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French term or phrase:	points d'eau
English translation:	(other) bodies of water
Entered by:	kashew

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05:55 Feb 17, 2011

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Botany / specific courses offered

French term or phrase: points d'eau

Hello,
I'm looking for a good translation of points d'eau in English. The context is a description of where a particular plant is found :
"On me rencontre uniquement dans 5 rivières et points d’eau du sud "
As you can see, it's the plant talking (!) so the tone is simple to understand. I thought of translating it as waterholes but feel it's simply making the difference between rivers and other water areas (perhaps lakes/ponds etc).
After reading other explanations, I don't feel "catchment areas" is correct - perhaps "bodies of water" is better - it could fit in with the tone but wonder if there's a better word that I haven't thought of.
Could anyone help please?

francais2englis

(other) bodies of water

Explanation:
Wiki - A body of water or waterbody[1] (often spelled water body) is any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet. The term body of water most often refers to large accumulations of water, such as oceans, seas, and lakes, but it may also include smaller pools of water such as ponds, puddles or wetlands.

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Note added at 8 heures (2011-02-17 14:04:09 GMT)
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Or, waterbodies if you are looking for one word.

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kashew
France
Local time: 07:45

Grading comment

Thanks for this - in fact I'm probably going to use "areas of water". I'm concerned about the "register" of the text as it's for a public exhibition on ecology.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +4

sources of water

Catharine Cellier-Smart

3 +2

places where there is water

Jeux de Mots

4 +1

(other) bodies of water

kashew

water outlets

etienne muylle i wallace

Discussion entries: 1

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1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

places where there is water

Explanation:
This could be a possibility, given the tone of the text.

I am found in rivers and other places where there is water

http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/farm/ducks/duck_about.html
Ducks are birds. Ducks are also called 'Waterfowl' because they are normally found in places where there is water like ponds, streams and rivers.

Jeux de Mots
Germany
Local time: 07:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

sources of water

Explanation:
another suggestion - has the advantage of covering all possibilities but the disadvantage of not being one word

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"Show to the people that too much urbanization extremely causes harm to the flora, chases away wildlife and increasingly pollutes rivers and sources of water"
http://scienceray.com/biology/ecology/ways-of-regulating-env...

"Bodhi Suf is also helping members of the local aqueduct organization coordinate a work plan during which major rivers and sources of water for the community are identified."
http://www.bodhisurfschool.com/recipient-sustainabletrip-mak...

"It was found that the discourse analysis discloses an environmental consciousness among settlers in general, which shows up their concern with conservation of rivers and sources of water, and their care regarding burning of the cleared areas as their first and second environmental concern, respectively"
http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/members/congress-papers/l...

Catharine Cellier-Smart
Local time: 09:45
Native speaker of:

English

1 hr confidence:

water outlets

Explanation:
Chris Grech: Dictionary of Architecture and Construction

etienne muylle i wallace
Spain
Local time: 06:45
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

French

8 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

(other) bodies of water

kashew
France
Local time: 07:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks for this - in fact I'm probably going to use "areas of water". I'm concerned about the "register" of the text as it's for a public exhibition on ecology.

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Feb 26, 2011 - Changes made by kashew:
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