Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
jalles
English translation:
drain or ditch
Added to glossary by
Janet Ross Snyder
Jan 29, 2010 04:13
14 yrs ago
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French term
jalles
French to English
Other
Geography
land feature
Lors de la visite des jalles proches du site, il a été constaté que des déchets divers ont été abandonnées dans les fossés ou sur les abords....
Ces déchets sont de nature à apporter une pollution supplementaire des jalles ...
The term is not capitalized.
Ces déchets sont de nature à apporter une pollution supplementaire des jalles ...
The term is not capitalized.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | drain or ditch |
Catharine Cellier-Smart
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| 3 | watercourse |
Gad Kohenov
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References
| jalles |
Regimbal Svcs
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Proposed translations
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
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drain or ditch
Jalle : en région bordelaise, fossé ou drain plus ou moins artificiel.
see http://projetbabel.org/fluvial/hijk.htm#j
(Seems to occur in several place names for example Saint-Médard-en-Jalles or Martignas-sur-Jalle)
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-01-29 06:06:26 GMT)
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see also this presentation (page 26) :
http://s3pi-ambes.iut.u-bordeaux1.fr/htmlcommi/GRecoles/sens...
and
http://dictionnaire.sensagent.com/jalle/fr-fr/
see http://projetbabel.org/fluvial/hijk.htm#j
(Seems to occur in several place names for example Saint-Médard-en-Jalles or Martignas-sur-Jalle)
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-01-29 06:06:26 GMT)
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see also this presentation (page 26) :
http://s3pi-ambes.iut.u-bordeaux1.fr/htmlcommi/GRecoles/sens...
and
http://dictionnaire.sensagent.com/jalle/fr-fr/
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for your helpful and timely assistance."
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Gad Kohenov
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, Hebrew
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watercourse
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalle
It means a 'cours d'eau'
It means a 'cours d'eau'
Peer comment(s):
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
: Desert fox, sorry, your wikipedia definition is word for word identical with mine (http://dictionnaire.sensagent.com/jalle/fr-fr/)
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who is Sangro?
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Reference comments
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Reference:
jalles
The term "jalles" seems to be a construct from the French term "jale" which refers to a "jatte" which is a large shallow bowl or basin. See the Petit Robert for the appropriate French reference. See also: "baquet" (Eng trl: tub)
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