Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
potenciales de ruptura
English translation:
rupture potential
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pistacho
Sep 13, 2015 13:44
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term
potenciales de ruptura
Spanish to English
Other
International Org/Dev/Coop
earthquake risk
Con respecto a la amenaza sísmica, los niveles de percepción observados son variados y muy heterogéneos. En provincias de alta exposición como Santiago y Granma existe una percepción más bien “anecdótica” de este tipo de amenaza, sin embargo no es observable que su potencial real de impacto, su inminencia y sus consecuencias sean percibidos de forma activa, esto es, de forma que genere acción y preparación. Esta situación es altamente preocupante, puesto que, según personal de CENAIS que participó en las sesiones de trabajo en Santiago de Cuba, el período de recurrencia sísmico está vencido y los potenciales de ruptura son altamente destructivos
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rupture potential
Here’s the technical option, which might be used depending on the target audience, and considering the text is by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Sismológicas.
… help us better constrain the locking depth and rupture potential of the Hayward fault.
https://seismo.berkeley.edu/annual_report/ar97_98/node32.htm...
Fault Rupture Potential
http://tinyurl.com/p6r22b8
… potentially reducing fault-zone effective stress, and may temporarily inhibit earthquake rupture potential.
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006Geo....34..701B
surface deformation is essential for developing criteria to identify and evaluate the seismogenic and ground rupture potential of faults.
http://sites.agu.org/meetings/sm97/sm97sesshigh.html
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Note added at 6 hrs (2015-09-13 20:42:26 GMT)
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“…and any potential rupture could be highly destructive.”
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Note added at 6 hrs (2015-09-13 20:42:37 GMT)
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So agreed, Charles, the words need swapping around in this case. Saludos!
… help us better constrain the locking depth and rupture potential of the Hayward fault.
https://seismo.berkeley.edu/annual_report/ar97_98/node32.htm...
Fault Rupture Potential
http://tinyurl.com/p6r22b8
… potentially reducing fault-zone effective stress, and may temporarily inhibit earthquake rupture potential.
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006Geo....34..701B
surface deformation is essential for developing criteria to identify and evaluate the seismogenic and ground rupture potential of faults.
http://sites.agu.org/meetings/sm97/sm97sesshigh.html
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Note added at 6 hrs (2015-09-13 20:42:26 GMT)
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“…and any potential rupture could be highly destructive.”
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Note added at 6 hrs (2015-09-13 20:42:37 GMT)
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So agreed, Charles, the words need swapping around in this case. Saludos!
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Comment: "thank you"
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Robert Forstag
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Translating words, preserving meaning
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Spanish term (edited):
y los potenciales de ruptura son altamente destructivos
and the consequences of any earthquake could be potentially devastating.
As far as I can see, "rupture" simply refers to an earthquake here.
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philgoddard
: Yes, I think so. But your version is a tautology: I'd say either "are potentially devastating" or "could be devastating".
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I see your point, but I think the tautology is allowable here. Thank you!
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
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16
the consequences of an earthquake might be extremely destructive
Otra opción.
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Note added at 36 mins (2015-09-13 14:21:01 GMT)
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Or "particularly destructive".
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Note added at 36 mins (2015-09-13 14:21:01 GMT)
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Or "particularly destructive".
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philgoddard
: Don't see how this is different to the previous answer.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Each translation a gem!
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408
[thus increasing] the likelihood of a severely destructive event
Instead of saying 'and', you could build on the fact that the interval has been exceeded.
'Event' could be used to avoid repeating 'earthquake'.
I'm from California, where we talk about earthquakes all the time.
'Event' could be used to avoid repeating 'earthquake'.
I'm from California, where we talk about earthquakes all the time.
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celiacp
: un evento puede ser "severamente destructivo" sin provocar rotura.
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