écrin
English translation: treasure trove
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| 12:29 Nov 2, 2005 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Enza Longo Canada Local time: 09:43 | ||||||
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| 4 +3 | nestling amid |
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| 4 +2 | treasure trove |
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| 5 +1 | nestled in forests, marshes... |
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| 5 +1 | with its or in a sparkling trove of forests, lakes, ponds and wetlands |
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| 4 | marvellous or fabulous forests, etc |
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| 4 | the colourful patchwork of |
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| 4 | vivid mosaic |
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| 4 | your own answer - against a backdrop |
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| 4 | in a beautiful landscape of forests,.... |
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Answers
7 mins confidence: 
| écrin marvellous or fabulous forests, etc Explanation: - |
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10 mins confidence:
| écrin the colourful patchwork of Explanation: What the writer is driving at are the colours that appear with each vista, greens of the forest, the blues of the lakes etc. |
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12 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3nestling amid Explanation: inspired by Collins Robert |
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