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Aufgestauter

English translation: artificial lake, reservoir

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German term or phrase:aufgestauter Süßwassersee
English translation:artificial lake, reservoir
Entered by: Sabine Tietge

15:45 Jul 3, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing / Tourism/travel
German term or phrase: Aufgestauter
Aufgestauter Süßwassersee am Strand von Préveli.
Sabine Tietge
Local time: 21:56
artificial lake, reservoir
Explanation:
I suppose this is a "Stausee", which means that the lake has been "dammed up" or "banked up".

HTH
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pschmitt
Local time: 17:26
Grading comment
Vielen herzlichen Dank!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4artificial lake, reservoir
pschmitt
5 +1Man-made lake or artificial lake
Gisela Greenlee
4 +1Piled up
Peter Schlosser
4 +1backed-up freshwater lake
gangels (X)
5Stacked up
David Moore (X)
4dammed
Kim Metzger


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Piled up


Explanation:
This would mean piled up, pent up, crowded. Almost any of these terms could be used.

Peter Schlosser
United States
Local time: 09:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Athanasios Tsifis (X)
9 mins
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
artificial lake, reservoir


Explanation:
I suppose this is a "Stausee", which means that the lake has been "dammed up" or "banked up".

HTH

pschmitt
Local time: 17:26
PRO pts in pair: 406
Grading comment
Vielen herzlichen Dank!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: Sounds better than dammed lake!
3 mins
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
9 mins
agree  Armorel Young
20 mins
agree  T_Herrmann (X): yeah, that dam(m/n)ed thing ;-)
24 mins
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
backed-up freshwater lake


Explanation:
water 'backs up'

Unless it's an artificial lake created by a "STAUdamm"

gangels (X)
Local time: 10:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 5559

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): sure it's freshwater? ;-)
8 mins
  -> Süßwasser = fresh water in US English
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Stacked up


Explanation:
immediately behind the beach, you will find Crete's one-and-only fresh-water lake....

David Moore (X)
Local time: 18:26
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 9672
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dammed


Explanation:
I'd say it's a lake with a dam. A dammed lake. I know it sounds funny, but that's the expression.


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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 10:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 22192
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Man-made lake or artificial lake


Explanation:
The terms for an artificially created lake (by damming, not to be confused with "damning"!) are: man-made lake or artificial lake. Piling up is something different altogether. You can pile up wood, not water.

Gisela Greenlee
Local time: 11:26
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 2073

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Klaus Herrmann: 28 degs and I'll pile up water...
20 mins
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