a manera de escoria de herreros

English translation: like a (blacksmith's) slag heap

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Spanish term or phrase:a manera de escoria de herreros
English translation:like a (blacksmith's) slag heap
Entered by: tangotrans

16:04 Aug 25, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History / Geology / Americas/ Nicaragua
Spanish term or phrase: a manera de escoria de herreros
Comienza su descripción haciendo consideraciones sobre lo áspero del terreno “a manera de escoria de herreros”, haciendo referencia seguramente a los campos de lavas escoriaceas prehistóricas que tapizaban el piso de la Caldera de Masaya y que debió sortear para acceder a la falda del Volcán.
tangotrans
Local time: 03:28
like a (blacksmith's) slag heap
Explanation:
) we already knew what normal blacksmith slag looks like; we have relatively large (for our site) deposits of black slag concentrated in areas of the site. ...
lists.asu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9602&L=histarch&D=0&T=0&P=7547

Furthermore, on account of its dark colour, the South face of the slag heap is significantly warmer than its surroundings, which contributes to the diverse ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slag_heap

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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-08-25 20:23:53 GMT)
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....like a GIANT slag heap
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bigedsenior
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3like a (blacksmith's) slag heap
bigedsenior
3like slag left behind by a smith
Dorritt


  

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like slag left behind by a smith


Explanation:
:-)

Dorritt
Local time: 04:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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like a (blacksmith's) slag heap


Explanation:
) we already knew what normal blacksmith slag looks like; we have relatively large (for our site) deposits of black slag concentrated in areas of the site. ...
lists.asu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9602&L=histarch&D=0&T=0&P=7547

Furthermore, on account of its dark colour, the South face of the slag heap is significantly warmer than its surroundings, which contributes to the diverse ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slag_heap

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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-08-25 20:23:53 GMT)
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....like a GIANT slag heap

bigedsenior
Local time: 19:28
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gracias

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