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coleções hídricas

English translation: water basins..watersheds

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Portuguese term or phrase:coleções hídricas
English translation:water basins..watersheds
Entered by: airmailrpl

23:20 Sep 28, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology
Portuguese term or phrase: coleções hídricas
eg (see III)

rt. 4° Na APA do Anhatomirim ficam proibidos:

I - a implantação de atividades industriais potencialmente poluidoras, capazes de afetar mananciais de água;

II - a realização de obras de terraplenagem e a abertura de canais, quando essas iniciativas importarem em sensível alteração das condições ecológicas locais, principalmente das Zonas de Vida Silvestre;

III - o exercício de atividades capazes de provocar acelerada erosão ou assoreamento das coleções hídricas;

IV - o exercício de atividades que impliquem em matança, captura ou molestamento de espécies raras da biota regional principalmente do golfinho Sotalia fluviatilis;

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water collection points..basins..watersheds
Explanation:
coleções hídricas => water collection points..basins..watersheds
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 20:09
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Many good possibilities. Thanks to all.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2water collection points..basins..watersheds
airmailrpl
3 +1watercourses
Nick Taylor
3water supplies
Muriel Vasconcellos
3places where water collects
Martin Riordan


  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
water supplies


Explanation:
This would make sense in the context.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 16:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 118
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
water collection points..basins..watersheds


Explanation:
coleções hídricas => water collection points..basins..watersheds

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 20:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 58
Grading comment
Many good possibilities. Thanks to all.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
2 hrs
  -> agradeço
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
4 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
watercourses


Explanation:
watercourses

Nick Taylor
Local time: 00:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 67

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Purdom
4 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
places where water collects


Explanation:
A suggestion. There doesn't seem to be a directly equivalent term in EN.

Example sentence(s):
  • During these 3 years, we have continued to notice places where water collects and does not drain well.

    Reference: http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/water-colle...
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 20:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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