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Science - Agriculture | | Italian term or phrase: distribuzione | distribuzione idrica per uso agricolo
would that be water supply for agricultural usage or 'water supplying' for agricultural usage? (or 'use')
here's the context, though I don't think it adds anything to my question..
"L’aspetto innovativo di quest’analisi è che, prima, stima una funzione dei costi della distribuzione idrica per l’uso agricolo" |
| | | distribution | Explanation:
I've always translated as "distribution" as opposed to "supply", which are two separate things:
See below sites for examples:
ELIGIBLE WORKS, FACILITIES AND TRANSACTIONS AND RATES OF GRANT ... (a) facilities for the storage, supply and distribution of water for agricultural purposes; ...
www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1988/Uksi_19881983_en_2.htm
Home > A-Z Index > Results within legislation > Universities and College Estates ... for supply and distribution of water for agricultural, manufacturing, or other ...
www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All Primary&Page...
California Portal ... and the use and distribution of water for agricultural purposes, and to that end, ... The department, with the consent of the Governor, ...
www.cdec.water.ca.gov/water_code.html
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-02-02 13:38:51 GMT)
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This page lists special purpose districts in Washington by date of ... Distribution of water for agricultural lands. Weed Districts. 1921. Ch. 17.04 RCW ...
www.mrsc.org/Subjects/Governance/spd/spddate.aspx
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-02-02 13:40:26 GMT)
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P.S. "Supply" would be "approvvigionamento idrico"
HTH |
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  Ivana UK
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Local time: 01:33
| Grading comment Thank you all. I will actually use "water allocation", and this answer is the closest to the translation I am going to use. THANKS AGAIN!
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Explanation:
I've always translated as "distribution" as opposed to "supply", which are two separate things:
See below sites for examples:
ELIGIBLE WORKS, FACILITIES AND TRANSACTIONS AND RATES OF GRANT ... (a) facilities for the storage, supply and distribution of water for agricultural purposes; ...
www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1988/Uksi_19881983_en_2.htm
Home > A-Z Index > Results within legislation > Universities and College Estates ... for supply and distribution of water for agricultural, manufacturing, or other ...
www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All Primary&Page...
California Portal ... and the use and distribution of water for agricultural purposes, and to that end, ... The department, with the consent of the Governor, ...
www.cdec.water.ca.gov/water_code.html
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-02-02 13:38:51 GMT)
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This page lists special purpose districts in Washington by date of ... Distribution of water for agricultural lands. Weed Districts. 1921. Ch. 17.04 RCW ...
www.mrsc.org/Subjects/Governance/spd/spddate.aspx
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-02-02 13:40:26 GMT)
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P.S. "Supply" would be "approvvigionamento idrico"
HTH
| Ivana UK
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| | Grading comment | Thank you all. I will actually use "water allocation", and this answer is the closest to the translation I am going to use. THANKS AGAIN! |
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