Ils estiment à un tiers l'eau de la source mobilisée pour l'AEP
English translation: They estimate that one third of water from the source mobilised for the AEP
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They estimate that one third of water from the source mobilised for the AEP is to the detriment of Explanation: This is the way I would put it. But the original French phrase looks to be a bit out of the way. |
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peer agreement (net): +1They estimate that a third of the water supplied by the AEP was damaging to agricultural production. Explanation: You could also replace the phrase "They estimate ..." with "It is estimated ..." This would of course depend on the greater context in which the sentence part is found. As it the sentence is somewhat awkward, but trying to reconstruct it in a different way, I discovered the author's difficulty. Maybe he was a little lazy? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-03-16 07:06:14 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- The above should have read \"As it is the sentence is....\" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-03-16 07:09:24 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Also, seeing now what Telesforo has written, the phrase \"by the AEP\" should be replaced with the phrase \"for the AEP\". |
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4 hrs confidence:
...drinking water supply... Explanation: They estimate that one third of the water from the source is used for drinking water supply, to the detriment of agriculture. AEP is "alimentation en eau potable". Water used for drinking is not available for agriculture, whence "au detriment de". |
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