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Mainknie

French translation: boucle du Main

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German term or phrase:Mainknie
French translation:boucle du Main
Entered by: Geneviève von Levetzow

15:09 Sep 1, 2010
German to French translations [PRO]
Science - Geography
German term or phrase: Mainknie
Il est question de Mittenberg. Il doit y avoir mieux que coude du Main.

merci
Geneviève von Levetzow
Local time: 23:01
boucle du Main
Explanation:
comme la boucle de l'Elbe ;-)
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Robintech
France
Local time: 23:01
Grading comment
Merci beaucoup à toute l'équipe
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2méandre du Main
Séverine Harbeck
3 +3boucle du Main
Robintech


Discussion entries: 3





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
méandre du Main


Explanation:
peut-être ?

Séverine Harbeck
Germany
Local time: 23:01
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Hesselnberg (X): http://www.google.fr/search?q="méandre du Main"&rls=com.micr...
1 hr
  -> Merci
agree  belitrix
21 hrs
  -> Merci
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
boucle du Main


Explanation:
comme la boucle de l'Elbe ;-)

Robintech
France
Local time: 23:01
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Merci beaucoup à toute l'équipe

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Christophe Vieillard: célèbre boucle du Main à Volkach. Cela dit, le "coude du Main" serait plus drôle !
52 mins
agree  Jutta Deichselberger: Mainschleife ist geläufig, davon gibt es einige, u.a. eine bei Miltenberg. Mainknie habe ich noch nie gehört, auch wenn's in Google steht...
2 hrs
agree  odile charlotte
3 hrs
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