Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

invaso

English translation:

basin

Added to glossary by Vittorio Preite
Jun 24, 2004 15:44
19 yrs ago
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Italian term

invaso

Italian to English Tech/Engineering Environment & Ecology rivers, reservoirs, construction work, dams
Lo sbocco a mare del Chiaravagna sarà opportunamente imbrigliato e dotato di un ampio invaso che, oltre a costituire un lago artificiale, avrà anche la funzione di vaso d’espansione in caso d’alluvione. from presentation of plans for the new look Genoa harbour

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basin

..a large basin...........(lago di espansione) flood plane in case of excess rain water.
Per evitare di usare flood due volte
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neutral Jane Griffiths (X) : I just wanted to point out that the correct spelling here is "flood plain".
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks to everyone, but this was theterm I used in the end. SUE"
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harbour basin

I found this in Eurocautom.
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TERM invaso

Reference GU S 5/10



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TERM harbour basin

Reference OJ S 5/10

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(river) inlet

conceived as a natural expansion tank
cf
http://www.planum.net/archive/IVrun-ge.htm
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