liaison douce
English translation: soft link
| 04:27 Nov 15, 2017 |
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|  Selected response from: B D Finch France Local time: 01:22 | ||||||
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| 4 | soft link |
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| 3 | gentle transition |
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| 3 | link/ separate link/separate passage |
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| 3 | motor-free roads |
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gentle transition Explanation: I don't know of any direct translation but this is one possibility. |
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link/ separate link/separate passage Explanation: Actually I have not come across the expression "liaison douce" in English, but from the photos and illustrations in google, it can be translated as "separate passage" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2017-11-15 08:28:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It can mean an eco-friendly passage as wll as mentioned by Tony |
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soft link Explanation: I suspect that the French is taken from the English term, which is borrowed from "soft landscaping". It means a non-motor-vehicle link or route that integrates planting. http://www.freshwater-parish.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/... "Gate Lane verge Running down from Dimbola Lodge to Freshwater Bay this area gives a soft link between the road and the fields of the Downs." http://www.grand-paris.jll.fr/en/category/interview-en/ "This soft link ensures urban continuity between the districts of North-East Paris (McDonald’s warehouse/Claude Bernard) and ‘Millénaire’ where, by 2016, 1,700 Ministry of Justice civil servants and 2,200 Véolia employees will be working. " http://www.grand-paris.jll.fr/fr/interview/interview-de-soph... "Cette liaison douce assure par ailleurs une continuité urbaine entre le quartier Paris Nord-Est (Entrepôt Macdonald/Claude Bernard) et celui du « Millénaire », qui accueillera en 2016 1700 fonctionnaires du Ministère de la Justice et 2 200 salariés de Véolia." |
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motor-free roads Explanation: Hello! Please see this defintion: Les liaisons sont définies comme des voiries permettant la circulation en sécurité des usagers les plus « fragiles », essentiellement les piétons, les cyclistes et lorsque cela est approprié, les cavaliers. Elles sont donc par définition interdites à tous les véhicules à moteur, à l'exclusion des engins à vocation d'entretien, agricole ou forestière. Les liaisons douces concernent les sentes, les chemins ruraux, les chemins de type promenade ou grande randonnée, ainsi que les .... trottoirs. On peut de façon simple distinguer deux types de liaisons : celles qui permettent des déplacements au quotidien, et celles qui relèvent plus de la promenade voire de la randonnée. https://www.forges-les-bains.fr/cadre-de-vie/environnement/l... The fact that they are "links" is understood. That's what roads and pathways do. I sure hope it helps a little. |
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