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descendió en Marte

English translation: landed on Mars

03:50 Mar 15, 2013
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Astronomy & Space
Spanish term or phrase: descendió en Marte
La agencia espacial norteamericana indicó que el robot explorador, del tamaño de un automóvil pequeño y que descendió en Marte el 6 de agosto, se encuentra estacionado sobre sus seis ruedas a unos dos metros y medio de la roca.
nina7131
United States
Local time: 00:39
English translation:landed on Mars
Explanation:
I would say 'landed on Mars'

'Landed in a crater' or 'landed in Mexico' but 'landed on Mars'
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Lucy Phillips
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:39
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6landed on Mars
Lucy Phillips
5touched down on Mars
odiochain


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
landed on Mars


Explanation:
I would say 'landed on Mars'

'Landed in a crater' or 'landed in Mexico' but 'landed on Mars'

Lucy Phillips
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: Absolutely; has to be "on".
57 mins
agree  Dr. Andrew Frankland
1 hr
agree  Rachel Fell
1 hr
agree  patinba
3 hrs
agree  ___jck___
5 hrs
agree  James A. Walsh
12 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
touched down on Mars


Explanation:
The expression "touched down on Mars" reads naturally and may be more appropriate for some target readerships.
In my many years teaching translation into English in Scots and Irish Universities I have always advised my students to consider using phrasal verbs whenever possible when translating from Romance languages as it often results in a translated text which reads more naturally in English.

odiochain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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