Translation of "controcorrente" into English

countercurrent, eddy, upstream are the top translations of "controcorrente" into English.

controcorrente adverb
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Italian-English dictionary

  • countercurrent

    noun

    Current that flows against the prevailing one [..]

    Nell’apparato respiratorio degli uccelli è incorporato un sistema di controcorrente.

    So, built into the bird’s respiration equipment is a system known as countercurrent flow.

  • eddy

    noun

    air or water running in an opposite direction to the main current

  • upstream

    adjective

    In the opposite direction of the flow of a river or stream.

    Questa proposta ha seguito un percorso tortuoso quasi quanto quello di un salmone che nuota controcorrente.

    The path of this proposal has been almost as tortuous as a salmon swimming upstream.

  • Less frequent translations

    • against the current
    • against the mainstream
    • countercurrently
    • cross-current
    • crosscurrent
    • undertow
    • counter-current

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