Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Oysters and Fresh Water Diversions
Spanish translation:
ostras y trasvases/transvases de agua dulce
English term
Panama
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Native in: Spanish (Variants: Salvadoran, Latin American, Colombian, Costa Rican, Panamanian, Nicaraguan, Mexican, Peruvian, Venezuelan, Cuban, Honduran, Argentine, US, Guatemalan) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Oysters and Fresh Water Diversions
El contexto es una serie de guiones para un documental sobre el bayou y cómo están desapareciendo los pantanos.
Creo que en este caso, "diversions" sería "variedades" (podría ser, porque hay pantanos de agua dulce y otros de agua salada, o sea variedades de ostras en unos y otros), pero no estoy segura.
Gracias.
Feb 10, 2008 15:13: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/14571">María Teresa Taylor Oliver's</a> old entry - "Oysters and Fresh Water Diversions"" to ""ostras y transvases de agua dulce""
Feb 10, 2008 15:14: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Field" from "Other" to "Science"
Feb 10, 2008 15:14: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Proposed translations
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
ostras y desviaciones de agua dulce
diversion / d@"v3:rZ@n |daI"v3:S@n / n
1 a [u] (of river) desviación f
Mike :)
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-08-28 17:34:32 GMT)
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Spain
Professional, Reliable & Committed
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, Portuguese
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Ostras y otras variedades de agua dulce
FLUENT AND EFFECTIVE USE OF LANGUAGE
Native in: Spanish
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recolección de ostras y otras actividades acuáticas
diversion
noun
1. The act of diverting; the state of being diverted.
2. A detour from a usual route.
3. Something intended to draw attention away.
4. Amusement.
Thesaurus: entertainment, amusement, recreation, sport, relaxation, distraction.
Spain
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) , Catalan (Variant: Central)
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Ostras y transvases
DIVERSION—The transfer of water from a stream, lake, aquifer, or other source of water by a canal, pipe, well, or other conduit to another watercourse or to the land, as in the case of an irrigation system. Also, a turning aside or alteration of the natural course of a flow of water, normally considered physically to leave the natural channel. In some states, this can be a consumptive use direct from a stream, such as by livestock watering. In other states, a diversion must consist of such actions as taking water through a canal or conduit.
El término adecuado en castellano es transvase.
Según dices esos pantanos están desapareciendo, supongo que una parte del problema está en la explotación no sostenible de los recursos hídricos del humedal; el agua es conducida a otras zonas (transvasada)para ser utilizada en usos agrícolas, industriales, etc.
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Note added at 27 mins (2004-08-28 17:53:54 GMT) Post-grading
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La definición de \"diversion\" la he obtenido de un glosario de la
North American Lake Management Society
www.nalms.org
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