Tirolesa

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word (http://daily.tomisimo.org/) for November 12, 2009

tirolesa (feminine noun (la)) — zip-line, zip wire, tyrolean crossing. Look up tirolesa in the dictionary (http://www.tomisimo.org/dictionary/spanish_english/tirolesa)

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

[Perikles]

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. :thinking:

[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. :thinking:

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]

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. :thinking:

[poli]

Is this also known as a ski lift in English?

[Perikles]

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 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ziptheusa/3172526727/in/photostream), Jack Fiallos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ziptheusa/3172526727/in/photostream), Jack Fiallos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/erlingfiallos/3473938504/), and dMap Travel Guide (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmap/3347103182/) respectively. Used by permission)

[Tomisimo]

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.

[pjt33]

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.
He visto una tirolina en Escocia, en el parque del castillo de Scone.

[Perikles]

Now I understand. Most 'funny' video clips on TV are of people falling of these things.