aguja (en este contexto)

English translation: needle

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Spanish term or phrase:aguja (en este contexto)
English translation:needle
Entered by: David Hollywood

12:35 Jun 9, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Geology
Spanish term or phrase: aguja (en este contexto)
Relieve muy montañoso, marcado y prominente (acantilados, agujas, grandes formaciones rocosas). Relieve de gran variedad superficial o muy erosionado. Presencia de un rasgo muy singular y dominante
Lida Garcia
Peru
Local time: 06:16
needle
Explanation:
geographical/geological feature

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 mins (2006-06-09 12:42:45 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

sharp pinnacles of rock

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 mins (2006-06-09 12:43:43 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Also in this same area is the sharp pinnacle of rock known as Weaver's Needle. All the Dutchman’s clues seem to focus around Weaver’s Needle, and the search ...
www.theoutlaws.com/gold1.htm - 56k - Cached - Similar pages
Selected response from:

David Hollywood
Local time: 08:16
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7needle
David Hollywood


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
needle


Explanation:
geographical/geological feature

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 mins (2006-06-09 12:42:45 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

sharp pinnacles of rock

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 mins (2006-06-09 12:43:43 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Also in this same area is the sharp pinnacle of rock known as Weaver's Needle. All the Dutchman’s clues seem to focus around Weaver’s Needle, and the search ...
www.theoutlaws.com/gold1.htm - 56k - Cached - Similar pages

David Hollywood
Local time: 08:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 85
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  moken: Or pinnacle, as your answer implies, but needle is more to the point! :O) :O)
37 mins
  -> thanks Alvaro and nice and punny :)

agree  Carlos Ruestes
59 mins
  -> thanks Carlos :)

agree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff
1 hr
  -> thanks MEW :)

agree  Mirelluk
3 hrs
  -> thanks Mirelluk :)

agree  Stuart Allsop: Oh no...! "but needle is more to the point!" Ouch!!!! :) (Nice one, Alvaro!)
3 hrs
  -> thanks Stuart, not to put too fine a point on it :)

agree  bigedsenior: ...and Needles, California, is across the river from just such a formation, from which it derives its name.
5 hrs
  -> thanks biged :)

agree  Egmont
10 hrs
  -> thanks Egmont :)
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search