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zinc (A brittle bluish-white metallic element that becomes coated with a corrosion-resistant layer in moist air and occurs chiefly in sphalerite and smithsonite. It is a constituent of several alloys, especially brass and nickel-silver, and is used in die-casting, galvanizing metals, and in battery electrodes) |
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| zona arqueològica |
archaeological site (Any location containing significant relics and artifacts of past culture) |
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| zona central del parc |
central park area (The core area of a park or of a reserve where there can be no interference with the natural ecosystem) |
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| zona climàtica |
climatic zone (A belt of the earth's surface within which the climate is generally homogeneous in some respect; an elemental region of a simple climatic classification) |
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| zona costera |
coastal area (The areas of land and sea bordering the shoreline and extending seaward through the breaker zone) |
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| zona d'aire net |
clean air area (Areas where significant reductions in ozone forming pollutants have been achieved through industrial initiatives to control and/or prevent pollution, through implementation of transportation improvement plans, national efforts to reduce automobile tailpipe emissions and lower the volatility (evaporation rate) of gasoline) |
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| zona d'interès turístic |
touristic zone (Any section of a region which attracts travelers, often because of its scenery, objects of interest or recreational activities) |
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| zona de desastre |
disaster zone (Zone that has been stricken by a disaster and where measures must be taken to reduce the severity of the human and material damage caused by it) |
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| zona de dret preferent de compra |
pre-emption zone (Areas that are subject to the pre-emption right which is a privilege accorded by the government to the actual settler upon a certain limited portion of the public domain, to purchase such tract at a fixed price to the exclusion of all other applicants) |
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| zona de protecció hídrica |
water protection area (Area surrounding a water recovery plant in which certain forms of soil utilization are restricted or prohibited in order to protect the groundwater) |
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| zona de vianants |
pedestrian zone (Area where vehicles are not allowed) |
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| zona edificada |
built-up area (Area which is full of houses, shops, offices and other buildings, with very little open space) |
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| zona entre marees |
intertidal zone (1. The area between land and sea which is regularly exposed to the air by the tidal movement of the sea. Marine organisms that inhabit the intertidal zones have to adapt to periods of exposure to air and to the waves created by wind, which makes it the most physically demanding of the marine habitats. 2. The shore zone between the highest and lowest tides) |
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| zona industrial abandonada |
abandoned industrial site (Site that cannot be used for any purpose, being contaminated by pollutants, not necessarily radioactive) |
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| zona marina protegida |
protected marine zone (Sea area where marine wildlife is protected) |
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| zona militar |
military zone (Area whose utilization is exclusively reserved to the army) |
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| zona no construïda |
non-built-up area (Areas which are not intensely developed for housing, commerce, industry, etc.) |
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| zona residencial |
residential area (Area that has only private houses, not offices and factories) |
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| zona residencial amb trànsit limitat |
residential area with traffic calmings (Residential zones where raised areas are built across roads so that vehicles are forced to move more slowly along it) |
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| zona ripícola |
riparian zone (1. Terrestrial areas where the vegetation complex and microclimate are products of the combined pressure and influence of perennial and/or intermittent water... and soils that exhibit some wetness characteristics. 2. Zone situated on the bank of a water course such as a river or stream) |
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