rukavcima

English translation: backwaters

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Croatian term or phrase:rukavci
English translation:backwaters
Entered by: bjuric2

07:21 Feb 23, 2004
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology
Croatian term or phrase: rukavcima
Nakon proljetnih poplava kad se Dunav povuČe u korito, a to se u pravilu događa krajem lipnja, na podruČju dunava kao i na brojnim rukavcima KopaČkog rita ulovi riba su nezaboravni.
bjuric2
Local time: 20:02
backwater
Explanation:
There are acres and acres of weed fringed lagoons and backwaters just waiting for the intrepid angler to explore.

Naravno ima i drugih izraza kao "channel", "arm" i slično.
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Daniela Miklic Belancic
Local time: 20:02
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1backwater
Daniela Miklic Belancic
5by-channel ili branch of a river
Nedzad Selmanovic
4arm
Сергей Лузан


  

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arm


Explanation:
or "branch" perhaps. Good luck, bjuric2!
Re.: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UT...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UT...

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Note added at 2004-02-23 09:08:15 (GMT)
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\"tributary\" seems less likely to me, if at all.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UT...


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UT...
    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UT...
Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 21:02
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
by-channel ili branch of a river


Explanation:
Morton-Benson dictionary

Nedzad Selmanovic
Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
backwater


Explanation:
There are acres and acres of weed fringed lagoons and backwaters just waiting for the intrepid angler to explore.

Naravno ima i drugih izraza kao "channel", "arm" i slično.


    Reference: http://www.tz-koprivnicko-krizevacka.hr/zupanija/
Daniela Miklic Belancic
Local time: 20:02
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian
PRO pts in category: 8
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Thankyou

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agree  Nerman Jakubovic
8 days
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