Runoff

Synonyms for "runoff" (64 found)

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Translations

37 translations across 17 languages.

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Arabic

3 entries
  • الجولة الثانية noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)
  • الجولة الحاسمة noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)
  • جولة الإعادة noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)

Czech

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  • odtok noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)

Finnish

4 entries
  • toinen vaali noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)
  • toinen äänestys noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)
  • valunta noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)
  • valunta noun (dissolved chemicals, etc, included in such water)

French

2 entries
  • ballottage noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)
  • second tour noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)

Galician

1 entries
  • doira noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)

German

2 entries
  • Abfluss noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)
  • Stichwahl noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)

Hawaiian

1 entries
  • holo kele wai noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)

Hindi

1 entries
  • अपवाहित noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • döntő noun (sports: a second or further round of a competition, after other competitors (often all but the last two) have been eliminated)
  • el nem folyó esővíz noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)
  • esővíztöbblet noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)
  • folyadéktöbblet noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • limpasan noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)

Malay

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  • larian noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)

Persian

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  • دور دوم noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)

Polish

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  • balotaż noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • escoamento noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)
  • segunda volta noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)
  • segundo turno noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)

Russian

3 entries
  • второ́й эта́п вы́боров noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)
  • заключи́тельный эта́п вы́боров noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)
  • сток noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)

Spanish

3 entries
  • balotaje noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)
  • escorrentía noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)
  • segunda vuelta noun (politics: second or further round of an indecisive election)

Swedish

2 entries
  • avrinning noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)
  • dagvatten noun (portion of precipitation or irrigation which does not infiltrate)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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The Southwest, Great Plains, and Southeast are particularly vulnerable to changes in water supply and demand. Changes in precipitation and runoff, combined with changes in consumption and withdrawal, have reduced surface and groundwater supplies in many areas. These trends are expected to continue, increasing the likelihood of water shortages for many uses.

Source: tatoeba (3651135)

The primary culprits in eutrophication appear to be excess nitrogen and phosphorus—from sources including fertilizer runoff and septic system effluent to atmospheric fallout from burning fossil fuels—which enter waterbodies and fuel the overgrowth of algae, which, in turn, reduces water quality and degrades estuarine and coastal ecosystems.

Source: tatoeba (6675699)

Runoff from upstream development had almost destroyed all aquatic life in the stream.

Source: tatoeba (8992077)

These runoff elections will decide who will gain control of the Senate.

Source: tatoeba (9594102)

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