Sep 17, 2020 12:15
3 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Translations by lawyers for lawyers
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English
abastecimento de água "em baixa"
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Mining & Minerals / Gems
Water supply systems
O sistema de abastecimento de água é um sistema em “baixa” se é constituído por um conjunto de componentes que ligam o sistema em “alta” ao utilizador final.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | downstream water supply |
David Hollywood
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| 3 | low-pressure water supply system |
Mario Freitas
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Proposed translations
5 hrs
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
downstream water supply
At a water basin level, more efficient use of irrigation water is often an important source of additional water supply for downstream urban areas.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2020-09-17 18:04:10 GMT)
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The term upriver (or upstream) refers to the direction towards the source of the river, i.e. against the direction of flow. Likewise, the term downriver (or downstream) describes the direction towards the mouth of the river, in which the current flows.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2020-09-17 18:04:10 GMT)
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The term upriver (or upstream) refers to the direction towards the source of the river, i.e. against the direction of flow. Likewise, the term downriver (or downstream) describes the direction towards the mouth of the river, in which the current flows.
8 hrs
Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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36
low-pressure water supply system
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Discussion
I found the following on page 2 of this pdf: https://www.scielo.br/pdf/esa/v15n4/a05v15n4.pdf "A classificação de
sistemas em “alta” e “baixa” surge durante a criação desses sistemas
multimunicipais. Essas designações correspondem, respectivamente,
às atividades grossista e retalhista dos setores de abastecimento de
água e de esgotamento sanitário. No setor de abastecimento de água, a
componente em “alta” corresponde, assim, às atividades desde a captação até o armazenamento (reservatórios) e que englobam as atividades de transporte e tratamento de água potável, ao passo que água
a componente em “baixa” engloba as atividades de armazenamento
de distribuição ao consumidor "