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kvilla

English translation: branch

06:56 Sep 8, 2016
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Other
Swedish term or phrase: kvilla
In a report on species restoration in several waterways around Sweden. Specifically, a list of measures taken on a certain waterway to recreate species variation in several locations.

Dessutom var inriktningen att gynna ett ökat vattenflöde genom att öppna upp tidigare stängda sidofåror och kvillar.
Jeff Skinner
Sweden
Local time: 21:11
English translation:branch
Explanation:
I think the source term is kvill, see SAOB ref
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Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 21:11
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2branch
Tania McConaghy
3becks/gills/kills/burns/creeks
m_a_a_


  

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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
branch


Explanation:
I think the source term is kvill, see SAOB ref

Example sentence(s):
  • One major branch of the creek begins near Florey's wetlands and flows from Gravel Pond to Glenburn Pond.

    Reference: http://www.saob.se/artikel/?show=kvill&unik=K_3383-0075.jCcE...
Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Notes to answerer
Asker: That seems to work - funnily enough, the example quoted there refers to the same river this particular section deals with!


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agree  Michele Fauble
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agree  LilianNekipelov
1 day 3 hrs
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
kvillar
becks/gills/kills/burns/creeks


Explanation:
a few alternatives... depending perhaps on size and target reader...
"kills" & "gills" seem to be the most closely related to the original - etymologically speaking...

from SAOB
kvill: gren av ett vattendrag
(http://www.saob.se/artikel/?show=kvill&unik=K_3383-0075.jCcE...

from Wikiperdia
Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, crick, ghyll, gill, kill, lick, mill race, race, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run, or runnel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream)

m_a_a_
Greece
Local time: 22:11
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek, Native in SwedishSwedish
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