Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

cours d\'eau de coteaux

English translation:

hillstreams

Added to glossary by Adam Warren
Nov 20, 2010 15:55
13 yrs ago
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French term

cours d'eau de coteaux

French to English Social Sciences Environment & Ecology Reconciling development and the natural environment
Context: "torrents d'altitude et de cours d'eau de coteaux à très bonne qualité des eaux".
Give the contrast between these two types of watercourse, can the term be appropriately rendered "lower-slope watercourses"?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 hillstreams

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hillstreams

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Note added at 17 minutes (2010-11-20 16:12:49 GMT)
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"fish were collected and stored separately in uncontaminated hill-stream water in which they recovered within 10-15 min."

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Note added at 20 minutes (2010-11-20 16:16:07 GMT)
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as opposed to "mountain torrents" in your first part.
Peer comment(s):

agree Hilary Wilson
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, Hilary and Kashew. This is a perfect fit."
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