 GMT)
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Levadas Madere/Madeira - [ Traduzca esta página ]Madeira is especially known for its "levadas". ... The "levadas" are irrigation canals, more or less broad, a depth of 50cm, which traverse more than 2150 ...
www.ile-madere.com/levadasanglais.htm - 25k - En caché - Páginas similares
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