Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Fisuras y grietas
English translation:
cracks and fissures
Added to glossary by
Taña Dalglish
Sep 2, 2013 16:53
10 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Fisuras y grietas
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Mining & Minerals / Gems
Existe alguna diferencia entre Fisuras y grietas
Fisuras y grietas en los taludes y diques sur y norte de la relavera antigua y recreciente. Dimensiones de las grietas: entre 2 y 10 cm.
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +3 | cracks and fissures | Taña Dalglish |
4 | Cracks and crevices | Andrew Bramhall |
Change log
Sep 6, 2013 21:48: Taña Dalglish changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1751972">francef31's</a> old entry - "Fisuras y grietas"" to ""cracks and fissures""
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cracks and fissures
fisuras y grietas - Traducción al inglés – Linguee
www.linguee.es/espanol-ingles/.../fisuras y grietas.ht...
Revisión de grietas y fisuras en paredes y techos. segurosdesaludaraiz.com. segurosdesaludaraiz.com. Checking for cracks and fissures in walls and roofs.
grietas y fisuras - Traducción al inglés – Linguee
www.linguee.es/espanol-ingles/.../grietas y fisuras.ht...
Revisión de grietas y fisuras en paredes y techos. segurosdesaludaraiz.com. segurosdesaludaraiz.com. Checking for cracks and fissures in walls and roofs.
grietas o fisuras - Traducción al inglés – Linguee
www.linguee.es/espanol-ingles/.../grietas o fisuras.ht...
It seeks in this research to find "cracks" or "fissures" in the traditional ... El radón entra a una casa a través de las grietas o fisuras y otros agujeros en los ...
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http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/fisura
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=grie...
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http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/education/glossary.html
Fissures: Elongated fractures or cracks on the slopes of a volcano. Fissure eruptions typically produce liquid flows, but pyroclastics may also be ejected.
http://maps.unomaha.edu/Maher/STEP07/supportinfo/cracks.html
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Note added at 4 days (2013-09-06 21:48:11 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you.
www.linguee.es/espanol-ingles/.../fisuras y grietas.ht...
Revisión de grietas y fisuras en paredes y techos. segurosdesaludaraiz.com. segurosdesaludaraiz.com. Checking for cracks and fissures in walls and roofs.
grietas y fisuras - Traducción al inglés – Linguee
www.linguee.es/espanol-ingles/.../grietas y fisuras.ht...
Revisión de grietas y fisuras en paredes y techos. segurosdesaludaraiz.com. segurosdesaludaraiz.com. Checking for cracks and fissures in walls and roofs.
grietas o fisuras - Traducción al inglés – Linguee
www.linguee.es/espanol-ingles/.../grietas o fisuras.ht...
It seeks in this research to find "cracks" or "fissures" in the traditional ... El radón entra a una casa a través de las grietas o fisuras y otros agujeros en los ...
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Note added at 8 mins (2013-09-02 17:02:02 GMT)
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http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/fisura
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=grie...
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Note added at 15 mins (2013-09-02 17:09:31 GMT)
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http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/education/glossary.html
Fissures: Elongated fractures or cracks on the slopes of a volcano. Fissure eruptions typically produce liquid flows, but pyroclastics may also be ejected.
http://maps.unomaha.edu/Maher/STEP07/supportinfo/cracks.html
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Note added at 4 days (2013-09-06 21:48:11 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you.
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9 mins
Cracks and crevices
The meaning of the two overlap; basically both mean cracks, although 'fissures' are generally smaller, more hairline cracks; I would distinguish by saying 'cracks and crevices' rather than 'fissures and cracks';
Peer comment(s):
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David Hollywood
: IMO a crevice would be much wider but the precise definition of "crevice" admits "small" or "narrow" so we'll see
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