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Italian: acqua madre termale

English translation: thermal spring water






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Italian term or phrase:acqua madre termale
English translation:thermal spring water
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Italian term or phrase: acqua madre termale
Could one just say "thermal water"?

"Una linea di acqua madre termale dalle proprietà rigeneratrici, per concedersi una pausa relax e ricaricarsi di energia fisica e mentale."
william wooderson
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:28
thermal spring water
Explanation:
madre in this context means that it's water from the source, untainted, clean.. it's thermal spring water
See the links below

kdka.com/seenon/local_story_286132838.html
www.laroche-posay.us/productdetail.html?pid=18
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rfmoon
United States
Local time: 09:28
Note from asker to answerer
Thank-you rfmoon!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4thermal spring water
rfmoon
3thermal water
Laura Cattaneo
2mother waterGAR


  

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
thermal water


Explanation:
More commonly used


English:


    Reference: http://www.relilax.com/trattamenti_curativi_eng.asp?lang=en&...
    Reference: http://www.relilax.com/trattamenti_curativi.asp?relilax=spa
Laura Cattaneo
Italy
Local time: 16:28
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
mother water


Explanation:
see link:

http://www.demilan.it/demilan_ita/terme.html

cheers

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Note added at 29 mins (2007-01-11 13:28:23 GMT)
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also:

http://www.luminanti.com/goldenc.html

GAR
Italy
Local time: 16:28
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
thermal spring water


Explanation:
madre in this context means that it's water from the source, untainted, clean.. it's thermal spring water
See the links below

kdka.com/seenon/local_story_286132838.html
www.laroche-posay.us/productdetail.html?pid=18


    Reference: http://www.aveneusa.com/consumers/products/default.asp
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_spring
rfmoon
United States
Local time: 09:28
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 73
Note from asker to answerer
Thank-you rfmoon!

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agree Awana
46 mins
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agree Christina Townsend
50 mins
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agree Vladimir Micic
57 mins
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