Improved Water Source

German translation: verbesserte Wasserquelle

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English term or phrase:Improved Water Source
German translation:verbesserte Wasserquelle

21:58 May 25, 2011
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English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / Wasser
English term or phrase: Improved Water Source
Gibt es einen feststehenden deutschen Begriff für "Improved Water Source", wie es in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improved_water_source verwendet wird?
Andy Lemminger
Canada
Local time: 07:20
verbesserte Wasserquelle
Explanation:
so heißt das bei z.B. der KFW Entwicklungsbank:

http://www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de/DE_Home/Sektoren/Wasser/B...

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Gerne!
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Coqueiro
Local time: 15:20
Grading comment
Danke!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3verbesserte Wasserquelle
Coqueiro
3 +1verbesserte Wasserquellen
DERDOKTOR
4besserer Zugang zu (sauberem) Wasser
Bernadette Duncan
3sicherere Wasserquelle
reorient


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
improved water source
verbesserte Wasserquellen


Explanation:
nennen deutsche UNO-sites das.

DERDOKTOR
Local time: 15:20
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ruth Wöhlk
9 hrs
  -> Danke Ruth !
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1 day 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
improved water source
besserer Zugang zu (sauberem) Wasser


Explanation:
it's about policies not wells!

http://www.younicef.de/weltwassertag2011.html

Bernadette Duncan
Germany
Local time: 15:20
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
improved water source
sicherere Wasserquelle


Explanation:
Sicherere Wasserquelle hört sich meines Erachtens eleganter an und meint sinngemäß ja wohl das gleiche.

reorient
Local time: 16:20
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Specializes in field
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
improved water source
verbesserte Wasserquelle


Explanation:
so heißt das bei z.B. der KFW Entwicklungsbank:

http://www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de/DE_Home/Sektoren/Wasser/B...

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Note added at 3 Tage21 Stunden (2011-05-29 19:04:14 GMT) Post-grading
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Gerne!

Coqueiro
Local time: 15:20
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Danke!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ines R.: ja im singular
22 mins
  -> Dankeschön!

agree  Bettina Grieser Johns
8 hrs
  -> Dankeschön!

agree  Ruth Wöhlk
9 hrs
  -> Dankeschön!
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