Sep 17, 2020 12:14
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 alta"
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Mining & Minerals / Gems
Water supply systems
O sistema de abastecimento de água é um sistema em “alta” se é constituído por um
conjunto de componentes a montante da rede de distribuição de água, fazendo a ligação
do meio hídrico ao sistema em “baixa”.
conjunto de componentes a montante da rede de distribuição de água, fazendo a ligação
do meio hídrico ao sistema em “baixa”.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | upstream water supply |
David Hollywood
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| 3 | high-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
:
8
upstream water supply
as opposed to downstream
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Note added at 5 hrs (2020-09-17 18:10:47 GMT)
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with Excavaciones Cayba, the works contract for almost six million euro, to upgrade the upstream water supply for El Cerrillo-Parque de Los Villares, in Cordoba.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2020-09-17 18:12:10 GMT)
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I think it's perfectly OK to use "upstream" and "downstream" in your contexts
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Note added at 5 hrs (2020-09-17 18:10:47 GMT)
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with Excavaciones Cayba, the works contract for almost six million euro, to upgrade the upstream water supply for El Cerrillo-Parque de Los Villares, in Cordoba.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2020-09-17 18:12:10 GMT)
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I think it's perfectly OK to use "upstream" and "downstream" in your contexts
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
:
36
high-pressure water supply system
Sugestão
Reference comments
1 hr
Reference:
findings
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/portuguese-to-english/constructio...
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-09-17 13:45:55 GMT)
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the only other thing I've come across
is upsteam
and
downstream
:)
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-09-17 13:58:37 GMT)
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https://www.proz.com/kudoz/portuguese-to-english/other/17316...
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-09-17 13:59:39 GMT)
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English translation:upper and lower (networks)
Explanation:
Upper and lower are commonly used in the context of water distribution systems (natural and man-made). A possible reference iin context:
http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2001/2000WR900267.shtml
More specifically, "lower, middle and upper networks" in this reference:
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:_Vptfg2CriwJ:www.fao.or...|lang
you might like to thoroughly check these out!
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-09-17 13:45:55 GMT)
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the only other thing I've come across
is upsteam
and
downstream
:)
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-09-17 13:58:37 GMT)
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https://www.proz.com/kudoz/portuguese-to-english/other/17316...
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-09-17 13:59:39 GMT)
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English translation:upper and lower (networks)
Explanation:
Upper and lower are commonly used in the context of water distribution systems (natural and man-made). A possible reference iin context:
http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2001/2000WR900267.shtml
More specifically, "lower, middle and upper networks" in this reference:
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:_Vptfg2CriwJ:www.fao.or...|lang
you might like to thoroughly check these out!
Note from asker:
| Thank you Liz. Primary Supply and End User Supply it is. I confess that I did not do the required ProZ search before posting this question, although I did look elsewhere. |
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