English translation of "Los vertidos al mar de aguas" - "the dumping of water into the sea"

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205 months ago

JENN64 asked this question:

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	Los vertidos al mar de aguas
Context:	Los vertidos al mar de aguas con alta concentración de nutrientes, provenientes de los
Keywords:	Could it be the watersheds?

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205 months ago

wrote:

the dumping of water into the sea

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205 months ago

wrote:

run-off

My comment:

run-off tnto the ocean of nutrient-laden water coming from/originating from [fields, or whatever]. To me, a watershed is a more or less natural thing (that could, however, be contaminated by run-off).

205 months ago

Translation 123 wrote:

the shedding of (water high in nutrients)

My comment:

the draining of water with a high concentration of nutrients to the sea

shedding water with a large concentration of nutrients into the sea

draining/shedding/dumping

My references:

http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=verter

http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=vertido

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=837103

205 months ago

Translation 123 wrote:

dumping

My comment:

The dumping of ...

Not sure from your context but if it's accidental, it'll be "spillages"

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