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14:01 Jul 1, 2007 |
French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Geology / springs | |||||||
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4 +1 | typo for fangeuse = muddy /mucky / mud oozing |
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3 +2 | boggy area |
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4 | mushroom zone [or area] |
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3 | spongy area |
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3 | spongy or marshy zone |
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typo for fangeuse = muddy /mucky / mud oozing Explanation: zone fangeuse Les sources se trouvent en zone de pessières sur tourbe. Le cours moyen est en grande partie forestier. Une belle zone fangeuse occupe la partie aval; ... biodiversite.wallonie.be/cgi/sibw.sgib.form.pl?SGIBCODE=1557 - 21k - |
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spongy area Explanation: should be "spongieuse"? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2007-07-01 14:09:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Peat: noun. Decaying vegetable matter found in uplands and bogs and used as a fuel (when dried) and as a fertiliser. Bog: noun 1. a wet spongy area of land. ... www.fightingpigband.com/Pig Vine/pig_vine.htm - 113k - |
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boggy area Explanation: Fongieux Ancien Français synonyme de spongieux http://mairie.haraucourt.free.fr/Un_peu_de_patois_Lorrain_Ro... From the 18th century Notamment celui allant sur la chaussée au dehors de Crepey sur la longueur d'environ une demie lieue lequel est si fongieux et marécageux que pendant cette campagne même, ils ont eu le malheur d'y voir périr une fille et trois chevaux. " http://selaincourt.free.fr/Selaincourt/CH3.htm Les étangs sont devenus un moyen de valorisation de terrains humides et « fongieux », http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/svt/eleve/cyber/Hermite/... |
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