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ground away

French translation: érodé

14:34 Jul 7, 2007
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Geography
English term or phrase: ground away
For much of its length the mountain chain is an astonishing mix of fertile slopes that have been cultivated for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years, desolate rainless belts where little can survive, and jagged, rocky peaks capped with permanent snow, perpetually ground away by massive glaciers and surrounded by sparkling aquamarine lakes.

ground away : rongé ? grignoté ? merci !
Krystrad
Local time: 10:57
French translation:érodé
Explanation:
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Local time: 10:57
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merci
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5broyé
José Ignacio Coelho Mendes Neto (X)
3 +2érodé
CMJ_Trans (X)


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
broyé


Explanation:
"broyés continuellement par des glaciers massifs"

Au masculin pluriel, puisqu'il se rapporte aux "sommets rocheux" ("rocky peaks").

José Ignacio Coelho Mendes Neto (X)
Brazil
Local time: 05:57
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
érodé


Explanation:
sic

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 10:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  José Ignacio Coelho Mendes Neto (X): Bonne option, plus littérale, moins imagée.
1 hr
agree  jean-jacques alexandre: definitely
18 hrs
agree  Alain Berton (X)
1 day 4 hrs
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