calanchive

English translation: gully/ravine

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Italian term or phrase:calanchive
English translation:gully/ravine
Entered by: achisholm

15:40 Mar 26, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geology / geology
Italian term or phrase: calanchive
"La natura argillosa, con scheletro sabbioso, del substrato ha favorito, in aree adiacenti alla zona di diretto interesse, la formazione e l'evoluzione di tipiche forme calanchive che si sviluppano soprattutto su versanti rivolti a mezzogiorno."
achisholm
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:37
gully shaped formations
Explanation:
Un 'calanco' is a gully (wide, shallow ravine on a mountainside). Formazini calanchive puo' essere tradotto con 'gully shaped formations'



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Note added at 13 mins (2005-03-26 15:54:23 GMT)
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Vederedocumento in PDF
http://www.arno.autoritadibacino.it/Documentazione/Legenda_g...
al punto 2a.8 e corrispondente nota a pie\' di pagina.


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gianfranco
Brazil
Local time: 05:37
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Many thanks for the help.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2gully shaped formations
gianfranco
3 +1"badlands"
Rachel Fell
3gulley or ravine like, badlands
Donna Lynne Galletta


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
formazioni calanchive
gully shaped formations


Explanation:
Un 'calanco' is a gully (wide, shallow ravine on a mountainside). Formazini calanchive puo' essere tradotto con 'gully shaped formations'



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Note added at 13 mins (2005-03-26 15:54:23 GMT)
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Vederedocumento in PDF
http://www.arno.autoritadibacino.it/Documentazione/Legenda_g...
al punto 2a.8 e corrispondente nota a pie\' di pagina.




gianfranco
Brazil
Local time: 05:37
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 20
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Many thanks for the help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
15 hrs

agree  sonja29 (X)
1 day 1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"badlands"


Explanation:
possibly - see summary in link (PDF)

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Note added at 2 hrs 20 mins (2005-03-26 18:00:53 GMT)
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Also definition in EuroDicAutom of \"calanchi\" helpful.


    Reference: http://www.cedat.polimi.it/convegno/it/doc/interventi_pdf/2_...
Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juliefrat: what about the "development of badlands"
3 hrs
  -> thanks - though I would go for the gully/ravine description now, esp. as "badlands" isn't a general expression in U.K. English, as far as I know
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
gulley or ravine like, badlands


Explanation:
calanchi are gulleys and ravines..
the badlands are an example of morphologia calanchiva

Donna Lynne Galletta
Italy
Local time: 10:37
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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