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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

avalanchas de nieve y séracs

English translation:

avalanches of snow and seracs

Added to glossary by Eloisa Anchezar
Nov 28, 2005 18:44
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term

avalanchas de nieve y séracs

Spanish to English Other Other assumption of risk
Entiendo y acepto que al realizar este tipo de actividad estoy expuesto a varios riesgos conocidos y otros no anticipados que podrían resultar en un daño físico, enfermedad, muerte o daños a mi persona o a mis bienes. Algunos de los riesgos o factores de riesgo incluyen, pero no en forma taxativa, los siguientes: condiciones climáticas extremas que pueden cambiar rápidamente, bajas temperaturas, altas radiaciones, fuertes vientos, nevadas, lluvia, niebla, caídas de piedras, avalanchas de nieve y séracs, dificultades para obtener agua, imposibilidad de procurar alimentos, etc.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 avalanches of snow and seracs
4 +3 avalanches and falling seracs
5 +1 Snow avalanches and seracs
4 avalanches, collapsing of seracs
4 avalanches and seracs

Discussion

Adriana de Groote Nov 29, 2005:
Muchas gracias Eloisa y saludos!
Paula Morabito Nov 28, 2005:
Juan, avalancha y alud son sin�nimos. avalancha

avalancha
(fr. avalanche)

substantivo fem
1 alud.

� Biblograf, S.A. Reservados todos los derechos.
Juan Jacob Nov 28, 2005:
Me atrever�a con toda modestia a sugerirte que le indicaras al cliente que la palabra "correcta" en alud, no avalancha. Suerte.

Proposed translations

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Spanish term (edited): avalanchas de nieve y s�racs
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avalanches of snow and seracs

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-11-28 18:50:34 GMT)
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Definición de "serac"

sé·rac also se·rac ( P ) Pronunciation Key (s-rk, s-)
n.
A large pointed mass of ice in a glacier isolated by intersecting crevasses.


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Note added at 32 mins (2005-11-28 19:17:05 GMT)
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Definición de "avalanche"

av·a·lanche ( P ) Pronunciation Key (v-lnch)
n.
A fall or slide of a ***large mass, as of snow or rock***, down a mountainside.
A massive or overwhelming amount; a flood: received an avalanche of mail.



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Otra:

Avalanche: rapidly descending ***large mass of snow, ice, soil, rock***, or mixtures of these materials, sliding or falling in response to the force of gravity. Avalanches, which are natural forms of erosion and often seasonal, are usually classified by their content such as a debris or snow avalanche. Speeds can reach over 200 mi per hr (300 km per hr). They are triggered by such events as earthquake tremors, human-made disturbances, or excessive rainfall on high gradient slopes, often where materials are loosely consolidated or weathered. ***Avalanches of snow*** result when weak layers within a snowpack fail to support the weight of the snow above it and collapse, causing the overlying snow to break free and flow downhill. Destruction from avalanches results both from the avalanche wind (the air pushed ahead of the mass) and from the actual impact of the avalanche material.

Pienso que al decir "avalanche" por sí sola no implica necesariamente unicamente nieve. Como se ve en las definiciones, es el desprendimiento de grandes masas, ya sean de nieve, hielo, roca o tierra o una combinación de éstas. En tu texto lo especifican "nieve y séracs"
Peer comment(s):
agree Chris Williams : I agree but I would definitely leave out the "of snow" as there are only snow avalanches in English I think. No I think rockfalls and landslides as well as mudslides cover all possibilities and in English an avalanche is only of snow.
1 min
Muchas gracias Chirs. Según creo, las avalanchas pueden ser de nieve, séracs (formaciones de hielo) y rocas. Wikipedia "Avalanches are often classified by what they are made of, for example snow, ice, rock or soil avalanches."
agree Carmen Riadi : Concuerdo contigo, Adriana. Creo que hay que especificar. Saludos!
12 mins
Muchas gracias Carmen y saludos!
agree Paula Morabito : Estoy de acuerdo, Adriana. Las avalanchas no son sólo de nieve: 1. A fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside.
1 hr
Muchas gracias Paula!
agree David Heim
1 hr
Muchas gracias David!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "muchas gracias a todos!!!"
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5 mins
Spanish term (edited): avalanchas de nieve y s�racs

