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su nombre de las piedras redondas

English translation: and we can see straightaway why it is named for its round stones

14:56 Feb 9, 2016
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / text on national park
Spanish term or phrase: su nombre de las piedras redondas
Hi everyone! I'm translating a series of descriptions on La Caldera National Park, and I'm confused as to this one. The link is here:
http://www.hellocanaryislands.com/paths/la-palma/caldera-de-...

This is the description. I feel like there is something wrong in this sentence. Any help appreciated, thanks!

Un barranco de piedras superlativas

Los procesos erosivos ocasionan constantes desprendimientos en la Caldera. Este barranco es un ejemplo de ello, ***su nombre de las piedras redondas***, lo comprobamos visualmente, Mirando hacia las paredes superiores, rápidamente nos haremos una idea de cómo se ha formado a lo largo del tiempo este espectacular cauce. Restos arqueológicos han aparecido en esta zona, ya que los aborígenes palmeros utilizaron algunas de estas rocas gigantescas como refugios.
Lindsay Spratt
France
Local time: 08:30
English translation:and we can see straightaway why it is named for its round stones
Explanation:
I assume that somewhere else in the description, there is an indication that the park (or the cliff referenced, or some other aspect of the site) is described with the epithet "las piedras redondas" - or some synonymous term).
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Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 02:30
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Thanks, Robert!
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Summary of answers provided
1 +4and we can see straightaway why it is named for its round stones
Robert Forstag
4its name de las piedras redondas may be understood as soon as we set eyes on it
Lisa Jane
4its name, from the rounded rocks
Thomas Walker


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +4
su nombre de las piedras redondas, lo comprobamos visualmente
and we can see straightaway why it is named for its round stones


Explanation:
I assume that somewhere else in the description, there is an indication that the park (or the cliff referenced, or some other aspect of the site) is described with the epithet "las piedras redondas" - or some synonymous term).

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 02:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 92
Grading comment
Thanks, Robert!

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agree  Carolina Garrido
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agree  AllegroTrans
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agree  acetran
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agree  Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
its name de las piedras redondas may be understood as soon as we set eyes on it


Explanation:
or as soon as we set eyes on it we understand how it got its name ....

or on seeing las piedras its name becomes clear

many options and some may fit better by rewriting the whole sentance

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 08:30
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
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2 days 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
its name, from the rounded rocks


Explanation:
Utilizing Charles' re-punctuation of the ST - "Los procesos erosivos ocasionan constantes desprendimientos en la Caldera. Este barranco es un ejemplo de ello. Su nombre, "de las Piedras Redondas", lo comprobamos visualmente. Mirando hacia las paredes superiores, rápidamente nos haremos una idea de cómo se ha formado a lo largo del tiempo este espectacular cauce." - the translation falls right out. I would use "rounded rocks", which is a perfectly good term from sedimentology. And while all river rock is generally rounded rock, not all rounded rock is river rock - there is a phenomenon called spheroidal weathering, which is most common in granitic and related rock types, in which chemical weathering takes place along fracture planes in buried bedrock, resulting in very rounded, almost spherical, boulders, which can be exposed by erosion from the surface downwards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spheroidal_weathering

Thomas Walker
United States
Local time: 23:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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