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sacrificial soil

Spanish translation: relleno temporario

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English term or phrase:sacrificial soil
Spanish translation:relleno temporario
Entered by: Anai Betancourt

13:06 Jun 7, 2011
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / Construction of Landfills
English term or phrase: sacrificial soil
If the soil liner is going to be uncovered by geomembrane liner long enough to cause desiccation or other damage (generally two (2) or more weeks) a 30 cm sacrificial soil layer may be applied.
Anai Betancourt
Guatemala
Local time: 22:06
relleno temporario
Explanation:
Utilizado para evitar que se seque la capa subyacente.
Una vez que se retomen las labores, la capa temporaria se quita.
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slothm
Local time: 01:06
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5 +2relleno temporario
slothm
3suele que se sacrifica
Michael Powers (PhD)


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
suele que se sacrifica


Explanation:
se puede aplicar una capa de 30 centímetros de suelo que se sacrifica ...

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 00:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 116
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
relleno temporario


Explanation:
Utilizado para evitar que se seque la capa subyacente.
Una vez que se retomen las labores, la capa temporaria se quita.

slothm
Local time: 01:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 160

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lourdes Sanchez: quizas quisiste decir "suelo de relleno temporal"
16 mins
  -> He omitido "suelo" ya que es la materia del contexto y no pecar de repetitivo.
agree  Christine Walsh
23 mins
neutral  Y. Peraza: A lo mejor no entiendo bien la cosa, pero relleno es algo que va entre dos capas, y aquí se habla de una capa superficial, no?
52 mins
  -> Por ejemplo, el relleno sanitario generalmente es un relleno superficial, una sola capa.
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