| difference between embalse/presa
Explanation:
reservoir = embalse
dam = presa
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Note added at 4 mins (2003-09-11 02:06:22 GMT) [[utf-8]]
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Source: The Collins English Dictionary © 2000 HarperCollins Publishers:
reservoir [\'rɛzəˌvwɑː]
noun
1 a natural or artificial lake or large tank used for collecting and storing water, esp. for community water supplies or irrigation
dam1 [dæm]
noun
1 a barrier of concrete, earth, etc., built across a river to create a body of water, as for a domestic water supply
2 a reservoir of water created by such a barrier
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Note added at 6 mins (2003-09-11 02:07:48 GMT) [[utf-8]]
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Source: The Collins Concise Spanish Dictionary © 2002 HarperCollins Publishers:
Source: The Collins Concise Spanish Dictionary © 2002 HarperCollins Publishers:
reservoir [\'rezəvwɑːʳ] noun1 (= lake) embalse m; represa f (Latin America)
dam [dæm]
A noun
(= wall) dique m; presa f
(= reservoir) presa f; embalse m
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Note added at 9 mins (2003-09-11 02:10:37 GMT) [[utf-8]]
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