Ría de Vigo, en Galicia, España
Según vuestro diccionario, "Ría" se define como "Mouth of a river" y lo considero inexacto.
En el diccionario de la Real Academia de la Lengua Española (RAE) se define de la siguiente forma: "Penetración que forma el mar en la costa, debida a la sumersión de la parte litoral de una cuenca fluvial de laderas más o menos abruptas."
Por eso pregunto, ¿Cual es la traducción equivalente en Inglés?
Mi problema es que tengo constantemente que explicar lo que es una ría, y la palabra que he encontrado más parecida en mapas geográficos ingleses es la de "Bay", pero tampoco es exactamente la definición de Ría.
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Maybe there is not an equivalent word.
ria n. long narrow inlet shaped by the incomplete immersion of a river valley
ría (f) n. estuary, place where the river current meets the sea tide (as in the mouth of a river)
The Kingsbridge Estuary in Devon, England is an extreme example of a ria forming an estuary disproportionate to the size of its river
Wikipedia offers this explanation of a 'ria'. ----> Ria.
Most succinctly, think of it as a valley that has been submerged either because the land in which the valley is situated has sunk, from say earthquake or other causes, or because the sea has risen for some reason and filled, or partially filled, the existing valley with water.
"Ria" may be a legitimate English word, but it is not in usage in the United States. "Mouth of the river" would be better understood.
"Delta" indicates the silty land form at the mouth of the river.
"Estuary" is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and ocean environments and are subject to both marine influences, such as tides, waves, and the influx of saline water; and riverine influences, such as flows of fresh water and sediment. The inflow of both seawater and freshwater provide high levels of nutrients in both the water column and sediment, making estuaries among the most productive natural habitats in the world.
"Brackish" is the adjective that describes the water in an estuary, a mixture of fresh and salt water. It also indicates the slow movement of the tide through wide expanses of marsh grass and the somewhat musty smell of the area.
The estuary of the Ebro River in Spain is very similar to the estuary of the Chesapeake Bay in the United States, in plants, birds and animals. I was surprised by this.
La palabra «ría» quiere decir «ria» o «drowned river valley» (un clase de estuario) en inglés
River mouth is good but I think "delta" is also used, not too sure about that though as "delta" is more limited referring to the formation of land. Anyway if you click on the link you will see that they use "mouth of the river" in the description. link text
