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prato umido

English translation: wet meadow/wetland

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Italian term or phrase:prato umido
English translation:wet meadow/wetland
Entered by: Wendy Streitparth

16:35 May 9, 2013
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geography
Italian term or phrase: prato umido
Un tipo di terreno comune nelle pianure alluvionali (si parla di Po):
"Particolarmente interessante da un punto di vista naturalistico il prato umido a S (30.37 ha), allagato nel 1995 con i contributi del Regolamento 2078/92/CEE, la vegetazione è ancora in fase di sviluppo, ma presenta emergenze faunistiche di grande rilevanza."
Francesco D'Arcangeli
Italy
Local time: 00:37
wet meadow/wetland
Explanation:
A wet meadow is a semi-wetland meadow which is saturated with water throughout much of the year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_meadow
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 00:37
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3 +2wet meadow/wetland
Wendy Streitparth
3Wet/Damp lawn
Iride Sorace


  

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
wet meadow/wetland


Explanation:
A wet meadow is a semi-wetland meadow which is saturated with water throughout much of the year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_meadow

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 00:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  OrBi
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, OrBi!
agree  Rosanna Palermo: wetland
1 day 57 mins
  -> Thank you, rfmoon!
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Wet/Damp lawn


Explanation:
Ciao Francesco,

io ho pensato a

"Wet lawn"
"Damp lawn"

Buon lavoro =)


    Reference: http://www.dream-yard.com/fertilizing-lawn.html
    Reference: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/home-garden/resource-cent...
Iride Sorace
Indonesia
Local time: 05:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Rosanna Palermo: a lawn is what you have around the house or golf on and although it may be in a flood zone it is not a "wetland"
14 hrs
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