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vertido

spill

noun behr-TEE-doh Rare

Also means

discharge

Usage Note

Vertido (from verter, 'to pour') is the standard environmental and legal term for the dumping or discharge of substances — vertido tóxico ('toxic spill'), vertido de aguas residuales ('sewage discharge'). It can also refer to a single spill event. Do not confuse with vertiente ('slope, watershed').

Examples

"El vertido de petróleo contaminó la costa."

Natural Translation

The oil spill contaminated the coast.

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