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presa de interceptación

English translation: dam


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04:38 Dec 8, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems
Spanish term or phrase: presa de interceptación
Se construyó una presa de interceptación y control de las infiltraciones en la quebrada Huayrondo.
Interception dam?
schmetterlich
Local time: 21:42
English translation:dam
Explanation:
It's just a plain old dam, that holds back water, I don't think you need to imply that it's any special kind of dam.

Google translating your sentence gives "A dam was built to intercept and control seepage…", which I think is acceptable in the context given.

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Note added at 43 mins (2011-12-08 05:22:13 GMT)
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I should note as well that I ran the normal Google checks. "presa de interceptación" is not a very common term; "interception dam" in English only seems to be used in obvious translated documents. So I think the original author is just trying to make his/her document a bit more flowery with unnecessary and non-existant technical terms! (of course I can never guarantee that a technical term doesn't exist just because I've never heard of it and can't find it, but…)
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Nigel Wheatley
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:42
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4dam
Nigel Wheatley
5diversion dambigedsenior


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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
dam


Explanation:
It's just a plain old dam, that holds back water, I don't think you need to imply that it's any special kind of dam.

Google translating your sentence gives "A dam was built to intercept and control seepage…", which I think is acceptable in the context given.

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Note added at 43 mins (2011-12-08 05:22:13 GMT)
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I should note as well that I ran the normal Google checks. "presa de interceptación" is not a very common term; "interception dam" in English only seems to be used in obvious translated documents. So I think the original author is just trying to make his/her document a bit more flowery with unnecessary and non-existant technical terms! (of course I can never guarantee that a technical term doesn't exist just because I've never heard of it and can't find it, but…)

Nigel Wheatley
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:42
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PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lorenab23: I think this is a very good solution!
14 mins
  -> Thanks Lorena, I feel a bit guilty about taking the credit from the anonymous translators that Google uses for its algorithm, but I think the answer works so that is my contribution!
agree  Emiliano Pantoja: dam / barrage
1 hr
  -> "barrage" is another very good suggestion, thank-you Emiliano!
agree  rich.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks rich.
agree  Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Alistair
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
diversion dam


Explanation:
A diversion dam is the term for a dam that diverts all or a portion of the flow of a river from its natural course. Diversion dams do not generally impound water in a ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversion_dam

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