Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

aguas bajas

English translation:

low water season

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Nov 4, 2009 00:17
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Spanish term

aguas bajas

Spanish to English Science Environment & Ecology
...pesca ornamental en la época de aguas bajas en la orinoquia colombiana...

Creo que dry season es el sustituto más adecuado pero no se me ocurre nada para el nivel de las aguas. El texto no habla ni de verano ni de sequía sino del nivel de las aguas. Gracias.
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low water season

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in the Low-Water Season of 1997. E. S. Bikbulatov, Yu. M. Lebedev, A. S. Litvinov, E. M. Bikbulatova,. V. F. Roshchupko, Yu. V. Ershov, and O. L. Tsel' ...
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During the low water season, the river and fish return to a more confined channel, and the dolphins have an easy job finding schools of fish.

"Dry season" would refer to the period when the rains are less, and "low water season" to the concomitant period when the streams and rivers go down to their lowest points.


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¡Excelente, gracias!
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agree Jennifer Levey
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agree Leonardo Lamarche : agree.
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agree jaime losantos : makes sense to me
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agree Muriel Vasconcellos
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agree Cecilia Welsh
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agree FrenchPhD : Periods of low water level (depends on rain not only season).
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