paru-paru kota

English translation: green lungs of the city

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Indonesian term or phrase:paru-paru kota
English translation:green lungs of the city
Entered by: Regi2006

04:07 Mar 23, 2017
Indonesian to English translations [PRO]
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Indonesian term or phrase: paru-paru kota
kalimat lengkap: hutan mangrove di Surabaya memiliki peran penting sebagai PARU-PARU KOTA.
saya tahu dalam bahasa inggris tidak ada istilah ini, namun mohon bantuannya untuk mencari padanan istilah yang tepat agar maknanya tersampaikan.
Terima kasih
Desti Ruhiyati
Indonesia
Local time: 21:13
green lungs of the city
Explanation:
The mangrove forest is regarded as the “green lungs” of the city.
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Regi2006
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Local time: 20:13
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green lungs of the city


Explanation:
The mangrove forest is regarded as the “green lungs” of the city.
http://www.e-vet.org/PRO/index.cfm?idcode=18981893&e04=3829&...

Regi2006
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Local time: 20:13
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Asker: Thank you

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green lung


Explanation:
Green lung: a park, public garden, or other area providing open space and greenery for the inhabitants of a city.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/green_lung

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/green-lung

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Note added at 29 mins (2017-03-23 04:37:21 GMT)
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Green lung: An area of natural parkland within an urban region, supposed to replenish the air with oxygen.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/green_lung

Badar Tsani Ramadhan
Indonesia
Local time: 20:13
Native speaker of: Indonesian
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Asker: Thank you. Ternyata ada istilahnya

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