Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
gola
English translation:
(shallow) inlet/canal
Added to glossary by
David Brown
May 10, 2009 07:29
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
gola
Spanish to English
Science
Geography
This is a television program about coastal areas in Spain. "Gola" is obviously a geographic term, but I am not certain what it refers to. Here is the context:
Hasta el siglo XIX el nivel del mar continuó descendiendo, momento en el que emergen y se consolidan los cordones de arena. Entonces solamente los frecuentaban los pescadores para acceder a las aguas interiores y a las encañizadas, o para salir al mar a través de las** golas** en épocas de bonanza
Hasta el siglo XIX el nivel del mar continuó descendiendo, momento en el que emergen y se consolidan los cordones de arena. Entonces solamente los frecuentaban los pescadores para acceder a las aguas interiores y a las encañizadas, o para salir al mar a través de las** golas** en épocas de bonanza
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | inlet |
David Brown
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| 4 | (access) canal |
MPGS
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| 3 +1 | (river) mouth |
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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| 3 | ria |
Paula Sepúlveda (X)
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| 2 | bight |
William A McNab
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Change log
May 11, 2009 05:41: David Brown Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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inlet
like a fiord
paso estrecho o garganta profunda entre dos altas montañas por donde suelen correr los rios
inlet -A narrow opening by which the water penetrates into the land.
gola - Abertura estrecha por la cual penetra el agua en la tierra
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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-05-10 13:21:56 GMT)
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I think technically "gola" is where the sea enters the land and not where the river meets the sea (seen from the point of view of sea movements instead of rivers)
La bocana (cat. gola, ital. lido, ingl. inlet) es el término correcto para designarlos boquetes de comunicación con el mar; no es correcta la palabra grau (de gradus= 'puerto') que es una usurpación semántica de mala ley. Una o más bocanas o goles se mantienen abiertas como rebosadero o gracias a las corrientes de mareao de otro tipo, en contra de las corrientes longitudinales y oleaje transversal quetienden a cerrarlas.
paso estrecho o garganta profunda entre dos altas montañas por donde suelen correr los rios
inlet -A narrow opening by which the water penetrates into the land.
gola - Abertura estrecha por la cual penetra el agua en la tierra
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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-05-10 13:21:56 GMT)
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I think technically "gola" is where the sea enters the land and not where the river meets the sea (seen from the point of view of sea movements instead of rivers)
La bocana (cat. gola, ital. lido, ingl. inlet) es el término correcto para designarlos boquetes de comunicación con el mar; no es correcta la palabra grau (de gradus= 'puerto') que es una usurpación semántica de mala ley. Una o más bocanas o goles se mantienen abiertas como rebosadero o gracias a las corrientes de mareao de otro tipo, en contra de las corrientes longitudinales y oleaje transversal quetienden a cerrarlas.
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Comment: "The discussion has been very helpful. Apparently, golas can be either natual or artificial. Given the context, I think that the best answer is shallow inlet (when the feature is natural) and shallow canal (when the feature is not)."
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(access) canal
DRAE
6. f. Geogr. Canal por donde entran los buques en ciertos puertos o rías.
:)
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NAVIGATION CONDITIONS:
Ocean Maps 1101 e 1102 from the Navy Department Hydrographic Directory
Tide Amplitude: Maximum of 2.80 meters
Piloting: Regulated by the Administrative rule nº 14 of the Harbor Administration. Obligatory for the foreign ships, tankers and propaners. Granted to Brazilian ships commanded by a Brazilian mariner as Cabotage Master.
TOWBOAT: Use regulated by the administrative rule number 14, from the Harbor Administration.
ACCESS CANAL
It has two canals. The first one called internal canal, on the side of the city, minimum depth of 8 meters and a second one called external canal, along the Itaparica Island, of which the depth varies from 13 to 55 meters.
http://www.codeba.com.br/eng/porto_ssa_infra_loc.php
6. f. Geogr. Canal por donde entran los buques en ciertos puertos o rías.
:)
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Welcome to Localism
- [ Traducir esta página ]
Palm Harbor Club, towards its gulf access canal, Fort Myers Beach, FlProvided by: LLoyd Nichols~SW Florida Homes Jump to: Palm Harbor Club (Fort Myers Beach ...
localism.com/fl/fort_myers_beach/palm_harbor_club - 35k - En caché - Páginas similares -
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Waterfront lots with gulf access in Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Florida
- [ Traducir esta página ]
25 May 2007 ... 150' wide gufl access canal. All city utilities available. ..... Awesome price on a sailboat access lot across from Cape Harbour! ...
floridasungroup.com/waterfront-lots-with-gulf-access.htm - 111k -
NAVIGATION CONDITIONS:
Ocean Maps 1101 e 1102 from the Navy Department Hydrographic Directory
Tide Amplitude: Maximum of 2.80 meters
Piloting: Regulated by the Administrative rule nº 14 of the Harbor Administration. Obligatory for the foreign ships, tankers and propaners. Granted to Brazilian ships commanded by a Brazilian mariner as Cabotage Master.
