Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Kesseltal
English translation:
cauldron-shaped valley
Added to glossary by
Barbara Schmidt-Runkel (X)
Oct 27, 2004 09:56
19 yrs ago
German term
Barbara Schmidt-Runkel (X)
Kesseltal
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Geography
This comes from a geographical desciption and refers presumably to a round valley. Does anyone know if there is a technical term for this in English? Thanks!
Barbara
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Proposed translations
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| 3 | karst valley (cauldron) |
Robert Schlarb
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| 3 +1 | valley basin |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 4 | dale |
shabda
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| 2 +1 | cwm, caldera |
Richard Benham
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karst valley (cauldron)
karst valley if it is an alpine geological formation, cauldron if having resulted from volcanic activity.
http://www.lochstein.de/sprache/caver.htm
http://www.lochstein.de/sprache/caver.htm
Peer comment(s):
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Richard Benham
: I don't see where "karst" has anything to do with the cauldron-like shape.
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Because of the steepness of the sides, loose rock breaking off from the surrounding slopes collects at the foot of the basin.
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Comment: "Maybe I should have added that the valley is in Greece! Anyway the word "cauldron" is a good tip and I will use "cauldron-shaped valley", since the article doesn't say any more than that it's there! Thanks!"
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valley basin
Declined
Talkessel m basin, hollow (Collins)
Talkessel m valley basin, hollow (Lang.)
assuming it's the same as Talkessel
Talkessel m valley basin, hollow (Lang.)
assuming it's the same as Talkessel
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
gfish
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Robert Schlarb
: "Kesseltal" denotes the shape of the valley, "Talkessel" the area within the valley
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und was will der Autor uns damit sagen? ;-)
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Richard Benham
: I like "cwm", myself.//That's why I like it.
21 mins
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looks Welsh
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6 mins
dale
Declined
koennte man sagen
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21 mins
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cwm, caldera
Cwm (or cirque) if glacial in origin.
Caldera if volcanic.
Anything else, I don't kow.
Caldera if volcanic.
Anything else, I don't kow.
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