Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
back waters/ straightening
Spanish translation:
contracorriente / enderezamiento
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Cristina Heraud-van Tol
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English term
back waters/ straightening
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Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
hidrología
alteraciones físicas del agua: presiones, vertedero y represas, canal de mantenimiento, dragado, remoción de material, canal de transporte por agua, canalización, straightening (enderezamiento??), refuerzo de márgenes/terraplenes, drenaje de tierra, reclamo de tierras, creación de back waters por medio de terraplén
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| 4 +1 | contracorriente / enderezamiento |
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| 5 | eliminación de meandros |
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| 3 | meandros/ordenamiento |
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Mar 1, 2008 14:21: Cristina Heraud-van Tol Created KOG entry
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contracorriente / enderezamiento
Babylon.com:
Back-Water
That water in a stream which, in consequence of some obstruction below, is detained or checked in its course, or overflows.
backwater
s. remanso, agua estancada, rebalsa, brazo de mar; contracorriente
Back-Water
That water in a stream which, in consequence of some obstruction below, is detained or checked in its course, or overflows.
backwater
s. remanso, agua estancada, rebalsa, brazo de mar; contracorriente
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meandros/ordenamiento
Parece que el autor usa frecuentemente el estilo figurado.Realmente puede ser enderezamiento por lo que se puede leer como agresiones o simplemente acciones en la naturaleza
Example sentence:
Straightening up eaters: Health before liberty
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eliminación de meandros
Las vías fluviales normalmente serpentean produciendo meandros en los cuales las orillas del mismo río casi se unen. Esta S cerrada se corta o se abre para permitir el flujo sin interrupción. Se endereza.
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