"muloté" (c'est-à-dire percé par des insectes lignivores)
English translation: woodwormed
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| 15:54 Jun 19, 2007 |
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ridden Explanation: .... |
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with affected lignin Explanation: je ne vois pas de traduction directe |
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"moused out" (in other words drilled/bored/pierced by lignivorous/xylophagous insects) Explanation: Muloter v. intr. XVIe siècle. Dérivé de mulot.VÈN. 1. En parlant d'un sanglier, fouiller la terre pour s'emparer des réserves de grain accumulées par les mulots dans leurs galeries souterraines. 2. En parlant d'un chien, creuser dans les trous de mulot, de taupe, ou hésiter entre plusieurs voies sans parvenir à prendre la piste du gibier. Mulot n. m. XIIIe siècle. Issu du latin médiéval mulus, « taupe ».Petit rongeur à longue queue, au pelage roux, qui vit dans les bois et dans les champs. On confond souvent le mulot et le campagnol, qui a la queue plus courte et les oreilles plus petites. Un trou de mulot. http://www.patrimoine-de-france.org/mots/mots-acade-62-30861... http://grandictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index1024_1.a... français anglais mulot n. m. field mouse Définition : Rongeur des champs à pattes postérieures et à queue longues, avançant par bonds, en sautant, ce qui le distingue du campagnol qui trottine. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2007-06-19 16:07:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I found some hits for "hollowed out by termites" - maybe this fits better. |
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peer agreement (net): +2woodwormed Explanation: It's simply woodwormed according to your definition in brackets. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 31 mins (2007-06-19 16:25:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- African woodworm - bigger than UK ones! http://www.mapability.com/travel/blogs/2007/03/africa_photos... |
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