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hold it on his feet

French translation: combien de temps couve t\'il sous ses pattes

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English term or phrase:hold it on his feet
French translation:combien de temps couve t\'il sous ses pattes
Entered by: Irène Guinez

18:26 Nov 27, 2017
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Education / Pedagogy / Toys and education games in Sciences magazine
English term or phrase: hold it on his feet
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Irène Guinez
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combien de temps couve t'il sous ses pattes
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Marcombes (X)
France
Local time: 20:20
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Summary of answers provided
4le ( ou la ) tient sur ses pattes
Maïté Mendiondo-George
3 +1le porte / garde / conserve sur ses pattes
Emmanuella
4combien de temps couve t'il sous ses pattes
Marcombes (X)
3le maintient sur ses pattes
florence metzger


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
le maintient sur ses pattes


Explanation:
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florence metzger
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
le ( ou la ) tient sur ses pattes


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Maïté Mendiondo-George
France
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
le porte / garde / conserve sur ses pattes


Explanation:
https://books.google.it/books?isbn=2738176992
Philippe Cury, ‎Daniel Pauly - 2013 - ‎Science
Le sol étant couvert de glace, le manchot empereur ne nidifie pas, mais il porte l'œuf sur ses pattes, ce dernier est ainsi recouvert d'un épais repli de peau qui ...

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchot_royal
Statut de conservation UICN. ( LC ) LC : Préoccupation mineure. Le Manchot royal (Aptenodytes patagonicus) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Spheniscidae. C'est la deuxième plus grande espèce de manchots après le Manchot empereur, ... L'unique œuf pondu est donc gardé sur les pieds des parents, recouvert par .

www.demotivateur.fr/.../10-choses-qui-vont-vous-epater-sur-...
Les manchots empereurs sont des créatures absolument fascinantes ! ... Outre le port fier et altier des adultes, et la petite bouille si mignonne des bébés, ... Lorsque la femelle pond son œuf, elle le passe au mâle qui le conserve sur ses pattes, .


Emmanuella
Italy
Local time: 20:20
Native speaker of: French
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
combien de temps couve t'il sous ses pattes


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Marcombes (X)
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