Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
circundar
English translation:
circumnavigated / went around the world
Added to glossary by
Anna Moorby DipTrans
Jun 25, 2004 17:27
19 yrs ago
Spanish term
United Kingdom
Communicate. Collaborate. Connect
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English
circundar
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
History
naval history
el ordenamiento del mundo antiguo y medieval fue esencialmente terreno, aunque implicara alguna forma de soberanía en el mar y hasta alguna talasocracia, pero este carácter sufre una transformación radical en la época de los descubrimientos de la gente hispana, que por primera vez circundó el mundo, necesariamente por vía marítima, ya que es el océano el que contiene a los continentes.
Who or what is surrounding what here?!
thanks
xx
Who or what is surrounding what here?!
thanks
xx
Proposed translations
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| 5 +9 | circumnavigated / went around the world |
Mapi
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| 5 +2 | circumnavigated the globe |
Ltemes
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| 5 -2 | to surround |
ojinaga
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Proposed translations
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circumnavigated / went around the world
that's it
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Peer comment(s):
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anaell
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Muchas gracias : -)
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Ltemes
: casi a la vez!
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si, parece que a menudo vamos por las mismas preguntas, pero tu sueles ganarme! ;-)
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Nora Bellettieri
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Muchas gracias :-)
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Juan Jacob
: Lo más correcto, en español, es circunnavegar, ¿no?
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Gracias (Si exactamente, pero lo necesita en ingles)
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Muchas gracias :-)
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Tom Bishop
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muchas gracias :-)
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awilliams
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Xenia Wong
21 hrs
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Lisa Russell
1 day 11 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks every so much.
xx"
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4 mins
circumnavigated the globe
Also: SAILED AROUND THE WORLD
Main Entry: cir·cum·nav·i·gate
Pronunciation: -'na-v&-"gAt
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Latin circumnavigatus, past participle of circumnavigare to sail around, from circum- + navigare to navigate
: to go completely around (as the earth) especially by water;
Main Entry: cir·cum·nav·i·gate
Pronunciation: -'na-v&-"gAt
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Latin circumnavigatus, past participle of circumnavigare to sail around, from circum- + navigare to navigate
: to go completely around (as the earth) especially by water;
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6 mins
ojinaga
Works in field
to surround
My suggestion according to Oxford Dictionary
Peer comment(s):
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Tom Bishop
: Physically somewhat difficult!
21 mins
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I disagree with you, but thanks anyway
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awilliams
: how can you surround the world?//the asker doesn't ask for the meaning of the word, rather how it fits into the context; 'surround' may be the dictionary definition, but it is completely erroneous in this context.
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To me it is not interesting how one can surround the world or not, but the asker asks for help of the word circundar, and this word has one meaning only aboth according to Oxford Dictionary, Smart Diccionario, Vox Diccionario Avanzado Lengua Española
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