TOWBOAT: Use regulated by the administrative rule number 14, from the Harbor Administration.
ACCESS CANAL
It has two canals. The first one called internal canal, on the side of the city, minimum depth of 8 meters and a second one called external canal, along the Itaparica Island, of which the depth varies from 13 to 55 meters.
http://www.codeba.com.br/eng/porto_ssa_infra_loc.php
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William A McNab
New Zealand
New Zealand
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Works in: Spanish to English, French to English
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bight
Really not sure about access canal; "gola" sounds to be a truly natural feature.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bight_(geography)
In geography, bight has two meanings.
A bight can be simply a bend or curve in any geographical feature—usually a bend or curve in the line between land and water.
Alternatively, the term can refer to a large (and often only slightly receding) bay. It is distinguished from a sound by being shallower. Traditionally explorers defined a bight as a bay that could be sailed out of on a single tack in a square-rigged sailing vessel, regardless of the direction of the wind (typically meaning the apex of the bight is less than 25 degrees from the edges).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bight_(geography)
In geography, bight has two meanings.
A bight can be simply a bend or curve in any geographical feature—usually a bend or curve in the line between land and water.
Alternatively, the term can refer to a large (and often only slightly receding) bay. It is distinguished from a sound by being shallower. Traditionally explorers defined a bight as a bay that could be sailed out of on a single tack in a square-rigged sailing vessel, regardless of the direction of the wind (typically meaning the apex of the bight is less than 25 degrees from the edges).
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
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(river) mouth
mouth: embocadura, gola (hidrografía)
http://books.google.es/books?id=ZIU4-UjfzYcC&pg=PA124&lpg=PA...
2006 Sightings - [ Traducir esta página ]Gola de Migjorn (viewing point at old river mouth that encompasses lagoons, ... For the old river mouth (Gola Migjorn), sandwich terns, audouin's gull, ...
www.ebrotours.co.uk/2006_sightings.htm - 19k - En caché - Páginas similares
Trekking bicycle route: To the volcanos & around the mountain ... - [ Traducir esta página ]From Torroella de Montgrí you get to visit “La Gola”, the outstanding river mouth of the river Ter and the interesting ancient Greek-Roman ruins of ...
www.cicloturisme.com/new/index.php?p=fitxa_ruta&id=185&id_i... - 28k - En caché - Páginas similares
http://books.google.es/books?id=ZIU4-UjfzYcC&pg=PA124&lpg=PA...
2006 Sightings - [ Traducir esta página ]Gola de Migjorn (viewing point at old river mouth that encompasses lagoons, ... For the old river mouth (Gola Migjorn), sandwich terns, audouin's gull, ...
www.ebrotours.co.uk/2006_sightings.htm - 19k - En caché - Páginas similares
Trekking bicycle route: To the volcanos & around the mountain ... - [ Traducir esta página ]From Torroella de Montgrí you get to visit “La Gola”, the outstanding river mouth of the river Ter and the interesting ancient Greek-Roman ruins of ...
www.cicloturisme.com/new/index.php?p=fitxa_ruta&id=185&id_i... - 28k - En caché - Páginas similares
Peer comment(s):
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John Cutler
: Yes, seems to be associated with "desembocadura" in many Google references.
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Gracias John
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ria
From the context you provide it seems to me the term should be "ría" (Penetración que forma el mar en la costa, debida a la sumersión de la parte litoral de una cuenca fluvial de laderas más o menos abruptas. (DRAE)).
The DRAE definition of "Gola" is:Canal por donde entran los buques en ciertos puertos o rías.
So this is my suggestion. Apparently the word "ria" also exists in English: a long, narrow, wedge-shaped inlet, uniformly widening and deepening toward the sea. http://www.yourdictionary.com/ria
this is what I would suggest, "ria": a long, narrow, wedge-shaped inlet, uniformly widening and deepening toward the sea.
It
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-10 09:05:40 GMT)
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Sorry, please ignore that last sentence. I should have deleted it before hitting "submit"!
The DRAE definition of "Gola" is:Canal por donde entran los buques en ciertos puertos o rías.
So this is my suggestion. Apparently the word "ria" also exists in English: a long, narrow, wedge-shaped inlet, uniformly widening and deepening toward the sea. http://www.yourdictionary.com/ria
this is what I would suggest, "ria": a long, narrow, wedge-shaped inlet, uniformly widening and deepening toward the sea.
It
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-10 09:05:40 GMT)
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Sorry, please ignore that last sentence. I should have deleted it before hitting "submit"!
Discussion
I think this additional context (from the same doco) adds further light to the discussion. Here a "gola" cannot be deep and can certianly not be a river.
How about "shallow inlet"?