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Spanish: acarreo

English translation: transporting







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Spanish term or phrase:acarreo
English translation:transporting
Entered by:Michael Powers (PhD)
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Spanish term or phrase: acarreo
sistemas urbanos de obtención, acarreo, conservación y distribución de agua

I know acarreo is haulage, but it doesn't apply to water. Any ideas? (talking about Arab fountains here)
MJ Barber
Spain
transporting
Explanation:
urban systems for securing, transporting, conserving and distributing water

experience and Oxford Dictionary

acarreo m
a (de materiales, paquetes — en camión) trucking, haulage, transport; (con esfuerzo físico)
carrying, lugging (colloq)
b (Dep) carry

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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
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Thanks.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1transporting
Michael Powers (PhD)
4 +1convey
Nikki Graham
4transportation
Maria Ravalli
4irrigationBen Boucher
4supply
Jacqueline van der Spek


  


Answers

4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
supply

Explanation:
systems to obtain, supply, preserve and distribute water.

HTH,
Jacqueline

Jacqueline van der Spek
Netherlands
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
convey

Explanation:
a suggestion found in some of the dictionaries consulted. It does seem to mean transporting in some form or other, and I think convey goes quite well with water

Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Cindy Chadd: yes, very commonly used with water - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=water...
1 hr
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
irrigation

Explanation:
This includes more general aspects, but is the most appropriate term I can think of for water movement

Ben Boucher
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
transportation

Explanation:
When you talk about Arab fountains, do you mean springs?
Un saludo,

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Maria Ravalli
Argentina
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
transporting

Explanation:
urban systems for securing, transporting, conserving and distributing water

experience and Oxford Dictionary

acarreo m
a (de materiales, paquetes — en camión) trucking, haulage, transport; (con esfuerzo físico)
carrying, lugging (colloq)
b (Dep) carry

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Note added at 1697 days (2008-01-26 02:28:02 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome.

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree colemh
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, colemh - Mike :)
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