This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. Spanish to English
  3. Mining & Minerals / Gems

pórfido vs. pórfiro

English translation: porphyry vs. porphyrins; within context

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Spanish term or phrase:pórfido vs. pórfiro, pueden ser sinónimos en el contexto
English translation:porphyry vs. porphyrins; within context
Entered by: Silvia Brandon-Pérez

14:26 Nov 4, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Mining & Minerals / Gems / cobre
Spanish term or phrase: pórfido vs. pórfiro
En diferentes partes de este texto sobre procesos mineros, se habla indistintamente de pórfiros y de pórfidos. No logro diferenciarlos; en otras preguntas en glosarios de ProZ aparece porphyries, pero a veces para ambos términos.

Ya he traducido porfirítico a porphyritic.. pero el caso es entender la diferencia; acaso es algo como la gallina y el huevo...
Silvia Brandon-Pérez
United States
Local time: 03:00
porphyry vs. porphyrins
Explanation:
I am putting this here simply because there isn't enough room in the "Ask the Asker" box: Could this be a distinction between porphyries and a larger class of porphyrin? It's definition is:

Any of a group of reddish brown to purplish black metal-free usually octa-substituted derivatives of porphin (as protoporphyrin or coproporphyrin) that emit an intense red fluorescence in ultraviolet light and are photosensitizing agents, that are components often in combination with proteins of most respiratory pigments of plants and animals and some enzymes (as cytochrome oxidase, catalase, and peroxidase), that are found in oil, shale, petroleum, asphalts, and coal, and that are obtained especially from chlorophyll or hemoglobin.
Selected response from:

Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 03:00
Grading comment
Como hay tantas variedades en el texto que traduje, he usado esto de los porphyrins también en mi texto.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1porphyry
Maria Luisa Duarte
1porphyry vs. porphyrins
Patricia Rosas


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
porphyry vs. porphyrins


Explanation:
I am putting this here simply because there isn't enough room in the "Ask the Asker" box: Could this be a distinction between porphyries and a larger class of porphyrin? It's definition is:

Any of a group of reddish brown to purplish black metal-free usually octa-substituted derivatives of porphin (as protoporphyrin or coproporphyrin) that emit an intense red fluorescence in ultraviolet light and are photosensitizing agents, that are components often in combination with proteins of most respiratory pigments of plants and animals and some enzymes (as cytochrome oxidase, catalase, and peroxidase), that are found in oil, shale, petroleum, asphalts, and coal, and that are obtained especially from chlorophyll or hemoglobin.

Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 03:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 50
Grading comment
Como hay tantas variedades en el texto que traduje, he usado esto de los porphyrins también en mi texto.
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
porphyry


Explanation:
porphyry = finely grained, slightly translucent variety of granite

Porphyry = Pórfido, pórfiro


[PDF] Estudios de MercadoFormato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
Rocas magmáticas (granito, pórfiro, basalto, sienita). Representan el 46% del total de los ... extrae granito pórfido con una característica sombra rosada. ...
www.icex.es/staticFiles/Id 323 331 Piedra natural 04 format...


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 26 mins (2006-11-04 14:52:14 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyry_(geology)


    Reference: http://www.sapiensman.com/ESDictionary/P/Technical_vocabular...
Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 12:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias por tu respuesta y ayuda; ya yo había revisado la Wikipedia y otras fuentes, pero igual tenía mis dudas.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Enrique Espinosa: En español siempre es pórfido, ya no se usa pórfiro. En inglés porphyry...
3 hrs
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.

Return to KudoZ list

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:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search