even inland areas also have slivers of at-risk land.

22:12 Sep 28, 2007
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Geology / global warming
English term or phrase: even inland areas also have slivers of at-risk land.
du texte: the EPA, wich studies only the Eastern and gulf coasts, found that louisiana, florida, north carolina, texas and south carolina would lose the most land. but even inland areas like pennsylvania and the district of columbia also have slivers of at-risk land, according to the EPA
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1même à l'intérieur des terres, on peut trouver de petites zones à risque
cchat
3 +1Même les régions de l'intérieur des terres comportent des zones à risques
Sophie Raimondo
3même les régions intérieures ont des bandes de terre à risque
Marc-André Laniel


  

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Même les régions de l'intérieur des terres comportent des zones à risques


Explanation:
Ce qui me vient à l'esprit...
slivers: portions, peut-être? des portions de zones à risques...
ou: certaines parties des régions de l'intérieur comportent des zones à risques.

Sophie Raimondo
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agree  Alain Berton (X)
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même les régions intérieures ont des bandes de terre à risque


Explanation:
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Marc-André Laniel
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même à l'intérieur des terres, on peut trouver de petites zones à risque


Explanation:
The notion of sliver needs to be conveyed.
"de fines lames de terrain à risque" would be the closest translation, but google hits show these terms as most frequent in the context :

"à l'intérieur des terres" 180 000 Gh
"zone à risque" 93 400 Gh

cchat
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