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di magra

English translation: low-water

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Italian term or phrase:di magra
English translation:low-water
Entered by: Colin Ryan (X)

16:07 Oct 30, 2006
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geography / Hydrography/bathymetry
Italian term or phrase: di magra
Two contexts, which may be versions of the same term (or maybe not)... any & all help appreciated.

Nelle diverse condizioni esaminate, con portate fluenti tipiche degli ___stati di magra___, degli stati normali e di quelli di piena ordinaria, le velocità della corrente risultano generalmente di modesta entità e non incidono apprezzabilmente sulla manovrabilità dei natanti, ragione per cui nell’analisi effettuata non si è tenuto conto di tale parametro.


È opportuno che i sedimenti derivanti dal dragaggio non siano asportati ma siano opportunamente disposti al lato del ___canale di magra___, in modo che la corrente durante i regimi di portata più sostenuti li possa rimaneggiare trasportandoli verso valle e non sottraendoli al bilancio complessivo del fiume. Così operando la periodica riapertura del ___canale di magra___ non è in alcun modo da considerare come un provvedimento negativo per il buon regime del corso d’acqua.
Colin Ryan (X)
Local time: 03:26
low-flow low-water
Explanation:
Hi!

I found the translation in EuroDicAutom which I strongly recommend in many more official or speciliayed fields. Please feel free to check it out!
Good luck with your translation!
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Nina Iordache
Romania
Local time: 04:26
Grading comment
Thanks a lot to everyone who helped!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2low-flow low-water
Nina Iordache
3 +1minimum flow
Caterina Passari
4Low-water mark
Gad Kohenov
4minimum flow/low-water mark (see below)
clarinet3
4 -1during low-tide
Gad Kohenov


Discussion entries: 1





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
minimum flow


Explanation:
trattandosi di fiume,tradurrei così...

Caterina Passari
Italy
Local time: 03:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  gioielli
2 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
low-flow low-water


Explanation:
Hi!

I found the translation in EuroDicAutom which I strongly recommend in many more official or speciliayed fields. Please feel free to check it out!
Good luck with your translation!


    Reference: http://ec.europa.eu/eurodicautom/Controller
Nina Iordache
Romania
Local time: 04:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot to everyone who helped!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  gioielli: low water is better
1 hr
agree  Russell Jones: low water
6 hrs
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
during low-tide


Explanation:
The context leads to this explanation which I found in an Italian-Hebrew dictionary.

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Note added at 27 mins (2006-10-30 16:34:39 GMT)
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Piena means high-tide of course.

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Note added at 31 mins (2006-10-30 16:39:22 GMT)
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di magra = during low-tide or in low-tide.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 04:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  silvia b (X): magra e bassa marea non sono la stessa cosa: magra e' lo stato di un fiume in regime di minima portata (a causa di scarse precipitazioni)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Low-water mark


Explanation:
Ryan, Silvia was right. I forgot it was a fiume and not a mare!!!
In a river the French speak of etiage and etiage refers to low-water mark (magra) or high-water mark (piena). I think this time I am a 'pescatore d'acqua dolce' but since we deal with a river and not the high seas its Ok >)) :))

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-10-30 18:20:18 GMT)
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errare humanum est!

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Note added at 18 hrs (2006-10-31 10:17:19 GMT)
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'COSI OPERANDO LA PERIODICA RIAPERTURA DEL CANALE DI MAGRO'. THUS OPERATING THE PERIODICAL REOPENING OF THE CANAL WHICH IS NEARLY DRY. AS YOU SAID CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING.

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Note added at 18 hrs (2006-10-31 10:18:37 GMT)
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* DI MAGRA* AND NOT DI MAGRO.

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Note added at 18 hrs (2006-10-31 10:22:58 GMT)
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AND "IL FIUME E IN MAGRA" TRANSLATES IN MY FRENCH<>ITALIAN DICTIONARY AS: "LA RIVIERE EST PRESQUE A SEC". SO YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN LOW-WATER MARK AND NEARLY DRY. OTHERWISE YOU WILL HAVE TO TALK TO THE AUTHOR OF THE ORIGINAL TEXT AND ASK FOR CLARIFICATIONS.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 04:26
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Desertfox, I appreciate all your effort!

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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
minimum flow/low-water mark (see below)


Explanation:
magra: s.f. 1 (di fiume) minimum flow; (di marea) low-water mark: essere in magra, to run low

clarinet3
Italy
Local time: 03:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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