Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

se evacua lateralmente

English translation:

Runs/flows off down the coast along the coastline

Added to glossary by Pamela Faber Benitez
Dec 14, 2009 17:46
14 yrs ago
Spanish term

se evacua lateralmente

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Ships, Sailing, Maritime Coastal engineering
This is a text about wave train evolution in the surf zone. Here is the context:
Sin embargo, cuando la rotura de las olas está forzada por arrecifes o diques sumergidos, a sotomar de ellos, las olas dejan de romper y el nivel del mar desciende. Esta diferencia de nivel genera una circulación de agua por encima del arrecife y que*** se evacua lateralmente***, a lo largo de la costa.

Discussion

Leonardo Lamarche Dec 14, 2009:
Perdón discharged

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Runs/flows off down the coast along the coastline

Not much explanation needed…
Evacuarse means to empty, drain, discharge as Lamarche says
In my opinion none of these is really suitable here. The dynamics of the reef system makes the water flow parallel to the coastline
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19 mins

...that is discharge laterally

Creo que se adecúa al sentido original.
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