Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Water Bodies

Spanish translation:

Masas de Agua

Added to glossary by Octavio Solorio
Feb 25, 2004 09:00
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English term

Water bodies

English to Spanish Other Environment & Ecology Environment
Create a special area that's located al least 50 feet away from storm drains, open ditches, or WATER BODIES, and create a temporary pit that allows the washed-out concrete to set.

I believe my text is referring to water tanks, or wells, or pools, etc.

What term can I use to refer to all these?
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5 masas de agua

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masas de agua

Es el término genérico para traducir <water body> que tiene la siguiente definición:

Any mass of water having definite hydrological, physical, chemical and biological characteristics and which can be employed for one or several purposes.

European Environment Agency (EEA)

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Por ejemplo, en este documento traducido del inglés:

Las masas de agua de South West London (828 hectáreas) abarcan diversos depósitos y antiguas graveras del valle del río Támesis, adyacentes al aeropuerto de Heathrow, entre Windsor y Hampton Court.

South West London waterbodies (828 ha) comprises a number of reservoirs and former gravel pits in the Thames Valley adjacent to Heathrow Airport between Windsor and Hampton Court.

http://www.ramsar.org/archives_trans_uk_2new.htm
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