Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
a manera de escoria de herreros
English translation:
like a (blacksmith's) slag heap
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Aug 25, 2006 16:04
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a manera de escoria de herreros
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
History
Geology / Americas/ Nicaragua
Comienza su descripción haciendo consideraciones sobre lo áspero del terreno “a manera de escoria de herreros”, haciendo referencia seguramente a los campos de lavas escoriaceas prehistóricas que tapizaban el piso de la Caldera de Masaya y que debió sortear para acceder a la falda del Volcán.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | like a (blacksmith's) slag heap |
bigedsenior
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| 3 | like slag left behind by a smith |
Dorritt
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Proposed translations
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like a (blacksmith's) slag heap
) we already knew what normal blacksmith slag looks like; we have relatively large (for our site) deposits of black slag concentrated in areas of the site. ...
lists.asu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9602&L=histarch&D=0&T=0&P=7547
Furthermore, on account of its dark colour, the South face of the slag heap is significantly warmer than its surroundings, which contributes to the diverse ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slag_heap
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-08-25 20:23:53 GMT)
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....like a GIANT slag heap
lists.asu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9602&L=histarch&D=0&T=0&P=7547
Furthermore, on account of its dark colour, the South face of the slag heap is significantly warmer than its surroundings, which contributes to the diverse ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slag_heap
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-08-25 20:23:53 GMT)
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....like a GIANT slag heap
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like slag left behind by a smith
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