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acciones puntuales (en urbanización e infraestructuras)

English translation: specific actions

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Spanish term or phrase:acciones puntuales (en urbanización e infraestructuras)
English translation:specific actions
Entered by: uxia90

11:11 Mar 2, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Geography
Spanish term or phrase: acciones puntuales (en urbanización e infraestructuras)
Describing the reasons for settlement to a particular area (of Spain):

"La interrelación tierra-mar del territorio, el viejo orden territorial y las **acciones puntuales** en urbanización e infraestructuras recientes, son los principales factores que han condicionado el actual sistema de asentamientos."

Thanks for your help :)
Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:58
specific actions
Explanation:
Normalmente se prefiere evitar el calco y decir concretas, específicas, determinadas, etc. Eso es lo que significa aquí, creo yo.
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uxia90
Local time: 03:58
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gracias, uxia :)
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4 +3specific actions
uxia90
4occasional/sporadic/local/individual/isolated
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
specific actions


Explanation:
Normalmente se prefiere evitar el calco y decir concretas, específicas, determinadas, etc. Eso es lo que significa aquí, creo yo.


uxia90
Local time: 03:58
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gracias, uxia :)

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agree  Nikki Graham
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  -> Gracias
agree  Yaotl Altan: benissimo :)
11 hrs
  -> Grazie mille! :)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
20 hrs
  -> Gracias Muriel
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
occasional/sporadic/local/individual/isolated


Explanation:
recent isolated ......... developments

It means that these developments took place here and there and not as a part of a bigger whole

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