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swale areas, onsite drainage swale,

Portuguese translation: areas de alagamento

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English term or phrase:swale areas
Portuguese translation:areas de alagamento
Entered by: Mauro Lando

18:48 Dec 22, 2000
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: swale areas, onsite drainage swale,
Alguém sabe o que é esse swale? tem a ver com contenção de águas pluviais num local de construção. A frase: tais e tais métodos shall be installed around storm sewer structures, in swale areas, until construction is complete...
Mauro
Valeta
Explanation:
A valley or low place; a tract of low, and usually wet, land; a moor;

Veja se a definição acima ajuda e as fotos abaixo também. Parecem valetas para irrigação.
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Silvio Picinini
United States
Local time: 00:15
Grading comment
Thank you very much for the help. Although I had already sent the translation as it was urgent, your answer confirmed what I wrote. It is areas de alagamento.
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Valeta


Explanation:
A valley or low place; a tract of low, and usually wet, land; a moor;

Veja se a definição acima ajuda e as fotos abaixo também. Parecem valetas para irrigação.


    Reference: http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?q=%28swale%29&r=&ipht...
Silvio Picinini
United States
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 1393
Grading comment
Thank you very much for the help. Although I had already sent the translation as it was urgent, your answer confirmed what I wrote. It is areas de alagamento.
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