Snow avalanches and seracs

Creo que es la alternativa correcta
Peer comment(s):
neutral Adriana de Groote : Creo que avalancha modifica a ambos términos. Las avalanchas pueden ser de nieve, sérac (hielo ), rocas, lodo, etc.
4 mins
agree Chris Williams : It' s right but "snow" is superfluous and would make a translation sound "foreign" we just say "avalanches."
17 mins
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36 mins
Spanish term (edited): avalanchas de nieve y s�racs

avalanches and falling seracs

As Chris points out, in English, avalanches are snow slides by definition. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalanche ) Serac falls can be denoted by falling seracs.
Search on these pages for "avalanches", "falling seracs" to see examples.
http://www.thebmc.co.uk/world/alps/mtblanc.htm
http://www.terragalleria.com/mountain/info/ice/ice-rating.ht...
http://www.camp4.com/ice/index.php?newsid=201
http://www.codyice.com/clinic.html
http://outside.away.com/outside/news/200309/200309_disp_skii...
Peer comment(s):
neutral Adriana de Groote : En el sitio de Wikipedia que pusistes dice: "Avalanches are often classified by what they are made of, for example snow, ice, rock or soil avalanches."
9 mins
True, but "An avalanche is caused when a build up of snow is released down a slope" and what Chris said ("It' s right but 'snow' is superfluous and would make a translation sound 'foreign'.")
agree Carlos Segura : Good proposal too. Not entirely in agreement with Adriana; when referring to rock, rockfall or stonefall would be generally used.
22 mins
agree KathyT : 'Snow' would always be assumed unless otherwise specified.
2 hrs
agree terri : As a former Ski Patroller, I have to agree that in English "avalanche" always refers to snow, at least in the U.S.
3 hrs
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49 mins
Spanish term (edited): avalanchas de nieve y s�racs

avalanches, collapsing of seracs

Avalanches refer normally only to snow and ice in English. On the other hand, whilst seracs may also avalanche down a mountain side (in a way covered by the first part of my proposal), they are also a great danger when collapsing even when not travelling any significant distance down the glacier. This is not explicit in the original, but I imagine it is implied.

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Note added at 2 hrs 36 mins (2005-11-28 21:20:39 GMT)
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In the English mountaineering-related literature that I have read, avalanche will normally refer only to snow and ice. In the following pages and their links, the term avalanche is used extensively on its own, and yet they seem to refer to snow and ice to the exclusion of other materials:
http://www.avalanche.org/
http://www.csac.org/
http://www.thebmc.co.uk/safety/train/skill_0.htm
http://www.americanalpineclub.org/knowledge/links.asp
Peer comment(s):
neutral Paula Morabito : Not according this definition of The American Heritage® Dictionary 1. A fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside.
20 mins
Please see my comment to GoodWords's contribution. The OED refers only to snow and ice.
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3 mins
Spanish term (edited): avalanchas de nieve y s�racs

avalanches and seracs

we have this word (it's French)

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Note added at 2 hrs 58 mins (2005-11-28 21:43:09 GMT)
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I have tried to explain that an avalanche is of snow by default, you could have an avalanche of almost anything as in English it means a lot of something falling on top of one. As far Seracs go I do not have the slightest idea what they are and profess to little interest, but the word is an accepted English word.
To the rest of you, guess what, the dictionary is not the final authority on a language, the people who speak it are!!!
Reference:

http://nsidc.org/glaciers/glossary/serac.html

Peer comment(s):
neutral Margaret Schroeder : This really should be a 50% agree (if there were such a grade) While your points on the redunancy of "snow avalanche" are essential (& I've taken the liberty of quoting them) seracs are the formations themselves, the hazard is when they fall.
1 hr
neutral Paula Morabito : I think the word "snow" is needed. Avalanches can be of snow or rock, according to the dictionary definition.
1 hr
Avalanches can be of anything, really. an avalanche of advice, an avalanche of money (I wish) You stick to the dictionary always Paula ;O)
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