Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jul 5, 2012 20:44
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Afección
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
Environmental damage due to diesel leak
Muestras tomadas y grado de afección.
Samples were taken of the water and the surrounding area in order to determine the extent of the 'damage'?
Thanks :)
Samples were taken of the water and the surrounding area in order to determine the extent of the 'damage'?
Thanks :)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | contamination |
patinba
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| 4 +2 | damage |
Julio Bereciartu
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| 4 | alteration |
Julie Thurston
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| 3 | Disease |
Richard Hill
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Change log
Jul 19, 2012 11:44: patinba Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
2 hrs
Selected
contamination
Surely is what is being determined
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
14 mins
alteration
.
28 mins
Disease
High disease levels seen in populations drinking water ...
http://superfund.ciesin.columbia.edu/archive/downloads/10113...
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Note added at 45 mins (2012-07-05 21:29:46 GMT)
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Potent germicide. The demonstrated use of chlorine reduces the level of disease-causing microorganisms in drinking water to almost immeasurable levels.
http://www.waterandhealth.org/drinkingwater/groundwater.html
Water of lower quality is potentially dangerous as it can contain an unacceptable level of disease vectors and/or toxic solids.
http://www.deltawerken.com/Drinking-Water/1446.html
afección sf
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2 (Med) trouble, disease
♦ afección cardíaca heart trouble
♦ afección hepática liver complaint
♦ afección lumbar back trouble
http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/afección
http://superfund.ciesin.columbia.edu/archive/downloads/10113...
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Note added at 45 mins (2012-07-05 21:29:46 GMT)
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Potent germicide. The demonstrated use of chlorine reduces the level of disease-causing microorganisms in drinking water to almost immeasurable levels.
http://www.waterandhealth.org/drinkingwater/groundwater.html
Water of lower quality is potentially dangerous as it can contain an unacceptable level of disease vectors and/or toxic solids.
http://www.deltawerken.com/Drinking-Water/1446.html
afección sf
...
2 (Med) trouble, disease
♦ afección cardíaca heart trouble
♦ afección hepática liver complaint
♦ afección lumbar back trouble
http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/afección
+2
58 mins
Julio Bereciartu
Venezuela
Venezuela
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Venezuela
extracting the real meaning
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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38
damage
otra opción.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
: Or contamination.
29 mins
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Thank you.
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| agree |
Manuel Gil Fernandez
: both this and contamination sound fine to me
9 hrs
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Gracias Manuel.
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