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Jun 26, 2022 15:34
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English term

Mainland

English to Spanish Social Sciences Geography
"Newport [Isle of Wight] communicates with the mainland by means of a railway to Cowes and Ryde, thence by boat to Portsmouth and Southampton".
The Municipal corporations companion, diary, directory, and year book of... (1880).
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Proposed translations

11 mins

con el territorio principal de

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Note added at 13 mins (2022-06-26 15:47:50 GMT)
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Forget about "de". It isn't needed or even part of your source text.
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isla principal de Gran Bretaña

“mainland” (tierra firme/continente) refiere aquí, en el caso de la isla de Wight, a la isla principal de Gran Bretaña, es decir Inglaterra en la práctica.
Note from asker:
Gracias. Veo que en este caso no puedo traducir 'mainland' como "Inglaterra", ya que la isla de Wight pertenece a Inglaterra.
Peer comment(s):

agree Toni Castano : De acuerdo, pero "Gran Bretaña" (= Great Britain) incluye también a Gales y Escocia, NO "Inglaterra en la práctica". // De acuerdo, François (pero mejor que no lo lean los galeses y escoceses!!!). Feliz domingo.
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Gracias, Toni, claro, por supuesto, lo mencioné más bien pensando en términos generales de los que estamos viviendo fuera de la isla… ¡buen domingo!
agree ezpz : Y también estoy de acuerdo con OP en traducirlo directamente a "Inglaterra" para este contexto./ Jaja! OP significa Original Poster. Debería haber escrito Asker, perdón.
1 hr
Gracias, ezpz (¡no sé quién será OP, pero mándale saludos de mi parte!) 😄
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17 hrs

Tierra firme

Esta sería la respuesta adecuada en mi opinión y ya ha mencionado el término
François en su propuesta.
Note from asker:
Gracias, Esther. Entiendo que tan "tierra firme" es Newport como Portsmouth.
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