Nov 10, 2003 15:17
21 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Proposed translations

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water tables

literal
Peer comment(s):

agree Alexandra Potts : This was what came immediately to mind, and seems to be used most (has the most hits in Google)
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sheets of water

Programación Científica 1998-2000. TA36
... CEP abordar problemáticas como la descontaminación de napas de agua de los ... problems
like the invert of pollution of underground sheets of water of the ...
www.rec.uba.ar/pc_98_00/htm/ta36.htm - 8k
Peer comment(s):

neutral louisajay : I'm not necessarily saying you're wrong but giving a translation as a reference is not a good idea. In this case it's clearly a bad translation, too.
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water aquifers

Oxford


napa f
1 (cuero — muy blando) nappa; (— más duro) leather
2 (Geol) (de agua) aquifer; (de gas) layer

Mike :)
Peer comment(s):

agree louisajay
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19 mins

ground/phreatic water(s)

Ref. Termium:
Domaine(s)
  – Hydrology and Hydrography
Domaine(s)
  – Hydrologie et hydrographie
Domaine(s)
  – Hidrología e hidrografía
groundwater Source CORRECT

ground water Source CORRECT,
NORMALISÉ

ground-water Source CORRECT

phreatic water Source CORRECT

plerotic water Source CORRECT

eau souterraine Source
CORRECT, FÉM, NORMALISÉ

nappe d'eau souterraine
Source CORRECT, FÉM

nappe souterraine Source
CORRECT, FÉM

agua subterránea Source
CORRECT, FÉM

DEF – The water in the zone in
which the rocks and soil are
saturated, the top of which is the
water table. The zone of saturation
is the source of water for wells
[and] of the water that issues as
springs and seeps ... Source

DEF – ground water: Water which
is being held in, and can usually
be recovered from, or via an
underground formation. [Term and
definition standardized by ISO.]
Source

DEF – eau souterraine : Eau qui
est retenue et qui peut
généralement être récupérée au
sein ou au travers d'une formation
souterraine. [Terme et définition
normalisés par l'ISO.] Source

DEF – Ensemble de l'eau saturant
un terrain aquifère, dans lequel
elle circule avec une composante
horizontale prédominante. C'est
cette eau qui approvisionne les
puits et les sources. Source

DEF – Eau qui occupe la zone de
saturation sous la surface dans le
sol. Source

OBS – eau souterraine : terme
employé fréquemment au pluriel.
Source

DEF – Agua de la zona saturada
del subsuelo. Source

EX – Cuando los elementos están
cerca de la superficie, entran en
acción distintos líquidos: agua del
magma, vapor, agua marina y
agua subterránea. Source

Peer comment(s):

agree Cecilia Della Croce
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underground aquifer/ phreatic water

es mejor la segunda según mi experiencia trabajando con informes ambientales de geólogos
Peer comment(s):

agree Alicia Jordá : in Spain, regarding the PHN they talk about underground aquifers
1 hr
Gracias y saludos
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