Nov 9, 2016 17:22
7 yrs ago
Deutsch term

Weg ins Trinkwasser verläuft über

Deutsch > Englisch Naturwissenschaften Umwelt und Ökologie
Der häufigste und einfachste Weg (der Viren) ins Trinkwasser verläuft über Abwasser, Oberflächenwasser und Übergang ins Trinkwasser nach unzureichender Trinkwasseraufbereitung

Vielen Dank!

Proposed translations

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(see explanation/sentence)

The most common and straightforward way for viruses to enter the drinking water supply is via sewage/wastewater ...

Alternative for "Weg": entry point

Not sure how this sentence can be worded without "viruses". Contaminants could be used instead, perhaps, then "viruses" in brackets as in the German.
Example sentence:

The most common and straightforward way for viruses to enter the drinking water supply is via sewage/wastewater ...

Peer comment(s):

agree Michael Martin, MA
20 Min.
agree Markus Heinrich
4 Stunden
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "vielen Dank!!"
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37 Min.

(the most frequent and simplest ) way of our drinking water´s getting contamiated occurs via

I´d say
Peer comment(s):

disagree Lancashireman : We don't use the Saxon genitive in this way, and even if we did, we would use the apostrophe key ['] rather than the acute accent key [´]. https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/apostrophe.html // Cheer up! On past form, Martina will choose your answer.
51 Min.
why didnt you say, what you really wanted to say ?
disagree Cilian O'Tuama : pretty orrible English, and CL4?
2 Tage 8 Stunden
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