Una zona desbastada
English translation: An area ravaged by
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| 3 +7 | An area ravaged by |
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| 4 +2 | a devastated area |
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| 3 +1 | a region victimized by the depradations of |
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2 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| una zona desbastada por a region victimized by the depradations of Explanation: Assuming that "desbastada" is not a mistake, I think that "ravaged by" goes too far. The idea is inappropriate exploitation/depradation, and not "devastation." |
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12 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2a devastated area Explanation: Nothing wrong with a bit of hyperbole in the right place: Synonyms of devastate: destroy, ruin, leave in ruins, wreck, lay waste, wreak havoc on, ravage... "the city was devastated by a huge earthquake" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2017-02-28 09:56:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here, someone's life has been "devastated" by fracking: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14763183.US_fracking_firm... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2017-02-28 09:57:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Many of the communities around the world, which are now devastated by fracking, had no opportunity to stop it before it took a stranglehold..." http://www.talkfracking.org/news-archive/when-lancashire-wen... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2017-02-28 09:58:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-3805... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2017-02-28 09:59:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "She says that such and such area near a mine is devastated by mining,"... http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2017/02/09/1670405/whats-min... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2017-02-28 10:00:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Thare are over 1000 hits online for "devastated by mining", FWIW... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 hrs (2017-02-28 11:00:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In the syntax of the query, it would be: "an area devastated by" (which itself gets over 23000 results in a Google search)... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 hrs (2017-02-28 11:06:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- NB: In the light of Taña's reference, if they did mean "desbastar > to plane, to smooth, to polish, to waste", another option could be "levelled", (sites that had been levelled by mining): "What plans have you got to mitigate the expected change in micro climate once the hill and forest are levelled by mining activities": http://www.merinews.com/article/mining-would-destroy-the-bio... |
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21 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +7
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