cuenca
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la cuenca(
kwehng
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kah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (geography)
b. catchment area
Todas estos viñedos están en la cuenca del río Garona.All these vineyards are in the catchment area of the River Garonne.
2. (mining)
a. mining area
Hay altos niveles de contaminación en esta cuenca.There are high levels of pollution in this mining area.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Parece que se ha encontrado otra cuenca petrolífera muy importante.Another major oilfield has seemingly been discovered.
Es una de las cuencas carboníferas más importantes de la región.It's one of the most important coalfields in the region.
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