Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
spianare i rilievi
English translation:
to flatten the raised areas
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Lisa Jane
Feb 27, 2017 15:54
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Italian term
spianare i rilievi
Italian to English
Social Sciences
Geology
This is from an article on the structure of the earth. Specifically, this part deals with orogeny and erosion.
Processo antagonista all’orogenesi è l’erosione che smantella il rilievo terrestre e produce materiale clastico (rocce sedimentarie formate da frammenti di varie dimensioni, derivati dalla erosione di altre rocce e trasportati da fiumi, correnti marine, venti) che colma le depressioni.
L’erosione agisce contemporaneamente all’orogenesi e tende a ***spianare i rilievi*** che progressivamente essa forma.
I'm especially having trouble translating 'rilievi' as it doesn't simply refer to mountains here and 'reliefs' doesn't sound quite right. TIA for any help.
Processo antagonista all’orogenesi è l’erosione che smantella il rilievo terrestre e produce materiale clastico (rocce sedimentarie formate da frammenti di varie dimensioni, derivati dalla erosione di altre rocce e trasportati da fiumi, correnti marine, venti) che colma le depressioni.
L’erosione agisce contemporaneamente all’orogenesi e tende a ***spianare i rilievi*** che progressivamente essa forma.
I'm especially having trouble translating 'rilievi' as it doesn't simply refer to mountains here and 'reliefs' doesn't sound quite right. TIA for any help.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +2 | to flatten the raised areas | Lisa Jane |
3 | smoothing the rough places | Patrick Hopkins |
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Mar 6, 2017 19:10: Lisa Jane Created KOG entry
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to flatten the raised areas
and tends to flatten (or flatten out) the raised areas...
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smoothing the rough places
can apply to big things (mountains) and small ridges on a single stone
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Note added at 3 mins (2017-02-27 15:57:36 GMT)
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in your context, "tends to smooth the rough places"
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Note added at 3 mins (2017-02-27 15:57:36 GMT)
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in your context, "tends to smooth the rough places"
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