Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
strip mining
Spanish translation:
minería a cielo abierto
Added to glossary by
sandra carrazzoni
Mar 6, 2006 02:36
18 yrs ago
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English term
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strip mining
English to Spanish
Science
Geology
mining
strip mining for coal damages land.....
Proposed translations
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| 5 +1 | minería superficial |
Henry Hinds
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| 4 +1 | minería a cielo abierto |
Marc Adler
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Proposed translations
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Henry Hinds
United States
United States
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Spanish
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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minería superficial
strip mining for coal damages land = la extracción del carbón por minería superficial perjudica el terreno
Peer comment(s):
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Marc Adler
: This term is also used, but if you check the number of Google hits for each, you'll see that "minería a cielo abierto" has broader currency. - I absolutely believe that the more options the better! I just wanted to make sure.
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That's fine, Marc, but of course there's nothing wrong with options, there are others as well.
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Refugio
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias!"
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minería a cielo abierto
"Minería a cielo abierto" is the common term.
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Refugio
: I think this refers more to quarries? http://www.google.com/search?q=quarry mineria a cielo abiert...
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Interesting. Do you have any references? A few of the Google hits have things like "minería a cielo abierto (o minería superficial)" so I was under the impression that they were the same thing, although I'm admittedly not an expert in this field.
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Miriam Garcia
: Creo que esto es más habitual.
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Thanks.
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