Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
massif dunaire
English translation:
belt of sand dunes
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american atlas
Oct 10, 2008 07:50
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massif dunaire
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Geography
Landscape description
Son territoire, entre mer, rade et vallées, est marqué par une palette très riche de milieux naturels: basses côtes rocheuses, hautes falaises, platiers rocheux, plages de sables, vasières, massifs dunaires, tombolo sableux, rias envasées ou encaissées.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | belt of sand dunes |
Alain Pommet
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| 5 +1 | dune range |
Drmanu49
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Proposed translations
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belt of sand dunes
Along the coast is a wide belt of sand dunes with a man-made sea defence incorporated into them.
http://books.google.com/books?id=OHxrIK9jPsUC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA...
To the south it is joined to the mainland by a belt of sand dunes rising to a height of about 120 ft.
http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/D/DoubtlessBay/DoubtlessBay/en
Appears to be quite a common term (over 70,000 ghits).
http://books.google.com/books?id=OHxrIK9jPsUC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA...
To the south it is joined to the mainland by a belt of sand dunes rising to a height of about 120 ft.
http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/D/DoubtlessBay/DoubtlessBay/en
Appears to be quite a common term (over 70,000 ghits).
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you very much for your reactivity"
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3 mins
dune range
The main range of coastal dunes begins within the city limits of Pärnu, ... The dune ranges are crevassed by several small rivers and streams that carry ...
www.estonica.org/eng/lugu.html?kateg=10&menyy_id=580&alam=7... - 34k -
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or dune ranges here.
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Note added at 21 mins (2008-10-10 08:12:01 GMT)
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as in my ref.
www.estonica.org/eng/lugu.html?kateg=10&menyy_id=580&alam=7... - 34k -
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Note added at 21 mins (2008-10-10 08:11:40 GMT)
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or dune ranges here.
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Note added at 21 mins (2008-10-10 08:12:01 GMT)
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as in my ref.
Note from asker:
| thank you but I am not so sure it fits right there. However I'll keep that translation in mind as well. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
carolynf
: dune ranges (plural)
5 mins
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Yes, as in my ref. but the asker put in it as a singular. Thank you.
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