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Can anyone help me out with "body of water" I know better than to use "cuerpo de agua" I think I have seen "masas de agua" before, but I am not sure on the spelling. Thanks.

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updated Nov 22, 2009
posted by Vance-Moore2

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Cuerpo de agua is correct.

updated Nov 22, 2009
posted by Mokay
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Alright all, Thanks for the help. I just always translate cuerpo as body and I always think of an actual physical human or animal body. Thanks for all the help, I think I will go with "cuerpos acuáticos" that way I can have the students tie in the word aquatic. Thanks again.

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updated Nov 22, 2009
posted by Vance-Moore2
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So are both "cuerpo de agua" and "cuerpos acuáticos' correct?

updated Nov 22, 2009
posted by nizhoni1
I would say so - 0068e2f4, Nov 22, 2009
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Quotes from the same article:

Los cuerpos de agua dulce en Nicaragua tienen importancia por que en ellos se pueden efectuar importantes actividades económicas cono navegación, pesquería, extracción de madera y fibra entre otras, por tal razón la laguna de Tisma que se ubica entre el lago Xolotlan y cocibolca.

Con categoría de área protegida y humedal RAMSAR no escapa a la problemática de cuerpos acuáticos tropicales sometidos a modificaciones físicas, químicas, biológicas y determinadas por la ocupación de malezas acuáticas entre los que destacan Eichhornia crassipes (lirio de agua)

updated Nov 22, 2009
posted by 0068e2f4
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I know better than to use "cuerpo de agua"

Well, if you did, you would have lots of company. All kinds of hits Googling the phrase.

cuerpo de agua

updated Nov 22, 2009
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
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cuerpos acuáticos

updated Nov 22, 2009
posted by 0068e2f4
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Well there are certain terms you can say for various bodies of water:

river- el río

lake- el lago

ocean- el mar

Hope that helps!

updated Nov 22, 2009
posted by ajwilsonhoos