English-Portuguese translations for seawater

• água do mar
  O problema dos aquíferos na Península Ibérica está frequentemente associado à água do mar.The problem with the aquifers on the Iberian Peninsula is often to do with seawater.
  Assistimos, em particular, a um acentuado aumento no número de projectos de dessalinização da água do mar. In particular, we are seeing a large increase in the number of projects aimed at desalinating seawater.
  As descargas de hidrocarbonetos no Mar Báltico, ao contrário do que se passa noutros mares, poluem rapidamente as praias. A água do Mar Báltico só se renova de 30 em 30 anos. Unlike other seas, beaches are quickly polluted by oil spills in the Baltic as the seawater is only renewed every 30 years.
• mar
  O problema dos aquíferos na Península Ibérica está frequentemente associado à água do mar.The problem with the aquifers on the Iberian Peninsula is often to do with seawater.
  Assistimos, em particular, a um acentuado aumento no número de projectos de dessalinização da água do mar. In particular, we are seeing a large increase in the number of projects aimed at desalinating seawater.
  As descargas de hidrocarbonetos no Mar Báltico, ao contrário do que se passa noutros mares, poluem rapidamente as praias. A água do Mar Báltico só se renova de 30 em 30 anos. Unlike other seas, beaches are quickly polluted by oil spills in the Baltic as the seawater is only renewed every 30 years.

Definition of seawater

• The saltwater of a sea or ocean
• Consisting of seawater
• Associated in some way with seawater, or intended for dealing with seawater

Examples

• The continual seawater splashes corroded our equipment
• The sharks in the aquarium had to be kept in a seawater tank
• Aboard the ship we needed seawater soap for washing our clothes
• Though it was a nuisance to arrange them, we found the seawater showers very refreshing

Related words

• seaway
• seawards
• seawall
• seaward
• seawater aquarium
• seaway bill