run perpendicular to the sea

Japanese translation: 海の垂直に走る

22:37 Jan 26, 2015
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Social Sciences - Geography / mountains
English term or phrase: run perpendicular to the sea
In the Aegean Region the mountains run perpendicular to the sea
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Japanese translation:海の垂直に走る
Explanation:
直訳すると「エーゲ海地域では山が海の垂直に走って・・・」になりますが、もう一つの候補として、「山々が海に突き出る」をお勧めします。エーゲ海地域が三陸海岸や北カリフォルニア州の海岸と似て、表現的に近いと思います。
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A Keith (X)
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Local time: 17:40
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3 +1海の垂直に走る
A Keith (X)
3 +1海面に垂直にそびえ立つ
Kayoko Kimura
3険しい山々が連なる
Port City


  

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海の垂直に走る


Explanation:
直訳すると「エーゲ海地域では山が海の垂直に走って・・・」になりますが、もう一つの候補として、「山々が海に突き出る」をお勧めします。エーゲ海地域が三陸海岸や北カリフォルニア州の海岸と似て、表現的に近いと思います。

A Keith (X)
Japan
Local time: 17:40
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海面に垂直にそびえ立つ


Explanation:
山ですから、「そびえ立つ」とすると感じが出ると思いますし、海は海面に対してだと思います。

Kayoko Kimura
United States
Local time: 03:40
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

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agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
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険しい山々が連なる


Explanation:
"Perpendicular to the sea/shore" seems to be a Turkish expression to describe steep mountains.

"In Western Anatolia, the mountain ranges lie from east to west, perpendicular to the Aegean Sea creating fertile valleys and fields washed by the rivers of famous ancient times legends such as the Great Meander, Castros, Pactole and Selinus. These mountain ranges, perpendicular to the sea, created many peninsulas and bays and thus, a coastal line full of natural wonders."
http://www.turizm.net/turkey/info/geography.html
"Aegean region has perpendicular mountains to its shores"
http://www.allaboutturkey.com/aegean.htm

If the mountains are near the coast line, the term can be translated as 険しい山々が海に迫る, but not all mountains may be along the coast. Hence, the above translation.
https://www.google.co.nz/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1...

Port City
New Zealand
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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