Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
aforo del manantial
English translation:
spring gauging station
Added to glossary by
Karen Rosenberg
Jan 31, 2012 13:04
12 yrs ago
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aforo del manantial
Spanish to English
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According to the definition I found of the 'aforo':
Aforo: Medición del flujo del manantial expresado generalmente en lt/seg
it should translate as flow capacity or something similar, but in the text it says:
Nº de aforos del manantial: 1
El aforo está situado a 2,5 Km. de la Planta de envasado
y a 954 mts. de altitud
which leads me to believe 'aforo' here has a different meaning....
Any ideas....many thanks
Aforo: Medición del flujo del manantial expresado generalmente en lt/seg
it should translate as flow capacity or something similar, but in the text it says:
Nº de aforos del manantial: 1
El aforo está situado a 2,5 Km. de la Planta de envasado
y a 954 mts. de altitud
which leads me to believe 'aforo' here has a different meaning....
Any ideas....many thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | spring gauging station |
Richard Hill
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| 4 | appraisal well |
Lorna O'Donoghue
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| 3 | discharge (of the spring) |
Rick Larg
|
Proposed translations
+1
5 hrs
Selected
spring gauging station
Routledge Spanish Technical Dictioanry
aforo m
AGUA, INSTAL HIDRÁUL, PROD, TELECOM gaging (AmE), gauging (BrE), metering
iii) the stations are only partially rated, with good low flow measurement but poor measurement of the mean flow (coded as P) or iv) the stations measuring spring flows where the topographic and groundwater catchments differ significantly (coded as S).
Number of spring gauging stations : 15
http://www.ceh.ac.uk/products/publications/documents/IH108_L...
See other examples:
http://tiny.cc/w3x9s
aforo m
AGUA, INSTAL HIDRÁUL, PROD, TELECOM gaging (AmE), gauging (BrE), metering
iii) the stations are only partially rated, with good low flow measurement but poor measurement of the mean flow (coded as P) or iv) the stations measuring spring flows where the topographic and groundwater catchments differ significantly (coded as S).
Number of spring gauging stations : 15
http://www.ceh.ac.uk/products/publications/documents/IH108_L...
See other examples:
http://tiny.cc/w3x9s
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4 mins
Lorna O'Donoghue
Native in English
Works in field
20yrs experience. Style & fluidity.
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
appraisal well
See earlier proz question
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/petroleum_eng_s...
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Note added at 6 mins (2012-01-31 13:11:54 GMT)
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The reference is to gas and oil but could possibly apply to water...???
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/petroleum_eng_s...
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Note added at 6 mins (2012-01-31 13:11:54 GMT)
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The reference is to gas and oil but could possibly apply to water...???
2 hrs
discharge (of the spring)
Surely, here, this word refers to the flow of water at the point where the water emerges, the latter being the more important idea. From the context, I take this to be a spring of mineral water.
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