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bassin-versant

English translation: drainage basin

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French term or phrase:bassin-versant
English translation:drainage basin
Entered by: Catharine Cellier-Smart

10:03 Sep 4, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Geography / Geography / Geology
French term or phrase: bassin-versant
Je ne trouve pas de terme qui me conviennent pour ce terme ou plutôt les deux ensembles
Il est souvent utilisé dans le document en associé à diverses rivières.
Utiliseriez-vous : "side" - "slope" mais la région n'est pas montagneuse ??
Voici une phrase

Les 3 districts d’XX, XX et XX sont mitoyens. Ils correspondent à la partie amont du bassin-versant de la rivière XX à l’exclusion d’une zone au Nord-Ouest et de quelques petits secteurs périphériques qui relèvent d’autres bassins-versant et n’ont pas été prospectés.

Merci
Isabelle Barth-O'Neill
Local time: 22:13
drainage basin
Explanation:
"The origin of the concept of the drainage basin (bassin versant in French) can be found with P.Buache, Louis XIVth’s official geographer, in his notion of the "river basin" (bassin de fleuve)."
http://www.hypergeo.eu/spip.php?article483

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"Bassin versant de Matane / Matane drainage basin"
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=97281...
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Local time: 01:13
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7drainage basin
Catharine Cellier-Smart
4 +3catchment area
kashew
5 -2Watershed
Salih YILDIRIM
Summary of reference entries provided
refs.
writeaway
Other refs
Wolf Draeger

Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
drainage basin


Explanation:
"The origin of the concept of the drainage basin (bassin versant in French) can be found with P.Buache, Louis XIVth’s official geographer, in his notion of the "river basin" (bassin de fleuve)."
http://www.hypergeo.eu/spip.php?article483

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Note added at 5 mins (2012-09-04 10:08:54 GMT)
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"Bassin versant de Matane / Matane drainage basin"
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=97281...

Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Local time: 01:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
23 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne
1 hr
  -> thank you
agree  Lara Barnett
2 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Miranda Joubioux (X): In this context.
6 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Daryo
15 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  emiledgar
20 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Wolf Draeger
1 day 34 mins
  -> thank you
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
catchment area


Explanation:
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Note added at 42 minutes (2012-09-04 10:45:47 GMT)
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"Watershed" is another possibility.

kashew
France
Local time: 23:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/social_science_s...
59 mins
agree  Miranda Joubioux (X): Also correct, but can lead to confusion http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/planning/13150...
5 hrs
neutral  Daryo: so far, I've only heard of "catchment areas" for schools and GP surgeries...
15 hrs
  -> http://www.linguee.fr/anglais-francais/traduction/water catc...
agree  Wolf Draeger
23 hrs
agree  Hilary Wilson
1 day 11 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Watershed


Explanation:
Imho

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 17:13
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Daryo: the watershed is the borderline between two drainage basins
12 hrs
disagree  Alan Douglas (X): Ditto
19 hrs
agree  Wolf Draeger: Be sure to emphasize this is only for N. America usage.
21 hrs
disagree  B D Finch: Agree with Daryo. Funny how frequently "Imho" is the explanation given for totally incorrect answers.
1 day 3 hrs
disagree  Cetacea: Agree with Daryo and B D Finch.
2 days 23 hrs
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Reference comments


3 mins peer agreement (net): +3
Reference: refs.

Reference information:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassin_versant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drainage_basin

writeaway
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Catharine Cellier-Smart
1 min
agree  Aisha Maniar: and more: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/social_science_s...
2 mins
  -> yup. easily findable with just a bit of research
agree  Dolores Vázquez
13 mins
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1 day 44 mins
Reference: Other refs

Reference information:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/170868/drainage-ba...


    Reference: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encycloped...
    Reference: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encycloped...
Wolf Draeger
South Africa
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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