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French to English translations [PRO] Geography | |||||||
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4 | steep landscapes/topography |
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4 | steep contours |
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3 | rugged reliefs |
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steep landscapes/topography Explanation: Hawk Mountain homepageThe Hawk Mountain's Landscape. A forest reserve. Hawk Mountain is part of the ... Hawk Mountain's steep complex topography shapes its natural communities. ... www.hawkmountain.org/sanctuary/ hawk_mountain_landscape.htm - 11k - Cached - Similar pages Mountain PeoplesMountain peoples have learned to live in steep, isolated, and sometimes dangerous landscapes. They speak many different languages, and follow many different ... www.mountain.org/education/subexplore/explore08.cfm - 10k - Cached - Similar pages Paul Furman, landscape architectThe best opportunity I see for these "urban wilderness" gardens is in the out lying parts of our landscape such as steep inaccessible slopes, road sides, ... www.edgehill.net/ - 9k - Cached - Similar pages - |
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rugged reliefs Explanation: "rugged" va peut-être un peu plus loin. Juste une suggestion. |
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steep contours Explanation: e.g. this mountain rescue report (link to BBC report below) "We ' re talking about very steep contours . It was very dangerous especially with the weather conditions . The mountain rescue did a great job . " -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2006-07-12 14:31:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hill walkers, mountaineers and the military will tend to refer to how things look on maps and contours refers both to the actual landscape and to the contour lines on the map. www.news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/ uk/wales/newsid_2014000/2014067.stm www.devon.gov.uk/index/your_council/decision_making/ cma/cma_report.htm?cmadoc=report_ed04139hq.html |
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