Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

uitmonden

English translation:

to debouch into, to empty into, be a tributary to

Added to glossary by Bryan Crumpler
Oct 26, 2002 07:21
21 yrs ago
Dutch term

uitmonden

Non-PRO Dutch to English Other
"De rivier de Agout stroomt door Castres en mondt uit in de Tarn."

Ik heb enkele ideeen al maar ben ook benieuwd of iem. er een betere passende term voor heeft.

Proposed translations

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debouch into; mouth into

... and debouches into the Tarn (river?)
... and mouths into the Tarn (river?)

Peer comment(s):

neutral jarry (X) : Mouth into? Surely that's not standard English.
17 mins
no English at all, I'm affraid
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank everyone to for the suggestions. After careful thought and some more research I decided to go with "debouches into" for several reasons. "Mouths into" indeed sounds awkward (and I'm not using it), but I think Henk was getting at the fact that this word is influenced from the French word "bouche". I had already used "flows through" for "stroomt door" as it appears quite frequently in the text. I had also ruled that out already considering lots of other things flow into rivers (e.g. sewage, lava etc.). That's not to say it's an unsuitable translation, however. "discharge" carries the connotation of being forced into the Tarn or emerging _from_ something rather than into. "tributary to", "empties into" & "debouches into" are the most suitable translations since they all indicate smaller bodies of water flowing into a larger body. Nonetheless, "debouche" also carries the connotation of going from smaller or more confined area into the open country. Location names also are appropriate in the place of "de Tarn", and that is the case for some other areas in the translation where "uitmonden" is used. So this is suitable, for the sake of consistency. Plus the text as a whole is about France, so it adds a little cultural flavor to leave it simply "debouch" while being entirely correct in all contexts. Thanks again for the input"
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flow into

Implicit i answer.
Reference:

My geriatric brain.

Peer comment(s):

agree Dave Greatrix : flows into
15 mins
Thank you very much!
agree Tina Vonhof (X) : 'Flows into' if it is a tourism text.
7 hrs
Thank you very much!
agree Jason Roberts
9 days
Thank you very much!
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discharges

another possible term would be discharge

Hope this helps you to choose.

KGS--Chase County--Ground-water Resources--Discharge
... 48-56) into ground-water discharge (discharge of water from the zone of saturation)
and vadose-water discharge (discharge of soil water not derived from the ...
www.kgs.ukans.edu/General/Geology/Chase/pt3_disch.html - 9k

Peer comment(s):

agree AllisonK (X) : This is the proper term; I did a report on the Rhine for the Rijkswaterstaat and this is the acceptable (scientific) term.
4 hrs
agree Tina Vonhof (X) : 'Discharges' if the text is scientific.
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The Agout, which flows through Castres, is a tributary

of the Tarn.

Good luck

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Note added at 2002-10-26 12:14:35 (GMT)
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Or: The argout flows through Castres and into the river Tarn.
Peer comment(s):

agree Marijke Singer : I like this!
2 hrs
agree Tina Vonhof (X) : This fits in any kind of text.
7 hrs
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The river Agout runs through Castres and empties into the Tarn

Just another way of translating the sentence.Empty into is often used in this context.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Tina Vonhof (X) : I don't think so.
3 hrs
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discharges

The Agout river flows through Castres and discharges into the Tarn.

Dit om te vermijdenm dat het woord flow twee maal in een zin wordt gebruikt.
Peer comment(s):

agree Georgetina Meyer Kirkland : I really like this.
2 days 8 hrs
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