la chiusa di Borghetto

English translation: sluice

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Italian term or phrase:chiusa
English translation:sluice
Entered by: Ivana UK

09:17 Oct 2, 2004
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Geography
Italian term or phrase: la chiusa di Borghetto
South of Verona - on the border of Trentino Alto-Adige and Verona.

Is there an English term for "chiusa"?

Thanks in advance for your help!
Ivana UK
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:49
sluice
Explanation:
if I've understood what it is you can also try sluice gate
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Matteo Latini (X)
Local time: 17:49
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thanks to everyone for your help!
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4 +8sluice
Matteo Latini (X)
4weir
Alessandra Renna


  

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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
sluice


Explanation:
if I've understood what it is you can also try sluice gate


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Matteo Latini (X)
Local time: 17:49
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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thanks to everyone for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TaniaTransl
17 mins

agree  writeaway: or a lock (pass through a lock)
23 mins

agree  sonja29 (X)
4 hrs

agree  Mauro Baglieri: right on target:, sluice gate too
7 hrs

agree  Mario Marcolin
8 hrs

agree  Gian
11 hrs

agree  Amandine (X)
1 day 2 hrs

agree  Balázs Gorka
1 day 3 hrs
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
weir


Explanation:
As a sluice has usually a sluice gate (see Collins definition), I think weir fits if there is no sluice gate

Alessandra Renna
Local time: 18:49
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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