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Meanings of drinking water in English

Russian
питьевая вода
Portuguese
água potável
Catalan
aigua potable
Spanish
agua para el consumo humano
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Water safe for consumption.

питьевая вода
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Examples for "water"
Examples for "water"
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The South China Sea is a body of water south of China?
Radio NZ
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However, the spirit of the original question asks about the water level.
Wired
3
Ms Broughton said water quality problems had become obvious to the iwi.
Radio NZ
4
However, come summer and another heatwave, the water crisis will begin again.
The Irish Times
5
Its roads, water facilities, railways, health and education systems all require investment.
The Irish Times
1
These should be rinsed with potable water to remove the cleaning agent.
Jamaica Observer
2
Under level 4 restrictions, the outside use of all potable water is banned.
The South African
3
Back then, there were no restaurants, no hotels and not even potable water.
The Guardian
4
Even water was cut, so we are in need of potable water, he said.
Radio NZ
5
There was no known source of potable water within walking distance, except in camp.
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?
1
However, 663 million are still without improved drinking water.
The Guardian
2
An estimated 1 billion persons in low-income countries do not have access to improved drinking water.
Pubmed
3
More than 20 million people, mainly in rural areas, still lack access to improved drinking water, noted the report.
Reuters
4
But while 2.6 billion people gained access to better water sources between 1990 and 2015, 663 million are still without improved drinking water.
The Guardian
Usage of drinking water in English
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Contaminated drinking water causes half a million deaths from diarrhoea each year.
BBC
2
Nitrate contamination in drinking water is a major threat to public health.
Pubmed
3
Some environmental and public health activists say it taints drinking water supplies.
Reuters
4
Last year, around 48 million people living there lacked sufficient drinking water.
Reuters
5
Mbewe said authorities were providing chlorine to help people purify drinking water.
Reuters
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Many people are unable to access safe drinking water in flooded areas.
Reuters
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The Ministry of Health advised the public to boil all drinking water.
Radio NZ
8
Both local problems had to do with the pollution of drinking water.
The new yorker
9
In many parts of the world, clean drinking water means bottled water.
The Guardian
10
The coal ash rule does not require tests of local drinking water.
Reuters
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Neither is a source of drinking water for nearby communities, he said.
Reuters
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The dam will provide drinking water and hydroelectric power for the region.
Reuters
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Villages in the area also fear their drinking water had been contaminated.
Radio NZ
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Only a quarter of our population had access to safe drinking water.
This child will be great
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The government has resettled families and provided them with clean drinking water.
Reuters
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Use a water filter if you are drinking water from the tap.
The Irish Times
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Translations for drinking water
Portuguese
água potável
Drinking water through the time
Drinking water across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
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