landfill

Spanish translation: relleno sanitario

08:53 Sep 22, 2000
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: landfill
Also a simple word, but my dictionaries must be too old.
Ana
Spanish translation:relleno sanitario
Explanation:
relleno de tierra, terraplen,
Creo que en Mexico decimos mas relleno sanitario que vertedero publico que me encontre en el Routledge (te lo recomiendo)
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Laurent Slowack
Local time: 15:43
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Thanks, everyone, for your wonderful help. I believe "relleno sanitario" fit the bill this time.
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Summary of answers provided
navertedero
Luz Bordenkircher
narelleno sanitario
Laurent Slowack
nadepende...
Elinor Thomas
nacomplemento de mi mensaje anterior.
Elinor Thomas
navertedero
Geisha (Angie) Hayes
nadescarga (if the actual material) or vertedero controlado (if the site)
Marijke Singer


  

Answers


17 mins
vertedero


Explanation:
or vertedero de basuras


Good Luck!

Luz Bordenkircher
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17 mins
relleno sanitario


Explanation:
relleno de tierra, terraplen,
Creo que en Mexico decimos mas relleno sanitario que vertedero publico que me encontre en el Routledge (te lo recomiendo)

Laurent Slowack
Local time: 15:43
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Thanks, everyone, for your wonderful help. I believe "relleno sanitario" fit the bill this time.
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20 mins
depende...


Explanation:
Además de relleno sanitario, depende del contexto....
si se trata de una construcción vial por ejemplo, simplemente es relleno del terreno. Se debe rellenar el terreno para nivelarlo y después construir una carretera o calle.

Hope this helps! :)

Elinor Thomas
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22 mins
complemento de mi mensaje anterior.


Explanation:
Si el relleno del terreno es para nivelarlo y construir encima, se hace con otrosmateriales, no con basura.

Good luck! :)

Elinor Thomas
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32 mins
vertedero


Explanation:
I think that since we don't know exactly waht kind of landfill we are talking about is pretty save to use plain "vertedero".

Give us the sentence where the word is used. It would help a lot more.

Geisha (Angie) Hayes
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43 mins
descarga (if the actual material) or vertedero controlado (if the site)


Explanation:
Hi,

Eurodicautom says:

landfill
Reference Dir.18.3.91,OJ L 78/91 p.36
Spanish Term descarga

landfill;
landfill site;
controlled tip
Definition site for deposition of waste as well as the contents of same;
cf.landfill area
Reference TNC 62
Note {DOM} waste treatment:waste dumps;
special requirements are laid down with regard to landfill(site)in accordance with regulations or codes designed to protect the environment.These can include,for example,safety requirements in connection with dispersal and infiltration,and requirements for maintenance and landscaping
Spanish Term vertedero controlado
Definition instalación de eliminación de residuos que se utiliza para el depósito controlado de los residuos en la superficie a bajo tierra

Good luck!



    Reference: http://eurodic.ip.lu/cgi-bin/edicbin/EuroDicWWW.pl
Marijke Singer
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