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Spanish term or phrase:
un cerro cabecera
English translation:
a hill overlooking ...
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Adam Burman
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Spanish term
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un cerro cabecera
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Cuenca province
Llegamos a Alarcón, sobre un cerro cabecera de la extensa y fértil vega del Júcar, se extiende uno de los recintos amurallados mejores y más completos de los que perduran en España.
Are we going over a hill to the fertile lowland of the Júcar? If so what type of hill? Maybe I will take a break and go to Cuenca to check it out myself! Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Are we going over a hill to the fertile lowland of the Júcar? If so what type of hill? Maybe I will take a break and go to Cuenca to check it out myself! Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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a hill overlooking ...
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built on a hill overlooking the extensive fertile lowland of the Júcar
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built on a hill overlooking the extensive fertile lowland of the Júcar
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top of a hill
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the most predominant hill (where the castle is situated)
Castles are usually situated in very predominant places
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...sitting on the head of a hill...
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a hill that forms the backdrop to the ...
I may be all wet here, but I understood this differently. A "cabecera" can be the seat of government, or the top of something, but it is also the headboard of a bed and the backboard in some ball games, I think. So, I visualized it as being a hill that formed a backdrop for the valley below.
We arrive in Alarcón, sitting atop a hill that forms the backdrop to the broad and fertile meadowslands of Jucar ...
We arrive in Alarcón, sitting atop a hill that forms the backdrop to the broad and fertile meadowslands of Jucar ...
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the head/entrance/ hill of the extense and fertile lowlands/valley/ of the Jucar river
En ingles no existe una traduccion a "vega", que se refiere a la porcion de tierra irrigada naturalmente por las avenidas del rio. Su equivalente usual es el de "valley" o "lowlands", aunque podria utilizarse "bank".
Sucede lo mismo con el concepto español de cabecera
Sucede lo mismo con el concepto español de cabecera
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atop a hill with the extense and fertile valley of Jucar as a backdrop
I picture arriving at the top of a hill and having a panoramic view of the valley...
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sorry, I mean "extensive" valley...
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Note added at 5 horas (2007-01-29 05:44:50 GMT)
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sorry, I mean "extensive" valley...
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a hill at the head of the valley
Unless it is a bowl, most valleys have a head point and hills/mountains enclosing it on two sides.
The Oregon coast is known for its dense forests of big evergreens, its rugged ... west valley wind by flying directly to Sugarloaf hill at the head of the valley. ...www.cascadeparaglidingclub.org/pages/coast.php - 5k - Cached - More from this site
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n the last few weeks we've been thinking a lot about the people from whom we ... can see is several miles away, halfway up Bald Hill at the head of the valley. ...www.northcountrypublicradio.org/serials/brookes7.html - 15k - Cached - More from this site
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Outside Magazine, Nove... What critter kills the most people every ... On Engineer Hill, at the head of the valley, the Japanese have erected a 25-foot ...outside.away.com/magazine/1198/9811scratch.html
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Any hill can overlook a valley, but there is only One at the head.
The Oregon coast is known for its dense forests of big evergreens, its rugged ... west valley wind by flying directly to Sugarloaf hill at the head of the valley. ...www.cascadeparaglidingclub.org/pages/coast.php - 5k - Cached - More from this site
Driveway Diaries, Part 7
n the last few weeks we've been thinking a lot about the people from whom we ... can see is several miles away, halfway up Bald Hill at the head of the valley. ...www.northcountrypublicradio.org/serials/brookes7.html - 15k - Cached - More from this site
Outside Online Archives | Outside Online
Outside Magazine, Nove... What critter kills the most people every ... On Engineer Hill, at the head of the valley, the Japanese have erected a 25-foot ...outside.away.com/magazine/1198/9811scratch.html
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Any hill can overlook a valley, but there is only One at the head.
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