patatoïde

English translation: potato (shape)

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French term or phrase:patatoïde
English translation:potato (shape)
Entered by: Francis MARC

05:40 Jun 29, 2003
French to English translations [PRO]
/ description of shapes
French term or phrase: patatoïde
Le rond est la forme la plus simple à tracer, mai tu as le choix: un triangle, un carré, un rectangle ou même une belle patatoïde.
Elizeth Labega
United States
Local time: 07:37
potato (shape)
Explanation:
patate = pomme de terre

A St. Patrick's Potato Day Unit - [ Traduire cette page ]
... Provide each student with a white potato shape and a slightly larger
brown potato shape on paper. I drew the potato shape four to ...
www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/2221/potato.html - 8k
a woman in the shape of a potato. There is a man in Vermont who grows potatoes
in the shape of Elvis' head. ... I am eating a potato in the shape of a woman. ...
www.culturalterrain.com/skins/womanpotato.html - 5k -

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Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 15:37
Grading comment
Thanks so much!
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potato (shape)


Explanation:
patate = pomme de terre

A St. Patrick's Potato Day Unit - [ Traduire cette page ]
... Provide each student with a white potato shape and a slightly larger
brown potato shape on paper. I drew the potato shape four to ...
www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/2221/potato.html - 8k
a woman in the shape of a potato. There is a man in Vermont who grows potatoes
in the shape of Elvis' head. ... I am eating a potato in the shape of a woman. ...
www.culturalterrain.com/skins/womanpotato.html - 5k -



Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 6500
Grading comment
Thanks so much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GerardP: donc inutile de mettre shape entre parenthèses.
2 mins

agree  Gabi François
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