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tumble weeds

French translation: moutons de poussière

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English term or phrase:tumble weeds
French translation:moutons de poussière
Entered by: Adélaïde Noblet

15:46 Mar 2, 2014
English to French translations [PRO]
Marketing - Furniture / Household Appliances / Aspirateur
English term or phrase: tumble weeds
Bonjour,

Comment traduiriez-vous "tumble weeds" dans l'extrait suivant ?
Contexte : représentation graphique de (très) fines poussières dans le but de promouvoir un sac d'aspirateur particulier.

"***tumble weeds***, dust bunnies"

Merci et bonne fin de journée ! :-)

Adélaïde
Adélaïde Noblet
France
Local time: 10:59
moutons ou minoux de poussière
Explanation:
suggestion
Selected response from:

Hélène Curtis
Canada
Local time: 04:59
Grading comment
Merci ! J'ai opté pour "moutons" !
Bonne journée ! :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5moutons ou minoux de poussière
Hélène Curtis
4 -1flocons et moutons
HERBET Abel


  

Answers


25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
moutons ou minoux de poussière


Explanation:
suggestion

Hélène Curtis
Canada
Local time: 04:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Merci ! J'ai opté pour "moutons" !
Bonne journée ! :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER: moutons
34 mins
agree  Bertrand Leduc
1 hr
agree  katsy
1 hr
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
3 hrs
agree  Didier Fourcot: Plutôt moutons en France
18 hrs
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
flocons et moutons


Explanation:
je pense

HERBET Abel
Local time: 10:59
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 11
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci pour votre suggestion ! Bonne fin de journée !:-)

Asker: Merci pour votre proposition ! Bonne journée ! :-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  GILLES MEUNIER: Ce sont deux choses différentes
2 days 41 mins
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