Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
una cala de placidas aguas
English translation:
a small bay with placid waters
Added to glossary by
Adam Burman
Oct 26, 2006 22:43
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
United Kingdom
una cala de placidas aguas
Spanish to English
Marketing
Marketing
Hotel marketing brochure
Hotel location:
Se encuentra próximo a una cala de placidas aguas.
TIA
Se encuentra próximo a una cala de placidas aguas.
TIA
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | a small bay with placid waters |
swisstell
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| 4 | a fishing ground next to calm water |
María Soledad Jorquera
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| 4 | a small inlet of quiet water |
bigedsenior
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| 4 | a cove with tranquil waters |
Edward Tully
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Proposed translations
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a small bay with placid waters
sound very much like the Costa Brava to me, where I spent many a summer in and around various Calas.
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Note added at 13 mins (2006-10-26 22:57:39 GMT)
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PS: although a cala is usually a small bay, surrounded by hills, you and/or the hotel may wish to skip the "small" .... for "advertising purposes"
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Note added at 13 mins (2006-10-26 22:57:39 GMT)
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PS: although a cala is usually a small bay, surrounded by hills, you and/or the hotel may wish to skip the "small" .... for "advertising purposes"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "You were right - it was the Costa Brava. Thanks very much SwissTell!"
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María Soledad Jorquera
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a fishing ground next to calm water
Just a suggestion... good luck!
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Note added at 43 mins (2006-10-26 23:27:37 GMT)
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Thank you for your comment... but in my opinion (and the opinion of several dictionaries), a "cala" is a fishing ground, and not particularly a "bay" as you said.
http://www.diccionarios.com/consultas.php
cala
1nombre femenino ensenada cove, creek
2nombre femenino paraje para pescar fishing ground
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Note added at 43 mins (2006-10-26 23:27:37 GMT)
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Thank you for your comment... but in my opinion (and the opinion of several dictionaries), a "cala" is a fishing ground, and not particularly a "bay" as you said.
http://www.diccionarios.com/consultas.php
cala
1nombre femenino ensenada cove, creek
2nombre femenino paraje para pescar fishing ground
Peer comment(s):
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swisstell
: sorry, but in Spain a cala is a bay, not a fishing ground although there may of course be fish around. (If it's "only a suggestion", don't give it a 4 though). Incidentally, I owed a summer place at a Cala in Spain.
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Andy Watkinson
: Sorry. There are literally scores of small Spanish bays always referred to as "calas", which this one clearly is. The hotel (CONTEXT) is boasting of having a small bay nearby for its guests. It's not inviting them to go to the nearest "fishing ground" :-)
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ok, thanks. That explanation makes more sense. you are right. It's just that I didn't notice that it was a Spanish hotel.
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a small inlet of quiet water
Take a break from your travels and enjoy the serenity of the Quiet Waters of a gently flowing river. Use a canoe or kayak to explore the 15 miles of ...
quietwaters.ca/
quietwaters.ca/
Peer comment(s):
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swisstell
: nice poetry but we're still talking SPAIN, not some California river.
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What does it have to do with California?? It seems like senseless comment to me!
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Edward Tully
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a cove with tranquil waters
Cala-cove, please see ref:http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?v=tb1&spe...
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