viltvatten

09:24 Apr 14, 2009
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Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology / wildlife areas
Swedish term or phrase: viltvatten
appears in a tourism text:

På xx möter ni fågellivet i våra viltvatten och ni får se skogarnas klövdjur kommer närmare vildsvinen i deras hägn.
Karen Goulding
Local time: 12:05


Summary of answers provided
4 +1wetlands
Charlotte Lindgren
5Wildlife pond
Craig O'Manion
4(forest) pond
anastasia lobanova
3wetland pond / wildlife pond
Gayle Rolando (X)


  

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(forest) pond


Explanation:
IMHO
this kind of pond can be also made artificially and then populatted by fish

anastasia lobanova
Russian Federation
Local time: 14:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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wetland pond / wildlife pond


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://www.rockport-fulton.org/frames/Trail.htm
Gayle Rolando (X)
Sweden
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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wetlands


Explanation:
land areas that are wet due to a close relationship to a body of water or groundwater,or land areas that are flooded regularly;they support vegetation adapted for life in saturated soil conditions

Example sentence(s):
  • Wetlands help regulate water levels within watersheds; improve water quality; reduce flood and storm damages; provide important fish and wildlife habitat; and support hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities.

    Reference: http://www.epa/gov/owow/wetlands/vital/wetlands.html
Charlotte Lindgren
Australia
Local time: 20:35
Native speaker of: Swedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SwedEng (X): Yes. This is what they use at the EPA.
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Wildlife pond


Explanation:
They are definately aquatic areas in natural settings regardless of how they got there. Often used for game sports purposes and managed cooperatively.



Example sentence(s):
  • För den enskilde jägaren kan ofta anläggandet av ett viltvatten vara en stor kostnad men det går att få ekonomiskt stöd.

    Reference: http://www.jagareforbundet.se/viltvetande/viltvard/vatmarker...
Craig O'Manion
Local time: 07:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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