hidraulicidade
English translation: rainfall
| 16:04 Jun 20, 2014 |
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|  Selected response from: Richard Purdom Portugal Local time: 09:57 | ||||||
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| 4 | rainfall |
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| 3 | hydroelectric generating capacity |
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| 3 | hydraulicity |
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| 3 | Hydro-power |
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| 3 | inflows |
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hydroelectric generating capacity Explanation: I think the term in PT was used incorrectly. Even in PT the meaning is the same: the capacity which hydraulic cements or their ingredients have for hardening under water. |
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hydraulicity Explanation: https://www.google.com/search?q=hydraulicty&newwindow=1&rlz=... |
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Hydro-power Explanation: Hydro-power |
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rainfall Explanation: I think you are RIGHT Douglas, that whole passage is ridiculously verbose. Did you translate 'energia eléctrica' as electricity? It's about time Portugal/Portuguese had the equivalent of a 'plain English' campaign, because a lot of the texts I translate from Portuguese end up with fewer letters in the target than in the source... |
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inflows Explanation: or 'inflow' or 'inflow-coefficient' Hidraulicidade - Relação entre as afluências no período observado e as afluências correspondentes a um mesmo período no ano médio. http://www.senado.gov.br/atividade/pronunciamento/detTexto.a... e.g. Also influencing the improvement was higher prices for hydro power generated in the Waikato River system, despite lower volumes of hydro power caused by low inflows. By the end of the quarter, inflows to Lake Taupo had raised it to 100 percent of mean storage. http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/new-geothermal-plant-fills-gaps... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 days4 hrs (2014-06-23 20:40:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.alentejolitoral.pt/PORTALINDUSTRIA/ENERGIA/GLOSSA... |
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