Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
bassin-versant
English translation:
drainage basin
Added to glossary by
Catharine Cellier-Smart
Sep 4, 2012 10:03
11 yrs ago
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French term
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bassin-versant
French to English
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Geography
Geography / Geology
Je ne trouve pas de terme qui me conviennent pour ce terme ou plutôt les deux ensembles
Il est souvent utilisé dans le document en associé à diverses rivières.
Utiliseriez-vous : "side" - "slope" mais la région n'est pas montagneuse ??
Voici une phrase
Les 3 districts d’XX, XX et XX sont mitoyens. Ils correspondent à la partie amont du bassin-versant de la rivière XX à l’exclusion d’une zone au Nord-Ouest et de quelques petits secteurs périphériques qui relèvent d’autres bassins-versant et n’ont pas été prospectés.
Merci
Il est souvent utilisé dans le document en associé à diverses rivières.
Utiliseriez-vous : "side" - "slope" mais la région n'est pas montagneuse ??
Voici une phrase
Les 3 districts d’XX, XX et XX sont mitoyens. Ils correspondent à la partie amont du bassin-versant de la rivière XX à l’exclusion d’une zone au Nord-Ouest et de quelques petits secteurs périphériques qui relèvent d’autres bassins-versant et n’ont pas été prospectés.
Merci
Proposed translations
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| 4 +7 | drainage basin |
Catharine Cellier-Smart
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| 4 +3 | catchment area |
kashew
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| 5 -2 | Watershed |
Salih YILDIRIM
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References
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writeaway
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| Other refs |
Wolf Draeger
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Change log
Sep 4, 2012 10:04: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Geography"
Sep 10, 2012 11:48: Catharine Cellier-Smart Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
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drainage basin
"The origin of the concept of the drainage basin (bassin versant in French) can be found with P.Buache, Louis XIVth’s official geographer, in his notion of the "river basin" (bassin de fleuve)."
http://www.hypergeo.eu/spip.php?article483
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"Bassin versant de Matane / Matane drainage basin"
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=97281...
http://www.hypergeo.eu/spip.php?article483
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"Bassin versant de Matane / Matane drainage basin"
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=97281...
Note from asker:
| Merci |
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writeaway
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Lara Barnett
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Miranda Joubioux (X)
: In this context.
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Daryo
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emiledgar
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Wolf Draeger
1 day 34 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks"
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40 mins
catchment area
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"Watershed" is another possibility.
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Note added at 42 minutes (2012-09-04 10:45:47 GMT)
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"Watershed" is another possibility.
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/social_science_s...
59 mins
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Miranda Joubioux (X)
: Also correct, but can lead to confusion http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/planning/13150...
5 hrs
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Daryo
: so far, I've only heard of "catchment areas" for schools and GP surgeries...
15 hrs
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http://www.linguee.fr/anglais-francais/traduction/water catc...
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Wolf Draeger
23 hrs
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Hilary Wilson
1 day 11 hrs
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Salih YILDIRIM
United States
United States
United States
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Watershed
Imho
Peer comment(s):
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Daryo
: the watershed is the borderline between two drainage basins
12 hrs
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Alan Douglas (X)
: Ditto
19 hrs
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Wolf Draeger
: Be sure to emphasize this is only for N. America usage.
21 hrs
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B D Finch
: Agree with Daryo. Funny how frequently "Imho" is the explanation given for totally incorrect answers.
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Cetacea
: Agree with Daryo and B D Finch.
2 days 23 hrs
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Reference comments
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Reference:
refs.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
1 min
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Aisha Maniar
: and more: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/social_science_s...
2 mins
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yup. easily findable with just a bit of research
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Dolores Vázquez
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1 day 44 mins
Discussion
So all three answers offered so far are acceptable, it's a matter of context and preference.