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pumping war

Portuguese translation: guerra do bombeamento


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English term or phrase:pumping war
Portuguese translation:guerra do bombeamento
Entered by: Sidnei Arruda
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20:01 Nov 14, 2005
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Agriculture / PT-BR
English term or phrase: pumping war
The Summit agreement must include an effective strategy for halting the pumping war on both sides of the border. As long as water is free, farmers have little incentive to use water more efficiently, through better irrigation management. A tax would create such an incentive. By making water use a real cost of production, a tax would "persuade" farmers to institute innovative irrigation technologies and practices designed to reduce water use.
Sidnei Arruda
Brazil
Local time: 16:51
guerra de bombeamento
Explanation:
Pessoas dos dois países, cada um em uma margem do rio, estão disputando a água dele através de bombeamento para irrigação.
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Carlos Angelo
Brazil
Local time: 16:51
Grading comment
Obrigado a todos.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4guerra de bombeamentoCarlos Angelo
5"guerra da água"António Ribeiro
4guerra/ batalha pela distribuição de água (para ser utilizada na irrigação)Claudio Mazotti


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
guerra de bombeamento


Explanation:
Pessoas dos dois países, cada um em uma margem do rio, estão disputando a água dele através de bombeamento para irrigação.

Carlos Angelo
Brazil
Local time: 16:51
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 33
Grading comment
Obrigado a todos.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henrique Serra: eu usaria "guerra DO bombeamento".
7 mins

agree  Flavio Steffen
16 mins

agree  Vania Correia
1 hr

agree  rhandler
3 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
guerra/ batalha pela distribuição de água (para ser utilizada na irrigação)


Explanation:
Acho estranho traduzir literalmente a palavra "pumping" neste contexto.

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 57
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
"guerra da água"


Explanation:
Eu diria assim, com o termo entre aspas, para transmitir a ideia simbólica do termo.

António Ribeiro
Local time: 05:51
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 39
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