Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Fisuras y grietas

English translation:

cracks and fissures

Added to glossary by Taña Dalglish
Sep 2, 2013 16:53
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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.
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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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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Peer comment(s):

agree Henry Hinds
1 hr
Thank you Henry. Very kind of you.
agree David Hollywood : with Henry on this 1
1 hr
Thank you David. Un abrazo.
agree Gordon Byron
11 hrs
Thank you Gordon.
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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):

neutral 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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