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freshwater (adjective, noun)

L'eau douce est essentielle à la vie terrestre et se trouve principalement dans les lacs et les rivières.

💬 Exemple

"The Amazon River contains approximately 20% of the world's liquid freshwater."

💡 Astuce mémo

Think of 'Fresh' as 'Fine' and 'Water' as 'Well.' Freshwater is the 'Fine Water' from the 'Well' that you can drink.

🏛️ Origine

⚠️ Erreurs courantes

Using 'freshwater' to mean 'safe to drink'. → Using 'potable water' or 'drinking water'.

Spelling it as 'fresh-water' with a hyphen. → Spelling it as 'freshwater'.