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Spanish term or phrase:Disgregabilidad
English translation:Dispersion
Entered by: Ana Terzaghi

14:08 Nov 2, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geology / Edaphology
Spanish term or phrase: Disgregabilidad
¿Cómo puedo traducir disgregabilidad del suelo? Es decir, capacidad para disgregarse (ser separado en particulas).
Un suelo disgregable es un suelo que no se "apelmaza" mucho.
Ejemplo:
La erosión previsible puede graduarse según pendientes y disgregabilidad del suelo en: baja, moderada y alta.
A mayor disgregabilidad, es previsible una mayor erosión.
Gracias por adelantado
Miguel Valentín-Gamazo
Czech Republic
Local time: 04:15
Dispersion
Explanation:
It is my field of expertise. A soil can be friable but still with a good structure and is not very affected by erosion.
When the soil is dispersed then it is very fast lost by erosion. Particles do not hold together.

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Thank you Z
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Ana Terzaghi
Uruguay
Local time: 23:15
Grading comment
Thanks for the answer. As a forest engineer, I also had to study Edaphology (soil science)and in my opinion, your answer gets more close to the original (at least in my text). However, I rekon it depends on the context, so I'm not going to add it to the glossary (It's up to you and to the others).
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5 +5Friability
liz askew
5Dispersion
Ana Terzaghi


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Friability


Explanation:
Friability - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friability
Friability (or friable) is the ability of a solid substance to be reduced to smaller pieces with little effort. The opposite of friable is indurated. Often, substances ...

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6.2 Soil Structure and Friability
bettersoils.soilwater.com.au/module6/6_2.htm
6.2 Soil Structure and Friability. Soil consists of five major components: mineral matter and organic matter that will generally bind together to form aggregates, ...
Soil Fragmentation and Friability. Effects of Soil Water and Soil ...
www.orgprints.org/56/
by LJ Munkholm - 2002 - Cited by 3 - Related articles
12 Apr 2010 – Soil management affects soil fragmentation and friability indirectly through effects on soil structure formation and stabilization and directly ...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FVS (X): www.osti.gov/energycitations/excel/?osti_id=5476632 File Format: Microsoft Excel - View as HTML The dependent variables of interest are percent changes in air permeability, liquid water permeability, and friability (disaggregation potential).
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  -> Thank you!

agree  philgoddard
1 hr
  -> Thank you! Not as easy as it seems..I had to cross-reference in Spanish to come up with this answer:)

agree  Christine Walsh
1 hr

agree  Jenni Lukac (X)
5 hrs

agree  Rachel Fell
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Dispersion


Explanation:
It is my field of expertise. A soil can be friable but still with a good structure and is not very affected by erosion.
When the soil is dispersed then it is very fast lost by erosion. Particles do not hold together.

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Note added at 4 days (2011-11-07 10:54:00 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you Z

Ana Terzaghi
Uruguay
Local time: 23:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for the answer. As a forest engineer, I also had to study Edaphology (soil science)and in my opinion, your answer gets more close to the original (at least in my text). However, I rekon it depends on the context, so I'm not going to add it to the glossary (It's up to you and to the others).
Notes to answerer
Asker: I agree with you, friability is more for the individual minerals or particles, but it is not exactly what I was saying, because disgregabilidad refers to the structure of the soil. Dispersion sounds suitable.

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