habite les mythes

English translation: lives on in the imagination

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French term or phrase:habite les mythes
English translation:lives on in the imagination
Entered by: MDI-IDM

16:37 Jul 3, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: habite les mythes
Le dodo est l’animal emblématique de Maurice et habite les mythes de sa population et des touristes qui s’intéressent à son histoire.

Merci.
Stephanie Sullivan
Mauritius
Local time: 07:00
lives on in the imagination
Explanation:
Feeding off other imaginative answers...
Selected response from:

MDI-IDM
Local time: 04:00
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2it is present in the myths
veratek
4 +2lives on in the island's folklore/myths
Andrew Levine
4 +2lives on in the imagination
MDI-IDM
3 +2feeds the imagination
Odette Grille (X)
4is part of the local story/folklore (the dodo is an extinct bird)
RHELLER


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
it is present in the myths


Explanation:
it is found in the myths


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Note added at 17 mins (2007-07-03 16:55:14 GMT)
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it is featured...

veratek
Brazil
Local time: 00:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vania de Souza: is present or lives int the myths
8 mins
  -> Merci.

agree  BrigitteHilgner: With Vania.
1 hr
  -> Merci.
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
feeds the imagination


Explanation:
...

Odette Grille (X)
Canada
Local time: 23:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jean-jacques alexandre
24 mins
  -> Merci Jean-Jacques

agree  veratek
44 mins
  -> Merci Vera
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
is part of the local story/folklore (the dodo is an extinct bird)


Explanation:
it did exist at one time

http://bagheera.com/inthewild/ext_dodobird.htm

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 21:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
lives on in the island's folklore/myths


Explanation:
"lives on" = "continues to live".

Andrew Levine
United States
Local time: 23:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alanna Wilson-Duff: it's the live ON in that captures the meaning
18 mins

agree  Robert Frankling: perfect
3 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
lives on in the imagination


Explanation:
Feeding off other imaginative answers...

MDI-IDM
Local time: 04:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  emiledgar: Yes, this is the closest to the original,
7 hrs
  -> Thank, that's what I was aiming for.

agree  veratek
1 day 21 mins
  -> Thank you!
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