Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
vuelo a vela
English translation:
soaring (flight)
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Spanish term
vuelo a vela
Spanish to English
Science
Zoology
Hola a todos, como llamariais este tipo de vuelo en las aves en ingles? Gracias
Proposed translations
(English)
3 | soaring (flight) | Sheila Hardie |
4 | gliding flight | Ross Andrew Parker |
4 | gliding | liz askew |
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soaring (flight)
I'd translate 'volar a vela' as 'to soar' - when talking about raptors etc. soaring.
HTH
Sheila
Definicions de soar a la xarxa en Anglès:
rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"
hang glide: fly by means of a hang glider
fly upwards or high in the sky
go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"
the act of rising upward into the air
sailplane: fly a plane without an engine
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
fly upward, as in: We watched the eagle soar into the sky and disappear.
www.business-words.com/dictionary/S.html
ALA - Internet
Soar, Elevarse, remontarse; volar a vela (avia). Soaring flight, Vuelo a vela (avia). Soaring glider, Velero (avia). Soaring in thermal u, currents ...
www.ala.aero/ala2/diccionario/dic_alfa_en.
HTH
Sheila
Definicions de soar a la xarxa en Anglès:
rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"
hang glide: fly by means of a hang glider
fly upwards or high in the sky
go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"
the act of rising upward into the air
sailplane: fly a plane without an engine
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
fly upward, as in: We watched the eagle soar into the sky and disappear.
www.business-words.com/dictionary/S.html
ALA - Internet
Soar, Elevarse, remontarse; volar a vela (avia). Soaring flight, Vuelo a vela (avia). Soaring glider, Velero (avia). Soaring in thermal u, currents ...
www.ala.aero/ala2/diccionario/dic_alfa_en.
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gliding flight
Spanish vuelo a vela (gliding flight), planeo (glide), inmenso (beyond measure, huge, immense, tremendous), encumbrado (high, lofty, sublime, towering), altísimo (loudly, towering). (various references)
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Note added at 4 mins (2007-07-26 14:32:34 GMT)
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or "soaring"
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/soaring
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Note added at 4 mins (2007-07-26 14:32:34 GMT)
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or "soaring"
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/soaring
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gliding
I don't think you need to put "flight".
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