Tirolesa

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for November 12, 2009

tirolesa (feminine noun (la)) — zip-line, zip wire, tyrolean crossing. Look up tirolesa in the dictionary

Ese parque tiene una tirolesa muy alta y larga.
That park has a really long, high zip-line.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by DailyWord

Ese parque tiene una tirolesa muy alta y larga.
That park has a really long, high zip-line.

I have never heard the word in English.

[pjt33]

Zip-line and zip-wire sí conozco, pero "Tyrolean crossing" no.

[Tomisimo]

Apparently, you can also call it an aerial runway, aerial ropeslide, flying fox, or a death slide in English. In Spanish, you can also call it a tirolina.

[irmamar]

Para mí una tirolesa es una mujer natural del Tirol. Tampoco conozco las palabras en inglés.

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

Apparently, you can also call it an aerial runway, aerial ropeslide, flying fox, or a death slide in English. In Spanish, you can also call it a tirolina.

¡Ah!, una tirolina sí sé lo que es

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

Apparently, you can also call it an aerial runway, aerial ropeslide, flying fox, or a death slide in English. In Spanish, you can also call it a tirolina.

That's interesting - I have never heard of any of these either. I suppose I could work out what an aerial runway is, but I would think it was a rope ladder.

[poli]

Is this also known as a ski lift in English?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by poli

Is this also known as a ski lift in English?

Ah - I've heard of one of those. The example given was incomprehensible:

That park has a really long, high zip-line.

We have plenty of parks in England, none of which as far as I know has anything to do with zips or ski-lifts.

[Tomisimo]

Pictures of zip-lines o tirolesas: (Images from Flickr users ziptheusa, Jack Fiallos, Jack Fiallos, and dMap Travel Guide respectively. Used by permission)

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by poli

Is this also known as a ski lift in English?

A ski lift takes you up in an open car hanging from a cable, a zip line takes you down, hanging in a harness from a cable.