Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

caleta

English translation:

small bay

Added to glossary by elenali
Nov 30, 2001 13:39
22 yrs ago
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Spanish term

caleta or caletilla

Spanish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature poetry
Las playas de caleta o caletilla

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Caleta y Caletilla

Son playas en Acapulco, asi que se quedan igual

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agree Felipe Castillo Ruiz : Son nombres, no debes modificarlos
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agree O María Elena Guerrero
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agree mgonzalez (X) : Si efectivamente son nombres propios no deben traducirse.
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agree Dr. Aros : You are wright!
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neutral Robert INGLEDEW : caleta is a geographical accident, we have Caleta Valdez in Argentina, and there are some near Tampico in Mexico.
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agree Lafuente : Son playas que se distinguen por su bajo oleaje y poca profundidad...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Muchas gracias a todos"
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it is a narrow and long entrance of water along the shore, after which there is more sand

the opposite of peninsula, which is a narrow strip of land going into the sea, but in this case it is parallel to the shore. Sorry I don't have the precise word.
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small bay - inlet

I found it now!
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agree MJ Barber : cove would be another option
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agree Erik Vorbeck : if they are not written in capitals and the poet is not mexican
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agree Milana_R : inlet is very widely used in geographical, as well as nautical terms
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