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tailwater

Portuguese translation: água de descarga/residual

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English term or phrase:tailwater
Portuguese translation:água de descarga/residual
Entered by: Claudio Mazotti

13:30 Mar 30, 2014
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2014-04-02 18:54:13 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Geology / Groundwater
English term or phrase: tailwater
Água que fica após uma represa impermeável, do lado oposto ao reservatório. ("Água caudal"?)
Daniel Vieira
Brazil
Local time: 18:20
água de descarga/residual
Explanation:
www.dicionario-tecnico.com/definicao-significado/tail_water_63883.html‎
Significado de tail water, Definição de tail water: água de descarga, água residual.
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Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Grading comment
Obrigado, Cláudio. Foi muito útil mais uma vez.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4água de descarga/residual
Claudio Mazotti
4 +2água jusante
Nick Taylor
Summary of reference entries provided
Maria Amorim (X)

Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
água de descarga/residual


Explanation:
www.dicionario-tecnico.com/definicao-significado/tail_water_63883.html‎
Significado de tail water, Definição de tail water: água de descarga, água residual.

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Obrigado, Cláudio. Foi muito útil mais uma vez.
Notes to answerer
Asker: "Água residual" foi minha primeira ideia, como leigo, mas não encontrei nada nos glossários.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
4 mins
  -> obrigado!
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
25 mins
  -> obrigado!
agree  Mario Freitas: Residual
30 mins
  -> obrigado!
agree  Elenice Brasseland
16 hrs
  -> obrigado!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
água jusante


Explanation:
água jusante

Nick Taylor
Local time: 22:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Creio que o termo "água residual" fica mais claro, e foi minha primeira ideia como leigo. Talvez em Portugal jusante seja mais comum.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Amorim (X): água de jusante (ou a jusante)
1 hr
  -> thanks Maria
agree  Marcus König: água de jusante
16 hrs
  -> thanks Marcus
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Reference comments


2 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference

Reference information:
Água de jusante ou água a jusante é tradução consagrada.
Água de jusante - Dicionário Técnico das Barragens,UNESCO,1969 (ver IATE)
Água que se encontra a jusante de uma barragem (destinada a fins de geração hidroelétrica, ou outros fins, como irrigação, por exemplo)

Maria Amorim (X)
Sweden
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Marcus König
14 hrs
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