pista deportiva de tierra

English translation: bare-earth sports field / ground

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Spanish term or phrase:pista deportiva de tierra
English translation:bare-earth sports field / ground
Entered by: Sherry Godfrey

22:15 Dec 10, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: pista deportiva de tierra
From a list of features at a hostel.

I am thinking it is a type of sports court...but "de tierra"?
I know "de tierra batida" is clay court, but I believe this is more of a dirt court. Any idea what we call this in English?

Thanks in advance!
Sherry Godfrey
Local time: 12:20
bare-earth sports field / ground
Explanation:
On a sunny afternoon, two girls’ soccer teams are competing in a tournament on the community’s ***bare-earth sports field.***

http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/Number16_article1_3.htm
Selected response from:

Bubo Coroman (X)
Grading comment
"Bare-earth sports ground" it is! I love it! Thanks Deborah and everyone for all the suggestions!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6bare-earth sports field / ground
Bubo Coroman (X)
4 +2dirt sports field
Janine Libbey
4 +2sports field
Refugio
4dirt track
Erik Bry
4dirt racetrack
Mónica Sauza
4 -1gravel court/track
R. Alex Jenkins


Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dirt track


Explanation:
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Erik Bry
Local time: 04:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dirt racetrack


Explanation:
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Mónica Sauza
Local time: 04:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
gravel court/track


Explanation:
Well, it's not clay, but something a bit more rudimentary such as 'gravel'. I'm can't tell here whether it's a tennis court or a running track or something else...but the 'tierra' could certainly be gravel.

A gravel tennis court
A gravel running track...etc.. :)

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Note added at 31 mins (2007-12-10 22:47:24 GMT)
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Yes, having a track or a racetrack at a hostel is pretty unlikely, I agree.

Here are some links to substantiate my idea on 'gravel'.

Okay, okay I have used this mobile phone but no matter what I photograph the end result always looks like a puffin on a gravel tennis court.

The recreational facilities include swimming pool, jacuzzi, fitness centre, open gravel tennis courts, jogging track, spa, health centre and a library or a ...
www.hotelscombined.com/Hotel/Patra_Hotel_Semarang.htm

Located next to Kinnarps Arena and in the same building as Bowling Arena, Racketcentrum has 3 indoor tennis courts, 3 outdoor gravel tennis courts, ...
www.jonkoping.se/sprakversioner/en/studentinformation/sport...

Tennis
March 1st 2007 you can book a tennis court for the summer season (May till September).This means for the outdoor courts (gravel or artificial grass). ...
www.kuleuven.be/sports/sports offer/individual/tennis/tenni...

It. cannot be employed, however, on gravel or lawn courts, because such a strip ... boxes can be embedded at the sideline markings of a tennis court. ...
www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?WO=1982/02671&IA=WO1982/02671&...

Two gravel tennis courts, neglected and overgrown - transformed to Modgrass Surface on a stabilised Permaflex Base. The look and play is greatly improved! ...
www.modgrass.com.au/casestudies.asp



R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 07:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Erik Bry: sorry, you can't play tennis on gravel (loose rocks)
2 mins
  -> yes, you can play tennis on a gravel tennis court, very easily. It is a type of surface :(
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
bare-earth sports field / ground


Explanation:
On a sunny afternoon, two girls’ soccer teams are competing in a tournament on the community’s ***bare-earth sports field.***

http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/Number16_article1_3.htm

Bubo Coroman (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 155
Grading comment
"Bare-earth sports ground" it is! I love it! Thanks Deborah and everyone for all the suggestions!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Óscar Delgado Gosálvez: bare earth sports ground sounds the best to me
1 hr
  -> thank you Óscar, enjoy your evening :-) Deborah

agree  Terry Burgess: Better than playing bare *ssed* . Nice answer, Deb:-))
1 hr
  -> Yes indeed Terry, I quite agree! Hugs :-) Deborah

agree  Sandra Rodriguez: Sounds pretty elegant to me!
4 hrs
  -> thank you Sandra, have a nice day :-) Deborah

agree  Janet Ross Snyder: also bare earth playing field
5 hrs
  -> exactly, thank you for the suggestion! :-) Deborah

agree  Victoria Porter-Burns: I like both of your suggestions Deborah, as well as jlrsnyder's :-)
13 hrs
  -> thanks Victoria, have a nice day :-) Deborah

agree  Laura Gómez
1 day 18 hrs
  -> muchas gracias Laura, que tengas buenas noches :-) Deborah
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dirt sports field


Explanation:
Facilities: 3 Adult Baseball Fields, 16 Softball/Youth Baseball Fields and 1 Grass Soccer Field and 2 Dirt Soccer Fields. ^ return to top ^ ...
www.nwparks.org/Programs/ParkCoordinators.htm -
Option (a) Dirt Soccer Field - Soccer players prefer playing on turf rather than dirt. Furthermore, dirt fields have a negative aesthetic overall effect ...

www.ci.glendale.ca.us/government/agenda_minutes/60M20031203...

Janine Libbey
United States
Local time: 05:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Terry Burgess: I'd say the U.S. equivalent of 'bare earth'...and equally valid!
21 mins
  -> Thank you, Terry!

agree  ChiapasDan: dirt playing field - dirt sport field works - probably for soccer and the like
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, ChiapasDan!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sports field


Explanation:
I think that the word field, as opposed to court, gives the idea of "de tierra".

Refugio
Local time: 03:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 63

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pilar Díez
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Pilar

agree  JPMedicalTrans
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Alex
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