Explanación de explanada
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Ok so explanación can mean "leveling" in addition to explanation.
And explanada means "area of flat or level ground"
Would I say "hay una explanada fuera de mi casa" or something like that?
What is the root word there, why level, why flat, why leveling?
Gracias.
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updated Jun 5, 2011
posted by jeezzle
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"explanar" - to level the ground, to grade
I've never heard "explanación" meaning "explanation" ("explicación" is what I hear), but - who knows - it's certainly possible that in Spanglish this is commonly used.
updated Jun 5, 2011
posted by mountaingirl123
It's in our dictionary that way. - jeezzle, May 27, 2011
yeah, I saw that in the dictionary, I've just never heard it! :) - mountaingirl123, May 27, 2011
It is in the drae, but so is the action and effect of leveling - lorenzo9, May 28, 2011
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For the root, look at a verb you are familiar with, "to plane" (To make smooth). "Explanada" (something having been planed).
updated May 27, 2011
edited by 005faa61
posted by 005faa61
