Feb 20, 2004 22:04
20 yrs ago
French term
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Native in: French 
, English
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héronnière
French to English
Other
wetlands
a type of wetland for heron watching...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | heronry |
Tony M
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| 3 +4 | heron nesting trees (area) |
Jean-Luc Dumont
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| 4 +1 | heron sanctuary |
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Proposed translations
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9 hrs
French term (edited):
h�ronni�re
Selected
heronry
What's wrong with this? It has no specific implication of 'man-made reserve' or any other connotation, but is just like 'swannery', 'rookery' etc.
A nice, neat, maybe old-fashioned word....
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Note added at 1 day 23 hrs 7 mins (2004-02-22 21:11:30 GMT)
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From New Shorter OED:
heronry n. a place where herons breed; a colony of herons
A nice, neat, maybe old-fashioned word....
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Note added at 1 day 23 hrs 7 mins (2004-02-22 21:11:30 GMT)
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From New Shorter OED:
heronry n. a place where herons breed; a colony of herons
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Comment: "thank you so much!"
+4
7 mins
Jean-Luc Dumont
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French term (edited):
h�ronni�re
heron nesting trees (area)
depending on context can be understood as "heron colony"
Généralement en colonie, le nid étant constitué d'une assise volumineuse construite dans la cime des grands arbres. Une héronnière peut compter jusqu'à cent nids.
Relocation of a Large Black-crowned Night Heron Colony in Southern ...
... term mitigation strategy of relocating Naval Station nesting trees to Gull Park
will succeed in maintaining the Long Beach Black-crowned Night Heron colony. ...
www.bioone.org/ bioone/?request=get-document&issn=1524-4695&volume=025&issue=04&page=0474 - Similar pages
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Note added at 2 hrs 47 mins (2004-02-21 00:51:42 GMT)
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Héronnière est un groupe de nids (ou une zone de nidification), par extension une colonie de hérons - ce n\'est pas une refuge
L’île aux Hérons, comme son nom l’indique, abrite une importante colonie mixte de hérons dont la population semble s’être stabilisée depuis quelques années. Lors d’un inventaire en 1997, 375 nids de grand héron et 474 nids de bihoreau gris ont été répertoriés. Cette héronnière est la deuxième en importance au Québec, pour le grand héron, après celle de Grande-Île dans l’archipel de Berthier-Sorel. Quant au bihoreau gris, l’île aux Hérons constitue l’une des plus grandes colonies pour cette espèce en Amérique du Nord. Ce site protégé inclut également deux îlots rocheux en aval de l’ancienne centrale à LaSalle, qui abritent deux colonies de sterne pierregarin. En 1985, 58 nids y avaient été répertoriés. Les effectifs actuels n’auraient apparemment pas variés.
Généralement en colonie, le nid étant constitué d'une assise volumineuse construite dans la cime des grands arbres. Une héronnière peut compter jusqu'à cent nids.
Relocation of a Large Black-crowned Night Heron Colony in Southern ...
... term mitigation strategy of relocating Naval Station nesting trees to Gull Park
will succeed in maintaining the Long Beach Black-crowned Night Heron colony. ...
www.bioone.org/ bioone/?request=get-document&issn=1524-4695&volume=025&issue=04&page=0474 - Similar pages
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Note added at 2 hrs 47 mins (2004-02-21 00:51:42 GMT)
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Héronnière est un groupe de nids (ou une zone de nidification), par extension une colonie de hérons - ce n\'est pas une refuge
L’île aux Hérons, comme son nom l’indique, abrite une importante colonie mixte de hérons dont la population semble s’être stabilisée depuis quelques années. Lors d’un inventaire en 1997, 375 nids de grand héron et 474 nids de bihoreau gris ont été répertoriés. Cette héronnière est la deuxième en importance au Québec, pour le grand héron, après celle de Grande-Île dans l’archipel de Berthier-Sorel. Quant au bihoreau gris, l’île aux Hérons constitue l’une des plus grandes colonies pour cette espèce en Amérique du Nord. Ce site protégé inclut également deux îlots rocheux en aval de l’ancienne centrale à LaSalle, qui abritent deux colonies de sterne pierregarin. En 1985, 58 nids y avaient été répertoriés. Les effectifs actuels n’auraient apparemment pas variés.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Diane Ferland (X)
: just finished reading a book by that title and it has to do with a heron nesting area.
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thank you - des lectures saines :-)
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
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merci bien - efkaristo
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| agree |
Jonathan MacKerron
: heron nesting area
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thank you
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| agree |
writeaway
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39 mins
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French term (edited):
h�ronni�re
heron sanctuary
Since you say it is a type of area, not a specific type of vegetation the birds nest in, I would go with the term sanctuary.
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Note added at 40 mins (2004-02-20 22:44:48 GMT)
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4,700 Google hits for the term \"heron sanctuary\" at
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=es&ie=UTF...
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Note added at 2 hrs 48 mins (2004-02-21 00:52:49 GMT)
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I would also argue that the word \"sanctuary\" does not automatically imply intentional design. Sanctuary is defined as \"a place of refuge, asylum OR protection\" (my emphasis --American Heritage Dict.) It can occur naturally, serendipitously.
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Note added at 40 mins (2004-02-20 22:44:48 GMT)
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4,700 Google hits for the term \"heron sanctuary\" at
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=es&ie=UTF...
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Note added at 2 hrs 48 mins (2004-02-21 00:52:49 GMT)
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I would also argue that the word \"sanctuary\" does not automatically imply intentional design. Sanctuary is defined as \"a place of refuge, asylum OR protection\" (my emphasis --American Heritage Dict.) It can occur naturally, serendipitously.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Jean-Luc Dumont
: could be - but that would imply a man-protected area. depends on context - I change to neutral for I think this is not a refuge but a natural nesting area or rather a group of nests in trees - whether on not this is part of a wildlife sanctuary
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yes, context dictates, but it does say "for heron watching" implying the area has a specific function for humans.
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writeaway
: also possible, but having said that: the term heron sanctuary exists, so of course you'll find Google hits. the question is whether it is the right term here. citing the number of Google hits is pointless
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maybe I am getting a bit zealous with the Google hits :)
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