turgid pool
French translation: qui vient nourrir un bassin
| 00:29 Jul 19, 2005 |
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|  Selected response from: IsaPro France Local time: 02:13 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | turbide |
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| 5 -1 | qui vient nourrir un bassin |
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| 4 | bassin débordant |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1turbide Explanation: turbide faute de frappe ou lapsus de l'auteur :-)? turbidité - bassin/point d'eau turbide/ trouble parce que turgide et turgescence, c'est une autre paire de ... manches -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 mins (2005-07-19 00:52:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Turbide : désigne l\'importance de la concentration en matières en suspension . Turbidité : fait, pour l\'eau, d\'être chargée en particules solides en suspension qui augmentent la densité du mélange et réduisent sa transparence. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 33 mins (2005-07-19 01:03:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Turbid means \"muddy\" or \"hazy.\" It is often applied to water or speech. Turgid means \"swollen, overflowing\" or \"pompous.\" It also is usually applied to water, speech, or writing. peut-être correct ? un bassin débordant ou trop plein -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 44 mins (2005-07-19 01:14:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- les eaux des soufrières sont souvent opaques, troubles... et \"thin stream\" pourrait contredire l\'idée de overflowing -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 43 mins (2005-07-19 02:13:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Writers.com/Writers on the Net (An overflowing muddy river could be both turbid and turgid.) unexceptionable - not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach ... www.writers.com/tips_confuse.html dans un bassin qu\'il ne cesse de remplir - pour biaiser :-) |
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6 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1qui vient nourrir un bassin Explanation: ou alimenter ou grossir... Pour contourner la difficulté... |
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bassin débordant Explanation: 'turgid pool' = 'bassin débordant' |
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