Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
terreau
English translation:
fertile environment, fertile soil
French term
terreau
I can hardly put compost ???????
TIA
| 3 +8 | fertile soil |
suezen
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| 5 | Compost |
emiledgar
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| 3 +1 | rich atmosphere/backdrop |
RHELLER
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| 4 | earthy environment OR earthly/worldly |
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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| 3 | breeding ground |
Nick Lingris
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Non-PRO (1): df49f (X)
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Proposed translations
fertile soil
Compost
The word for that in English is compost.
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df49f (X)
: ohhhh...!!! :o - oui c'est bien connu, les roses fleurissent aussi sur un tas de fumier :-))
35 mins
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writeaway
: a literal translation here doesn't deserve 100% confidence
3 days 17 hrs
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United Kingdom
The word is my oyster
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek
breeding ground
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writeaway
: breeding ground isn't used much in this sense and it's usually got a negative connotation when it's not literal
3 days 13 hrs
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True. I wan't too happy with it myself, hence my 3. I thought we might have some more context from Maria.
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earthy environment OR earthly/worldly
I think they've made a mistake. They've put terreau which is compost but it seems it should be terreux which is earthy. It is a comparison between slendour and misery but the real existance of the artist did take place in misery so I don't think a more surreal term would be appropriate.
Hope this helps.
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Note added at 8 hrs 50 mins (2005-09-20 22:51:55 GMT)
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I mean splendour as opposed to misery.
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