Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
marmita
English translation:
pothole (geological)
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Daniel Burns (X)
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Spanish term
marmita
Spanish to English
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Large bowl-like depressions between low and high tides in southern Spain formed by the erosive action of the tides on large areas of level rock. Is there any term in English for this?
También son importantes las formaciones karsticas submarinas, las MARMITAS de Punta Camarinal, las dunas cuaternarias y las playas del litoral. Este espacio protegido tiene una elevada diversidad
También son importantes las formaciones karsticas submarinas, las MARMITAS de Punta Camarinal, las dunas cuaternarias y las playas del litoral. Este espacio protegido tiene una elevada diversidad
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | pothole |
Anton Baer
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| 4 +2 | basin |
Lydia De Jorge
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| 5 | tidal pot-hole |
slothm
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Proposed translations
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Anton Baer
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pothole
I found this answer in various dictionaries, including a geoscience dictionary.
Here's a link:
http://studentsacrossborders.arizona.edu/glossary/M.pdf
If the feature had been ground out by a glacier, it would be a "kettle".
Other links:
http://web.letras.up.pt/asaraujo/seminario/lexico.html
Here's a link:
http://studentsacrossborders.arizona.edu/glossary/M.pdf
If the feature had been ground out by a glacier, it would be a "kettle".
Other links:
http://web.letras.up.pt/asaraujo/seminario/lexico.html
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Lydia De Jorge
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basin
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-02-07 02:07:47 GMT)
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Basin
depressed land, depression, dip, low-lying land, scoop, sink; A natural depression in the surface of the land
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-02-07 02:07:47 GMT)
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Basin
depressed land, depression, dip, low-lying land, scoop, sink; A natural depression in the surface of the land
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tidal pot-hole
http://www.jstor.org/pss/1794269
The degradation includes the formation of large tidal pot-holes, one of which, 800 yards down stream from the sill, is a circular hole, about IIo yards ...
The degradation includes the formation of large tidal pot-holes, one of which, 800 yards down stream from the sill, is a circular hole, about IIo yards ...
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Michael Powers (PhD)
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Reference:
Merriam-Webster Dictionary and "pothole"
Please note definition number 1. Unfortunately, most people (including me), are only famliar with the physical meaning of "pothole" found in meaning number 2. But geologists are familiar with meaning number 1.
pothole
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Main Entry:
pot·hole Listen to the pronunciation of pothole
Pronunciation:
ˈpät-ˌhōl
Function:
noun
Date:
1826
1 a: a circular hole formed in the rocky bed of a river by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water b: a sizable rounded often water-filled depression in land2: a pot-shaped hole in a road surface3: a usually minor difficulty or setback <hit a pothole in her comeback attempt>
— pot·holed Listen to the pronunciation of potholed -ˌhōld adjective
pothole
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Main Entry:
pot·hole Listen to the pronunciation of pothole
Pronunciation:
ˈpät-ˌhōl
Function:
noun
Date:
1826
1 a: a circular hole formed in the rocky bed of a river by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water b: a sizable rounded often water-filled depression in land2: a pot-shaped hole in a road surface3: a usually minor difficulty or setback <hit a pothole in her comeback attempt>
— pot·holed Listen to the pronunciation of potholed -ˌhōld adjective
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Reference:
"marmitas": also known as "(pozas) marmitas de gigante" & "marmitas de erosión"; potholes/pot-holes
references:
http://www.google.es/search?hl=es&q="marmitas de gigante" "p...
Ciencias biológicas [COM] Ficha completa
ES marmita de erosión
marmita de gigante
EN pot-hole
http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/
http://www.google.es/search?hl=es&q="marmitas de gigante" "p...
Ciencias biológicas [COM] Ficha completa
ES marmita de erosión
marmita de gigante
EN pot-hole
http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/
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