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a.i.
May 13, 2010 17:08
14 yrs ago
English term

from the permanent ice on the Jungfrau mountain, via Lake Thun to the River Aare

English Other Tourism & Travel
Water is the element that connects Bern, Thun and the Jungfrau region, from the permanent ice on the Jungfrau mountain, via Lake Thun to the River Aare which flows through the City of Bern.

I don't know if I understand this sentence correctly. But if it is "permanent ice", how can it flow to the lake Thun? Can anybody help?
Responses
4 +4 water (in all its states)
4 +7 The River Aare flows
4 +2 ***
4 +1 See description
Change log

May 13, 2010 23:13: Tony M changed "Term asked" from "A sentence" to "from the permanent ice on the Jungfrau mountain, via Lake Thun to the River Aare"

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+4
6 hrs
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water (in all its states)

I think you are looking at this too literally — overall, 'water' is the linking theme, you have:

permanent ice (ice is water in the frozen state)

Lake Thun is stationary water

River Aare is flowing water
Peer comment(s):
agree Kim Martin
7 hrs
Thanks, kmartin!
agree Armorel Young : just 3 types of water - like saying "he had all sorts of things in his garden, from apples to oranges to pears" - doesn't mean there is a physical link between them
7 hrs
Thanks, Armorel!
agree ibz : The permanent ice refers to the glacier on the Jungfrau.
7 hrs
Thanks, ibz! Absolutely
agree British Diana : with ibz
19 hrs
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+2
9 mins
English term (edited): a sentence

***

I guess it's permanent in that everything that disappears as melting water is compensated by fresh snow & ice at the summits :-)
Peer comment(s):
agree Noni Gilbert Riley
3 mins
agree Tina Vonhof (X)
59 mins
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+7
11 mins
English term (edited): a sentence

The River Aare flows

The River Aare flows through Bern. The permanent ice, the lake, and the river are the three connecting elements. It does not say that the permanent ice flows. My understanding is that there is probably some run-off from the mountain, but some ice always remains.
Peer comment(s):
agree George Rabel : exactly
1 min
agree Thierry Bourguet : totally agree
11 mins
agree B D Finch
21 mins
agree Tina Vonhof (X)
54 mins
agree Hermeneutica : Reading things thoroughly is a translator's greatest virtue. And there is ice on the Jungfrau all year long.
1 hr
agree Ildiko Santana
3 hrs
agree kmtext
13 hrs
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+1
13 mins
English term (edited): a sentence

See description

The ice is permanent on the mountain, yet lower down it melts and this water than flows to the lake and then into the river.
Peer comment(s):
agree English2Korean : As far as I know, you explain properly so.
2 hrs
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