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seasonal pan

French translation: Calendrier pluviométrique

11:18 Mar 28, 2014
English to French translations [PRO]
Geography / hydrogrpahie
English term or phrase: seasonal pan
Bonjour,

Dans la description d'un paysage d'Afrique, je n'arrive pas à trouver l'équivalent exact de "seasonal pan" (cf. par exemple cette image sur cette page: http://www.tintswalo.com/safari/birding-update-february-2013... "plan d'eau saisonnier"?, "marais saisonnier"?, "réservoir saisonnier"? Je n'arrive pas à savoir s'il existe un terme spécifique en français.

Merci d'avance de votre aide!
Damien Zalio
France
Local time: 02:35
French translation:Calendrier pluviométrique
Explanation:
Situation pluviométrique en Côte d'Ivoire - Abidjan.net Actualites ...



news.abidjan.net/h/398760.html‎



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11 May 2011 - En dépit du fait que la pluviométrie subit de grandes variabilités ... les saisons de pluie ont tendance à respecter un certain calendrier annuel.
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Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:35
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3 +2Calendrier pluviométrique
Andrew Bramhall
4 +1cuvette saisonnière
FX Fraipont (X)


  

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Calendrier pluviométrique


Explanation:
Situation pluviométrique en Côte d'Ivoire - Abidjan.net Actualites ...



news.abidjan.net/h/398760.html‎



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11 May 2011 - En dépit du fait que la pluviométrie subit de grandes variabilités ... les saisons de pluie ont tendance à respecter un certain calendrier annuel.

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
29 mins
  -> Merci! C'est ce dont il s'agit, au sens figuré, à mon avis;
agree  Carole Salas
7 hrs
  -> Merci
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cuvette saisonnière


Explanation:
"pan : b. a natural depression containing water or mud "
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pan?s=b

"seasonal" because it is filled only in the rain season.

"Dans les marécages saisonniers du Delta, deux lagunes en voie d’assèchement
abritaient des concentrations spectaculaires d’oiseaux piscivores et de charognards,
surtout le marabout d’Afrique Leptoptilos crumeniferus en fin février, tandis que dix
rhynchées peintes Rostratula benghalensis et un blongios de sturm Ixobrychus
sturmii ont été recensés dans une toute petite cuvette saisonnière dans le bas Boro."
http://www.wetlands.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Aba1SUaKTa...

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Note added at 23 mins (2014-03-28 11:41:41 GMT)
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"The Dobe Ju/'Hoansi - Page 29 - Google Books Result
http://books.google.be/books?isbn=113371353X
Richard Lee - 2012 - ‎Social Science
A seasonal pan during the rainy season. frequently encountered on gathering ... that the raw materials had to be imported fi'om ostrich farms in South Africa)."

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 02:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 39
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci beaucoup!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Andrew Bramhall: Yes, if it is referring to a pan literally, no if it means how the general seasonal rainfall pans out, which is what I took it to mean;// pan = cuvette,pond or basin, yes, if referring specifically to such a location;
6 mins
  -> cd references - the "pan" is a pond
agree  Frankie JB: Oui, semble TB, malgré le peu d'occurrences. On trouve pas mal de "bassins" sinon, ex : Dans la région du lac Tanma, un bassin saisonnier se forme http://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/societe/Senegal:_La_terre_est_no...
2 hrs
  -> merci!
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