bosse

English translation: bump

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French term or phrase:bosse
English translation:bump
Entered by: Alicia Casal

02:25 May 13, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments
French term or phrase: bosse
Les vertebres sacrees, elles, ont perdu leurs epineuses au fil de l'evolution, et ne conservent a la place qu'une bosse residuelle.

Residual bump?
Yngve Roennike
Local time: 16:01
bmp
Explanation:
Also:
Principal Translations:
bosse (enflure (tête, cheville)) nf bump (swelling)
bosse (ralentisseur, dos-d'âne) nf hump (bump)

Additional Translations:
bosse (entaille) nf nick (dent)
bosse (front/route) nf bump (collision)
bosse (voiture) nf dent (impression)

Compound Forms
baleine à bosse (Zoologie) nf humpback whale (Zoology)
la bosse the hump
ronde-bosse (sculpture en relief) nf sculpture in the round



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Note added at 41 mins (2005-05-13 03:06:54 GMT)
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sorry: bump
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Alicia Casal
Argentina
Local time: 17:01
Grading comment
I'll go with that then (which I already did)
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1bmp
Alicia Casal
4 +1protuberance
Dr Sue Levy (X)
4swelling
Daran (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bmp


Explanation:
Also:
Principal Translations:
bosse (enflure (tête, cheville)) nf bump (swelling)
bosse (ralentisseur, dos-d'âne) nf hump (bump)

Additional Translations:
bosse (entaille) nf nick (dent)
bosse (front/route) nf bump (collision)
bosse (voiture) nf dent (impression)

Compound Forms
baleine à bosse (Zoologie) nf humpback whale (Zoology)
la bosse the hump
ronde-bosse (sculpture en relief) nf sculpture in the round



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Note added at 41 mins (2005-05-13 03:06:54 GMT)
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sorry: bump

Alicia Casal
Argentina
Local time: 17:01
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
I'll go with that then (which I already did)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catherine Christaki
3 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
protuberance


Explanation:
Bump is just fine - protuberance is a more scientific/medical term.

Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 22:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catherine Christaki
9 mins
  -> thanks Catherine :-)
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
swelling


Explanation:
I think swelling is more medical.

Daran (X)
Local time: 22:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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