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dessedentação de animais

English translation: animals thirst-quenching

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Portuguese term or phrase:dessedentação de animais
English translation:animals thirst-quenching
Entered by: Germano

20:01 Jul 21, 2006
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / dams; power generation
Portuguese term or phrase: dessedentação de animais
...(perenização, suprimento de água , dessedentação de animais, piscicultura e irrigação) com a necessidade de conservação/preservação dos recursos naturais do seu entorno...
Germano
animals thirst-quenching
Explanation:
Quenching = The process of extinguishing, removing, or diminishing a physical property
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AlessandraK (X)
Canada
Local time: 01:27
Grading comment
Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4animals thirst-quenching
AlessandraK (X)
5 +2animal watering/watering of animals
Edgar Potter


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
animals thirst-quenching


Explanation:
Quenching = The process of extinguishing, removing, or diminishing a physical property

AlessandraK (X)
Canada
Local time: 01:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler
4 mins
agree  Clauwolf
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agree  Claudio Mazotti: yep!
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agree  Fernando Domeniconi
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
animal watering/watering of animals


Explanation:
Watering of animals or animal watering is the normal way we say it in English:

http://water.state.co.us/groundwater/genresidential.asp




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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-07-21 22:25:02 GMT)
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or of livestock, if the context is cattle and not wild animals

Edgar Potter
United States
Local time: 00:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 31

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