Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
copas
English translation:
crowns/uppermost branches
Added to glossary by
Taña Dalglish
Mar 14, 2015 15:24
9 yrs ago
Spanish term
Argentina
copas
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Short Story
Tengo la siguiente frase para traducir y no estoy segura de cómo traducir "copas".
La frase es: "Ahora las copas de los eucaliptos están quietas, como si el viento se hubiese muerto, como si el aire estuviera estancado".
Por el momento encontré "crowns" or "top" pero quería chequear si esta es la traducción o hay alguna más exacta.
¡Gracias!
La frase es: "Ahora las copas de los eucaliptos están quietas, como si el viento se hubiese muerto, como si el aire estuviera estancado".
Por el momento encontré "crowns" or "top" pero quería chequear si esta es la traducción o hay alguna más exacta.
¡Gracias!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +3 | crowns |
Taña Dalglish
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| 5 +2 | treetops |
Ana Gomez
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| 4 | uppermost branches |
neilmac
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Change log
Mar 14, 2015 15:24: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Mar 28, 2015 12:47: Taña Dalglish Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Jamaica
Native in English
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Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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32
Selected
crowns
http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S...
RESUMEN
Los resultados muestran una modificación de la estructura inicial del PA. Los eucaliptos son aún dominantes en su participación de la cobertura de ***copas.***
Palabras clave: Silvicultura urbana; Infraestructura verde; SIG.
ABSTRACT
The results show a modification of the initial structure of the PA. The eucalypts are still dominant in its share of the **crown** cover.
Modelos de producción de madera sólida en plantaciones ...
http://rabida.uhu.es/dspace/handle/10272/1587
by L Nutto - 2006 - Cited by 2 - Related articles
La toma de muestras comprende más de 900 Eucalyptus globulus medidos en ... El modelo basado en el ancho de **copa** permite calcular el espacio vital ... at breast height (d1,3) and **crown** diameter calculated from this area was found.
"crowns" should do it!
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Note added at 13 days (2015-03-28 12:47:10 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you Mariana.
RESUMEN
Los resultados muestran una modificación de la estructura inicial del PA. Los eucaliptos son aún dominantes en su participación de la cobertura de ***copas.***
Palabras clave: Silvicultura urbana; Infraestructura verde; SIG.
ABSTRACT
The results show a modification of the initial structure of the PA. The eucalypts are still dominant in its share of the **crown** cover.
Modelos de producción de madera sólida en plantaciones ...
http://rabida.uhu.es/dspace/handle/10272/1587
by L Nutto - 2006 - Cited by 2 - Related articles
La toma de muestras comprende más de 900 Eucalyptus globulus medidos en ... El modelo basado en el ancho de **copa** permite calcular el espacio vital ... at breast height (d1,3) and **crown** diameter calculated from this area was found.
"crowns" should do it!
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Note added at 13 days (2015-03-28 12:47:10 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you Mariana.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
3 mins
treetops
Copa: f. Conjunto de ramas y hojas que forma la parte superior de un árbol.
Treetop: the top or uppermost branches of a tree.
Treetop: the top or uppermost branches of a tree.
Example sentence:
3. f. Conjunto de ramas y hojas que forma la parte superior de un árbol.
Peer comment(s):
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Carol Gullidge
: As this is a short story and not a botanical treatise!
18 mins
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Thank you, Carol. I was thinking the same thing: "crowns" sound nice, but the register might not work well.
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| agree |
Carla Bucholz
5 hrs
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23 mins
uppermost branches
Treetops doesn't work with the name of the tree present, as Laura notes. Crown is correct, but I don't think it fits all that well with the tree named either. So, an option could be:
"Now the uppermost eucalyptus barnches are still, as though the wind had died..."
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Oops, I meant "branches" sorry about that...
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Note added at 24 mins (2015-03-14 15:48:25 GMT)
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https://www.google.es/search?q="uppermost branches"&gws_rd=c...
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Nobody is saying that you "can't" use eucalyptus and treetops in the same sentence. However, flow is important to me in this type of text, and I think "eucalyptus" interferes with it.
For example, " The treetops ceased their swaying, as though the wind had died (away)..." would be fine by me. Indeed, one might ask whether it is necessary to mention the type of tree at all, especially if it has already been cited previously in the text.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-03-14 19:04:33 GMT)
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Try saying "eucalyptus treetops" with a mouth full of peanuts and see what happens :)
"Now the uppermost eucalyptus barnches are still, as though the wind had died..."
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Oops, I meant "branches" sorry about that...
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Note added at 24 mins (2015-03-14 15:48:25 GMT)
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https://www.google.es/search?q="uppermost branches"&gws_rd=c...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-03-14 19:03:22 GMT)
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Nobody is saying that you "can't" use eucalyptus and treetops in the same sentence. However, flow is important to me in this type of text, and I think "eucalyptus" interferes with it.
For example, " The treetops ceased their swaying, as though the wind had died (away)..." would be fine by me. Indeed, one might ask whether it is necessary to mention the type of tree at all, especially if it has already been cited previously in the text.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-03-14 19:04:33 GMT)
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Try saying "eucalyptus treetops" with a mouth full of peanuts and see what happens :)
Peer comment(s):
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Carol Gullidge
: I don't understand why you can't mention tree tops and eucalyptus in one sentence!
3 mins
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It just seems like a bit of a mouthful.
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