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Portuguese term or phrase:
tributary stream of the // to the dam
English translation:
stream that feeds into the dam
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tributary stream of the // to the dam
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on the banks of a tributary stream to the Camargos Hydroelectric Damn, Rio Grande Basin.
Original : nas margens de um córrego contribuinte da Represa Hidrelétrica de Camargos, Bacia do Rio Grande
Ola a todos, gostaria de um feedabck sobre o uso correto da preposicao.. Em geral, esses termos longos me confundem quanto ao uso do genitivo e preposica e ordem das palavras. Agradeco desde ja,
Kantian
Original : nas margens de um córrego contribuinte da Represa Hidrelétrica de Camargos, Bacia do Rio Grande
Ola a todos, gostaria de um feedabck sobre o uso correto da preposicao.. Em geral, esses termos longos me confundem quanto ao uso do genitivo e preposica e ordem das palavras. Agradeco desde ja,
Kantian
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Aug 10, 2009 11:41: Luiza Modesto Created KOG entry
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stream that feeds into the dam
29 Mar 2009 ... And a stream that feeds into the lake from the nearby Mary Elmer Lake also located in Bridgeton. The dam is located next to Park Drive, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Lake_(New_Jersey
I believe only rivers have tributaries, not dams or lakes, or am I way off?
A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a mainstem (or parent) river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tributary
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Lake_(New_Jersey
I believe only rivers have tributaries, not dams or lakes, or am I way off?
A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a mainstem (or parent) river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tributary
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Comment: "Thank you! I tried other structures, but your suggestion fitted well in discussion context."
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Favor ver discussão.
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Considering a tributary stream is a river or stream that flows into a mainstream river and then into a dam, I would use the preposition "to".
Cotter River: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. .... It is the highest dam on the Cotter River. Content of the Bendora Dam is controlled ...
www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Cotter_River
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Considering a tributary stream is a river or stream that flows into a mainstream river and then into a dam, I would use the preposition "to".
Cotter River: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. .... It is the highest dam on the Cotter River. Content of the Bendora Dam is controlled ...
www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Cotter_River
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Martin Clowes
: True, the stream flows to the dam, but it is just a contributing factor in the larger picture of the dam and its hinterland. IMO, "a tributary to " sounds wrong in this context. "a tributary that flows to" works because it has a verb.
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kashew
: Why not "dam tributary stream"?
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Because the text implies movement, the stream flow.
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tributary of the dam
Dá para entender a dúvida, mas no português não seria diferente: contribui à represa, mas é tributário da represa.
Detalhe - "adequate" = "suficiente"; "adequado" = "appropriate"
Espero ter ajudado.
Abç
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Any time. It's what we're here for ;)
Detalhe - "adequate" = "suficiente"; "adequado" = "appropriate"
Espero ter ajudado.
Abç
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Any time. It's what we're here for ;)
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| Thank you! Your arguments make sense when I think of the concrete situation here. Today this stream is part of the entire system and I can tell to what extent this stream effectively contributes to dam or if it rather benefits from it as it is also possible. So I will take the vie that the stream is part (belongs to ) the entire network of many other streams and rivers. Thank you both of you for helping me out over a weekend! If I still can give you all a grade, it will be always the maximum. Thanks! |
| the highest grade that there is ;) |
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tributary feeding ... Reservoir
A Simple Hydrologic Model for Water Resources Simulation on Rio ... - [ Traduzir esta página ]
Grande River is the most important tributary feeding Camargos Hydropower Plant Reservoir. This reservoir also provides water for two more downstream ...
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Grande River is the most important tributary feeding Camargos Hydropower Plant Reservoir. This reservoir also provides water for two more downstream ...
asae.frymulti.com/azdez.asp?JID=5&AID=24595&CID... - Similares -
Discussion
Cotter River: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. .... It is the highest dam on the Cotter River. Content of the Bendora Dam is controlled ...
www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Cotter_River
or the stream is a tributary of the dam /which of the two should I use? Thank you very much four your help!