abastecimento de água "em alta"

12:14 Sep 17, 2020
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems / Water supply systems
Portuguese term or phrase: abastecimento de água "em alta"
O sistema de abastecimento de água é um sistema em “alta” se é constituído por um
conjunto de componentes a montante da rede de distribuição de água, fazendo a ligação
do meio hídrico ao sistema em “baixa”.
Mark Robertson
Local time: 03:01


Summary of answers provided
3upstream water supply
David Hollywood
3high-pressure water supply system
Mario Freitas
Summary of reference entries provided
findings
liz askew

  

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upstream water supply


Explanation:
as opposed to downstream

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Note added at 5 hrs (2020-09-17 18:10:47 GMT)
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with Excavaciones Cayba, the works contract for almost six million euro, to upgrade the upstream water supply for El Cerrillo-Parque de Los Villares, in Cordoba.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2020-09-17 18:12:10 GMT)
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I think it's perfectly OK to use "upstream" and "downstream" in your contexts

David Hollywood
Local time: 23:01
Native speaker of: English
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high-pressure water supply system


Explanation:
Sugestão

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 23:01
Works in field
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Reference comments


1 hr
Reference: findings

Reference information:
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/portuguese-to-english/constructio...

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Note added at 1 hr (2020-09-17 13:45:55 GMT)
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the only other thing I've come across

is upsteam

and

downstream

:)

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Note added at 1 hr (2020-09-17 13:58:37 GMT)
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https://www.proz.com/kudoz/portuguese-to-english/other/17316...

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English translation:upper and lower (networks)
Explanation:
Upper and lower are commonly used in the context of water distribution systems (natural and man-made). A possible reference iin context:

http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2001/2000WR900267.shtml

More specifically, "lower, middle and upper networks" in this reference:
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:_Vptfg2CriwJ:www.fao.or...|lang

you might like to thoroughly check these out!

liz askew
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thank you Liz. Primary Supply and End User Supply it is. I confess that I did not do the required ProZ search before posting this question, although I did look elsewhere.

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