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Remontée de nappe

English translation: Rise in the water table

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French term or phrase:Remontée de nappe
English translation:Rise in the water table
Entered by: Nina Iordache

16:14 Jun 2, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Geology / disasters, natural risks
French term or phrase: Remontée de nappe
Please help with this specific term. Thank you.
Nina Iordache
Romania
Local time: 07:36
Rise in the water table
Explanation:
"The UK Groundwater Forum
Increased infiltration and a rise in the water table may result in more water flowing into rivers which may then be more likely to break their banks. ..."
www.groundwateruk.org/html/faq3.htm
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 06:36
Grading comment
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4Rise in the water table
B D Finch
3ground water rise
mohanv
3rise of the water table
Marco Solinas


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Remontee de nappe
ground water rise


Explanation:
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=1505659
http://environment.yonsei.ac.kr/abstractII/M0406801013.html

mohanv
India
Local time: 10:06
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Guy Bray: one possible translation
8 hrs
  -> thanks
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Remontee de nappe
rise of the water table


Explanation:
:-)

Marco Solinas
Local time: 21:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 20
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Remontee de nappe
Rise in the water table


Explanation:
"The UK Groundwater Forum
Increased infiltration and a rise in the water table may result in more water flowing into rivers which may then be more likely to break their banks. ..."
www.groundwateruk.org/html/faq3.htm

B D Finch
France
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your answer!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, this is it, thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz askew
18 mins
  -> Thanks liz
agree  Bourth (X): Though if a deliberate act it might be "groundwater raising" or "recharge", cf "gw lowering"./Raising the water level could potentially be a means of combatting a risk engendered by a drop in the level (all that shrinking clay, etc.)
28 mins
  -> Thanks Bourth, the category is "natural risks".
agree  Guy Bray
8 hrs
agree  cjohnstone
1 day 16 hrs
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