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cuenca de drenaje

English translation: drainage basin

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Spanish term or phrase:cuenca de drenaje
English translation:drainage basin
Entered by: Henry Hinds

03:25 May 7, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geology
Spanish term or phrase: cuenca de drenaje
La cuenca de drenaje del rio Mayo se extiende desde......
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Local time: 12:24
drainage basin
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Note added at 2 minutos (2008-05-07 03:28:36 GMT)
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You could also say "the basin drained by"...
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 13:24
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
drainage basin


Explanation:
Results 1 - 10 of about 1,100,000 for "drainage basin"

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Note added at 2 minutos (2008-05-07 03:28:36 GMT)
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You could also say "the basin drained by"...

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 13:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 59

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Monica_mdq (X): Basin: an area of land that is lower at the centre than at the edges, especially one from which water runs down into a river:
10 mins
  -> Gracias, Mónica. Así es.
agree  slothm: 100% correct.
49 mins
  -> Gracias, Slothm.
agree  Sandra Rodriguez
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Sandra.
agree  Victoria Porter-Burns:
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Victoria.
agree  Enrique Espinosa
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Tocayo.
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