borvíz

English translation: acidulous mineral water

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Hungarian term or phrase:borvíz
English translation:acidulous mineral water
Entered by: Krisztina Lelik

15:38 Jan 2, 2008
Hungarian to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / mineral waters
Hungarian term or phrase: borvíz
Borvíz - ez az erdélyi spéci minerálvíz, aminek a borra emlékeztető íze van...de először is minden kedves kollégának nagyon sok sikert kívánok az új esztendő alkalmából!
Margaret Kolter
Local time: 12:07
acidulous water
Explanation:
HISTORY OF TRANSYLVANIA
Volume I.
From the Beginnings to 1606
Volume II.
From 1606 to 1830
Volume III.
From 1830 to 1919

General Editor: BÉLA KÖPECZI
Editors: LÁSZLÓ MAKKAI, ANDRÁS MÓCSY, ZOLTÁN SZÁSZ
Assistant Editor: GÁBOR BARTA

The Hungarian original by
INSTITUTE OF HISTORY OF
THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Editor of the English translation: BENNETT KOVRIG
Primary translation by Péter Szaffkó et al.

Many Székelys earned a living by carting wood and acidulous water.
http://mek.oszk.hu/03400/03407/html/401.html

n the Székely-land, a large variety of natural resources can be found, although, many of them in not enough quantity to build industry on them. Popular natural resources, such as springs of borvíz (Engl. acidulous water) can be found every off and on; also springs and caves releasing thick sulphurous gases are common in the Székely-land.
http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php/sections.php?o...


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v. acidulous spring water
acidulous mineral water
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Krisztina Lelik
Greece
Local time: 19:07
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acidulous water


Explanation:
HISTORY OF TRANSYLVANIA
Volume I.
From the Beginnings to 1606
Volume II.
From 1606 to 1830
Volume III.
From 1830 to 1919

General Editor: BÉLA KÖPECZI
Editors: LÁSZLÓ MAKKAI, ANDRÁS MÓCSY, ZOLTÁN SZÁSZ
Assistant Editor: GÁBOR BARTA

The Hungarian original by
INSTITUTE OF HISTORY OF
THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Editor of the English translation: BENNETT KOVRIG
Primary translation by Péter Szaffkó et al.

Many Székelys earned a living by carting wood and acidulous water.
http://mek.oszk.hu/03400/03407/html/401.html

n the Székely-land, a large variety of natural resources can be found, although, many of them in not enough quantity to build industry on them. Popular natural resources, such as springs of borvíz (Engl. acidulous water) can be found every off and on; also springs and caves releasing thick sulphurous gases are common in the Székely-land.
http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php/sections.php?o...


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Note added at 39 mins (2008-01-02 16:18:37 GMT)
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v. acidulous spring water
acidulous mineral water

Krisztina Lelik
Greece
Local time: 19:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Nem tudom eléggé megköszönni a gyors választ és a rendkívül szakszerű forrás referenciát!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  juvera: acidulous mineral water
2 hrs

agree  M Krasnitskaya: Imho a "mineral"-t nem célszerű kihagyni, hiszen ez benne a lényeg.
16 hrs
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