Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 8, 2006 20:25
20 yrs ago
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German term
Nebenfluss
"Der Rhein und die Oberläufe seiner ***Nebenflüsse***".
LEO bietet folgende Übersetzungen an:
confluent
feeder
influent
tributary
tributary stream.
Welcher passt denn hier?
LEO bietet folgende Übersetzungen an:
confluent
feeder
influent
tributary
tributary stream.
Welcher passt denn hier?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +8 | tributary |
Brie Vernier
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| 5 +3 | Tributaries |
David Moore (X)
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Proposed translations
+8
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Brie Vernier
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Bridging the language gap since 1995
Native in: English (Variants: British, US, UK)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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tributary
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Brie |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you"
+3
2 mins
Tributaries
That's how it's always been for me, anyway....
Note from asker:
| Thank you, David |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
lone (X)
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| agree |
Cilian O'Tuama
: or creek in AmE (acc. to Lang.)
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Hi, Cilian: I'd always thought a creek to be rather less than a "tributary" - rather more of an "inlet". We do things low-key in the UK - we even call "brooks" "tributaries"...
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| agree |
Francis Lee (X)
: do I assume correctly from Lone's rapid Agree that your answer appeared first ? (and btw: a rare case where CL5 is certainly justified)
17 hrs
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It certainly looked that way to me, but I'm really not in a position to be dogmatic...but I admit I did translate the word in the text, rather than the word actually posted!
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