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dell garden

French translation: jardin vallonné

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English term or phrase:dell garden
French translation:jardin vallonné
Entered by: Irène Guinez

16:47 Sep 19, 2013
English to French translations [PRO]
History / description of an old english manor
English term or phrase: dell garden
Beyond the copper beech tree is a dell garden with hostas, bamboos, ferns and other plants designed to produce a cool shady environment. Further to the south lies the Watch Tower which was converted into a folly in the 18th century and is now home to some doves.
Irène Guinez
Spain
Local time: 06:39
jardin vallonné
Explanation:
dell : around a dale

"dell
a small, usually wooded valley; vale."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dell?s=t&ld=1171


"The park today is the largest surviving example of Lancelot ‘Capability' Brown's work in the country. The serpentine lake with a waterfall descending into a dell, the balustrade bridge with Coadestone lions, banqueting house, model farm and gamekeeper's cottage, carriage drive and park layout into Upper, Middle and Lower park are all by Brown. "
http://www.parksandgardens.org/places-and-people/site/618/de...

"http://www.ouest-france.fr/.../Bienvenue-dans-mon-jardin-V.....‎Translate this page
Jun 14, 2013 - Bienvenue dans mon jardin Visitez un jardin vallonné avec étang deux pentes arborées et Hanvec 14/06/2013 Ouest-France."


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The "dale" in the Bressingham Gardens
http://thebressinghamgardens.com/the-gardens/

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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-09-19 20:49:30 GMT)
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"hyacinth dell (12).
Hyacinths are fragrant bulbous plants with long, sword-shaped leaves. The color of the flowers range from white through yellow, red, blue, and purple. A dell is a small, secluded, wooded valley.
http://www.skidmore.edu/academics/theater/productions/arcadi...
Selected response from:

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 06:39
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3jardin vallonné
FX Fraipont (X)
3 +2petit jardin niché dans un creux
Jocelyne Cuenin
Summary of reference entries provided
Bressingham Gardens
Tony M
it's a type of garden
Davide Santori

  

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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
jardin vallonné


Explanation:
dell : around a dale

"dell
a small, usually wooded valley; vale."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dell?s=t&ld=1171


"The park today is the largest surviving example of Lancelot ‘Capability' Brown's work in the country. The serpentine lake with a waterfall descending into a dell, the balustrade bridge with Coadestone lions, banqueting house, model farm and gamekeeper's cottage, carriage drive and park layout into Upper, Middle and Lower park are all by Brown. "
http://www.parksandgardens.org/places-and-people/site/618/de...

"http://www.ouest-france.fr/.../Bienvenue-dans-mon-jardin-V.....‎Translate this page
Jun 14, 2013 - Bienvenue dans mon jardin Visitez un jardin vallonné avec étang deux pentes arborées et Hanvec 14/06/2013 Ouest-France."


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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-09-19 20:47:50 GMT)
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The "dale" in the Bressingham Gardens
http://thebressinghamgardens.com/the-gardens/

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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-09-19 20:49:30 GMT)
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"hyacinth dell (12).
Hyacinths are fragrant bulbous plants with long, sword-shaped leaves. The color of the flowers range from white through yellow, red, blue, and purple. A dell is a small, secluded, wooded valley.
http://www.skidmore.edu/academics/theater/productions/arcadi...

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 06:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Davide Santori: great! 'vallonné' ... :)
8 mins
  -> thanks!
agree  Bertrand Leduc
28 mins
  -> merci!
agree  claude-andrew
3 hrs
  -> merci!
neutral  Tony M: Right idea, but I'm not sure if 'vallonné' really conveys it well; the idea of a 'dell' here is merely that of a small hollow or dip, on quite a small scale.
13 hrs
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1 day 21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
petit jardin niché dans un creux


Explanation:
Après avoir lu les commentaires de Tony, je ne peux pas m'empêcher de chercher quelque chose d'évocateur.

Selon le contexte, on pourrait broder sur plusieurs variations :

un petit jardin exubérant niché dans un creux ombragé
un petit jardin niché dans un creux de verdure
un petit jardin niché au creux d'une nature exubérante
...

Jocelyne Cuenin
Germany
Local time: 06:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
2 hrs
  -> Hello, Tony!
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
14 hrs
  -> Bon dimanche, Gilou.
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Reference comments


14 hrs
Reference: Bressingham Gardens

Reference information:
Here is a nice photo of the dell garden at Bressingham (Diss, in Norfolk) — it sums up well all that a dell garden implies, as described by David above.

http://thebressinghamgardens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/...

Tony M
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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15 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: it's a type of garden

Reference information:
dell garden is a type of garden. The word 'dell' is translated in wordreference as 'petite vallée', anyway i can't find a EN-FR correspondance

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Note added at 18 hrs (2013-09-20 11:18:09 GMT)
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another link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_(landform)


    Reference: http://thebressinghamgardens.com/the-gardens/
Davide Santori
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  GILLES MEUNIER: regardez les images ci-dessous, ce n'est pas lié à une vallée
33 mins
agree  Tony M: 'dell' is also translated as 'vallon', but I'm not sure that's quite appropriate in the context here.
14 hrs
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