los vientos de levante

English translation: easterly winds/Levantine winds

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Spanish term or phrase:	los vientos de levante
English translation:	easterly winds/Levantine winds
Entered by:	Taña Dalglish

14:21 Jan 4, 2009

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Spanish term or phrase: los vientos de levante

donde los vientos de levante soplan con mayor fuerza.
I know exactly what this is, but not sure whether to put it in Spanish with a translation in brackets, or just translate it.
Thanks in advance

Dave Pugh KudoZ activity Questions: 274 (none open) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 80
Local time: 03:36

Easterly winds

Explanation:
wind | Spanish | Dictionary & Translation by Babyloneasterly wind. viento de levante, solano. ride the wind. dejarse llevar por. rush of wind. ráfaga de viento. sailing with free wind. navegación con viento a ...
www.babylon.com/definition/wind/Spanish - 24k - En caché - Páginas similares
Viento de Levante - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - [ Traducir esta página ]13 Dec 2008 ... Viento de Levante or the Levanter refers to an easterly wind that blows in the western Mediterranean, an example of mountain-gap wind. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viento_de_Levante - 30k - En caché - Páginas similares

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OOPS ... small e (the easterly winds) .

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Many thanks David and again Happy New Year.

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Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 20:36

Grading comment

Gonna go with this one.
Thanks everyone.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +6

Easterly winds

Taña Dalglish

4 +2

the esterly winds

Michael Powers (PhD)

4 +1

the Levant winds

Arkadiusz Witek

4 +1

Levantine winds

Cecilia Gowar

Tradewinds

Gerardo Garcia Ramis

Summary of reference entries provided

Levanter

Rachel Fell

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

the Levant winds

Explanation:
I would translate it.

Arkadiusz Witek
Poland
Local time: 03:36
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Polish

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

the esterly winds

Explanation:
Oxford

Mike :)

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the easterly winds

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High costa living - The Irish Times - Sat, Mar 29, 2008
... the thousands of laid-back surfers who come each year to take advantage of the exhilarating waves whipped up by the easterly winds known as the Levante. ...
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/travel/2008/0329/1206144829468... - 47k - Cached - Similar pages -
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FOREWORD FrommyveryfirstvisittoSpain,IknewIwas ...
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separates the Levante and Poniente beaches; both have excellent facilities along their ... to protect the town of Santa Pola from the easterly winds. ...
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Sub-continental transport mechanisms and pathways during two ozone ...
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of 400 m): the easterly winds (W) and the jet (WJ) blowing ... discharge into the Atlantic (Levante winds) at lower levels,. Atmos. Chem. ...
hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/29/59/15/PDF/acp-6-1469-2006.pdf - Similar pages -
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Levant and High Cload by charliecruz
Ask anyone in Gibraltar what the 'Levante' is, we all know. This is the typical cloud that forms over the top of the Rock due to the easterly winds ...
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 21:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 115

10 mins confidence:

Tradewinds

Explanation:
Depends where they are blowing (geographically). From your other questions it seems you might be dealing with the West Indies, in which case the Tradewinds, also known as "vientos alisios", blow in from the East - otherwise, the name does not apply.

Gerardo Garcia Ramis
Puerto Rico
Local time: 21:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Levantine winds

Explanation:
It is also used, and I like the sound of it ;-))

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2004/dec/11/watersportsholi...

And while Tarifa, because of its exposed position, is renowned for kite surfing, after Bolonia we'd been told the coast was less prone to the Levantine winds and the beach breaks became user-friendlier. Even if Barbate was a washout, Jan had assured us we'd be sure to find something surfable in El Palmar, a 2km stretch of sand directly to the west where the waves break from both right and left even at high tide.

http://books.google.com/books?id=bFyLkNjtVgYC&pg=PA81&lpg=PA...

It is not uncommon for the vessels to be calmed, or becalmed, as the sailors express it, in the road of the constant Levantine winds, in places where they ...

Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 56

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

Easterly winds

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 20:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 64

Grading comment

Gonna go with this one.
Thanks everyone.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Bubo Coroman (X): another ref.: en el mediterraneo occidental, se denomina viento de levante al procedente de dicho punto cardinal http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levante

38 mins

-> Thanks Deborah. Appreciate your comments (yes, I saw that in the link!). Have a wonderful and prosperous 2009!

agree

indiralena: Agree.

41 mins

-> Muchísimas gracias translactica. ¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

agree

Eileen Banks

1 hr

-> Thanks Eileen. Appreciate it. ¡Feliz Año!

agree

franglish

1 hr

-> Thank you so much franglish. Happy 2009.

agree

Daniel Burns (X)

18 hrs

-> Thank you so much Daniel. Much appreciated and a very happy New Year!

agree

Mónica Sauza: Best wishes for a great year!

1 day 5 hrs

-> Muchas gracias Mónica. Best wishes to you too. Un abrazo!

Reference comments

20 hrs

Reference: Levanter

Reference information:
I think you could put it in Sp. and add a translation afterwards, but also if it's a tourism thing you could just put Levantine winds, as I also think it sounds nicer, even if Levanter is an "official" name - "easterly, Levantine winds"? I know it's a bit tautologous, but it avoids brackets, etc.

Viento de Levante or the Levanter refers to an easterly wind that blows in the western Mediterranean, an example of mountain-gap wind.
...The wind rises in the central Mediterranean or around the Balearic Islands and blows westwards reaching its greatest intensity through the Strait of Gibraltar. The winds are moist carrying fog and precipitation in the eastern side of the Strait, but dry in the western side, as the moisture rains on the mountains between Algeciras and Tarifa. The winds are well known for creating a particular cloud formation above the Rock of Gibraltar. The Levanter winds can occur at any time in the year, but are most common from May to October.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viento_de_Levante

The levant is the name of a wind blowing from the east in Provence, the Cote d'Azur, Roussillon and in Corsica in France. In Roussillon it is called "llevant" and in Corsica "levante." In the western Mediterranean, particularly when the wind blows through the Strait of Gibraltar, it is called the Viento de Levante or the Levanter.

When blowing moderately or strongly, the levant causes heavy swells on the Mediterannean. Usually gentle and damp, the levant frequently brings clouds and rain. When it brings good weather, it is known as the "levant blanc."[1].

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viento_de_Levante

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sorry, have just noticed Taña gave a Wiki link too.

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 31

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