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Elija la traducción correcta de “Gale/storm warning. Winds at… UTC in area… (met. area) from direction… (cardinal and half cardinal points) and force Beaufort… backing/veering to…(cardinal and half cardinal points).
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Correct answer: a) Aviso de temporal/tempestad. Vientos a las UTC en la zona (zona meteorológica) procedentes de (puntos cardinales) con fuerza… en la escala Beaufort … levógiros/dextrógiros en dirección (puntos cardinales).
Why it is correct
Gale/storm warning is aviso de temporal/tempestad, and backing/veering is levógiros/dextrógiros, in that order.
Why the others are not
- b) Warning is not danger, and the order is reversed.
- c) Warning is not caution, and the order is reversed.
- d) Warning is not alarm.
How to work it out in the exam
- Warning: aviso. Backing: levógiro.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · CY Test 1 · question 36 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · CY Test 3 · question 32 Official paper · Official answer key
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