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water feature

Spanish translation: fuentes

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English term or phrase:water features
Spanish translation:fuentes
Entered by: Cecilia Castro de Anderson

20:12 Jun 27, 2003
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: water feature
The context is the description of a shopping mall. It is describing The Village of Merrick Park in Coral Gables, FL.

The text goes: "Enchanced by water features, manicured lawns and winding paths..."

I would say cascadas o fuentes but since I am not familiar with the mall (and couldn't find pictures on the web)I can't decide.

HELP!
Thank you
Cecilia Castro de Anderson
Local time: 23:08
fuentes
Explanation:
It has fountains, but no waterfalls. I live in Miami and Coral Gables is part of Miami - a new multimilion dollar mall - my wife just told me what it has because I have never been there.

Reference: testigo ocular - mi esposa
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 23:08
Grading comment
Thank you! I just needed to know what it means in this mall since I don't want to mess up.

Thanks to everyone anyway for your helpful insight!
Hasta la próxima
Ceci :)
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Summary of answers provided
4fuentes ornamentales
claudia16 (X)
4atracciones acuáticas
Oso (X)
4efectos acuáticos
Miguel Jahiatt
4fuentes
Michael Powers (PhD)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fuentes ornamentales


Explanation:
water features no es necesariamente una fuente, puede ser otro tipo de estructura ornamental que usa el agua como elemento imporante

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Note added at 2003-06-27 20:20:53 (GMT)
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water features siempre se refiere a ornamentos no a lugares donde uno se puede bañar como sería \"atracciones acuáticas\"

claudia16 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
atracciones acuáticas


Explanation:
Hola Ceci,
Una idea, no es literal, pero tal vez funcione.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

Oso (X)
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
efectos acuáticos


Explanation:
Cubriría, las fuentes, cascadas con o sin iluminación

Miguel Jahiatt
Local time: 23:08
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fuentes


Explanation:
It has fountains, but no waterfalls. I live in Miami and Coral Gables is part of Miami - a new multimilion dollar mall - my wife just told me what it has because I have never been there.

Reference: testigo ocular - mi esposa

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 23:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 9884
Grading comment
Thank you! I just needed to know what it means in this mall since I don't want to mess up.

Thanks to everyone anyway for your helpful insight!
Hasta la próxima
Ceci :)
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