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iridisación

English translation: iridescence

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Spanish term or phrase:iridisación
English translation:iridescence
Entered by: Jürgen Lakhal De Muynck

08:34 Nov 19, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / instalaciones náuticas deportivas
Spanish term or phrase: iridisación
iridisación: Arco de colores que se forma sobre la superficie del agua en el caso de derrame de hidrocarburos o sustancias químicas
Jürgen Lakhal De Muynck
Spain
Local time: 04:10
iridescence
Explanation:
Refers to colour change of things like soap bubbles, butterfly wings etc.
See wiki reference
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Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:10
Grading comment
thanks a lot ^-^
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7iridescence
Marian Vieyra
4iridisation
telefpro


Discussion entries: 3





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
iridisation


Explanation:
Check google too.

telefpro
Local time: 07:40
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
iridescence


Explanation:
Refers to colour change of things like soap bubbles, butterfly wings etc.
See wiki reference


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridescence
Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
thanks a lot ^-^

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Evans (X): the most usual term in English to describe the visual effect
17 mins
  -> Thanks, Gilla.
agree  neilmac: Very interesting. It'lll take me a while to get used to with only one "r"...
2 hrs
  -> No. It comes from the chemical element iridium, named after the goddess Iris
agree  Christine Walsh
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Christine
agree  Rick Larg: One 'r' is fine. 375,000 hits can't all be wrong. Can they?
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Rick
agree  James A. Walsh
3 hrs
agree  Otto Albers (X)
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, sirwalter
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
14 hrs
  -> Thanks, gallagy2
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