sin relieves

English translation: without relief

15:01 Feb 17, 2016
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geography / Mexico
Spanish term or phrase: sin relieves
En cuanto al área de proyecto, ésta se ubica en la topoforma de llanuras; el área es plana sin relieves o pendientes topográficas significativas.
jmf
United States
Local time: 07:10
English translation:without relief
Explanation:
my take

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Francois Boye
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4 +3without relief
Francois Boye
4 +1with no outstanding features
neilmac
4featureless
Denis Zabelin
4with no elevations
Wendy Streitparth
4without much topographic relief
Thomas Walker


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without relief


Explanation:
my take

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Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 07:10
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agree  philgoddard: Featureless is fine too.
16 mins

agree  Robert Carter
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agree  Kim Edwards-Buarque
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featureless


Explanation:
plain, lowland

Denis Zabelin
Belarus
Local time: 14:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in BelarusianBelarusian, Native in RussianRussian
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with no outstanding features


Explanation:
"... the area is flat with no (significant) outstanding topographic features or slopes."
I don't think the sentence needs both adjectives (significant + outstanding).

Relief: the elevations or inequalities of a land surface

neilmac
Spain
Local time: 12:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  franglish
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with no elevations


Explanation:
To avoid the possible confusion without relief!

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 12:10
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without much topographic relief


Explanation:
I think there are some terms here that have more than one definition; we should look to the context for guidance on which definition is in play at any given point.
One example is "plano/a". In the context of geometry, it means "flat"; about the same for a tabletop or an ice skating rink. But in terms of geography, a "plain" is an area with a relatively flat surface, as you can see if you've been in the Great Plains of the US, or the Prairies of Canada - they're certainly very (relatively) flat compared to the Rocky Mountains at their west edge, but they are far from tabletop flat, crisscrossed with small to large streams & rivers, cut by gullies & coulees, & with occasional hills. Again, "featureless" is probably not appropriate; people who live in these places are quite able to find their way around, using landmarks & other features that differentiate one subarea from another. If there are no other features, there will be local variations in the distribution of vegetation, maybe with trees & shrubs along stream channels & near springs, grasses elsewhere, depending on soil type, etc.
I said "topographic relief" because "relief" by itself has many other meanings, & might not be clear here.
"Relief or topographic relief describes the amount of topographic change within a particular area. Another way to look at relief is the difference between the highest point and the lowest point in a given area." - https://lodore.wordpress.com/2010/12/02/topographic-relief/

Thomas Walker
United States
Local time: 04:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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