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a su paso

English translation: in their wake

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Spanish term or phrase:a su paso
English translation:in their wake
Entered by: schmetterlich

03:59 Jan 31, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology
Spanish term or phrase: a su paso
Depósitos coluvio-eluviales (Reciente).- Se trata de depósitos originados por la acción de la gravedad y lluvias sobre las formaciones rocosas del área, cascajos angulosos y heterométricos en una matriz areno-limosa a su paso hasta llegar a la parte baja de los cerros.
schmetterlich
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in their wake
Explanation:
A su paso se entiende como una consecuencia, como una estela.
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Lina Villegas
Colombia
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5 +4in their wake
Lina Villegas


  

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in their wake


Explanation:
A su paso se entiende como una consecuencia, como una estela.

Example sentence(s):
  • Occasionally some clasts show evidence of entrainment (rounded, rolled clasts with ‘debris trails’ in their wake),

    Reference: http://www.poldark-mine.co.uk/geology%203.htm
    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=wak...
Lina Villegas
Colombia
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pamela Faber Benitez: Definitely. It is a wake left by a plural entity.
1 hr
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agree  Kevin G
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Kevin!
agree  claudia16 (X)
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Claudia!
agree  margaret caulfield: You're right. It's definitely in plural!
10 hrs
  -> Thanks Margaret!
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