difference between "reservoir" and "dam"

Spanish translation: Reservorio

02:01 Sep 11, 2003

English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering

English term or phrase: difference between "reservoir" and "dam"

Antelope reservoir
Bonneville dam

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Local time: 11:29

Spanish translation:Reservorio

Explanation:
Reservorio es llamado tambien tecnicamente por los profesionales de la agricultura.

Dam es una represa.

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http://www.ecoportal.net/articulos/reservorios.htm

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o presa

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Akorbi
United States
Local time: 12:29

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embalse/presa

Susana Galilea

Reservorio

Akorbi

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

difference between embalse/presa

Explanation:
reservoir = embalse
dam = presa

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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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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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Susana Galilea
United States
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 2510

1 hr confidence:

Reservorio

Akorbi
United States
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 5

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