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Prairie schooner

French translation: Wagon-tombereau recouvert d'une bâche

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:Prairie schooner
French translation:Wagon-tombereau recouvert d'une bâche
Entered by: Huguette Matte

00:33 Jan 28, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
History / Sorry, not more information
English term or phrase: Prairie schooner
au XIXe siècle
Huguette Matte
Local time: 10:38
Wagon-tombereau recouvert d'une bâche
Explanation:
wagon-tombereau recouvert d'une bâche Source SOURCE TRAD, MASC, NORMALISE

wagon-tombereau bâché Source SOURCE TRAD, MASC, NORMALISE

Schooner des Prairies Source MASC

schooner des Prairies Source

wagon-tombereau à toit amovible Source MASC

DEF – Wagon-tombereau recouvert d'une bâche. Source
OBS – Les termes "wagon-tombereau recouvert d'une bâche" et "wagon-tombereau bâché" ont été normalisés par l'ONGC. Source


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Note added at 7 mins (2006-01-28 00:40:45 GMT)
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TERMIUM
Selected response from:

Jacques Desnoyers
Local time: 10:38
Grading comment
Merci Jacques, Miguel et anotem.

Saviez-vous qu'il y avait aussi un « saling schooner » OU « wind schooner » dans les années 1860?
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4Wagon-tombereau recouvert d'une bâche
Jacques Desnoyers
4 +2grand chariot bâché des pionniers américains
Miguel Falquez-Certain
4goélette des prairies (si c'est en mer); chariot des pionniers (si c'est sur terre)
tradall


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
prairie schooner
Wagon-tombereau recouvert d'une bâche


Explanation:
wagon-tombereau recouvert d'une bâche Source SOURCE TRAD, MASC, NORMALISE

wagon-tombereau bâché Source SOURCE TRAD, MASC, NORMALISE

Schooner des Prairies Source MASC

schooner des Prairies Source

wagon-tombereau à toit amovible Source MASC

DEF – Wagon-tombereau recouvert d'une bâche. Source
OBS – Les termes "wagon-tombereau recouvert d'une bâche" et "wagon-tombereau bâché" ont été normalisés par l'ONGC. Source


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Note added at 7 mins (2006-01-28 00:40:45 GMT)
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TERMIUM

Jacques Desnoyers
Local time: 10:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Merci Jacques, Miguel et anotem.

Saviez-vous qu'il y avait aussi un « saling schooner » OU « wind schooner » dans les années 1860?

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martine C
6 hrs
  -> Merci Martine
agree  PFB (X)
6 hrs
  -> Merci Philippe
agree  Tony M
7 hrs
  -> Merci Dusty
agree  Platary (X)
9 hrs
  -> Merci Adrien
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
prairie schooner
grand chariot bâché des pionniers américains


Explanation:
des pionniers américains

Miguel Falquez-Certain
United States
Local time: 10:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci Miguel, gracias.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne Bohy
47 mins
  -> Merci.
agree  emiledgar: Le prairie schooner est ine petite version du Conestoga wagon qui est le chariot bache des pionniers le plus connu.
2 hrs
  -> Merci.
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
prairie schooner
goélette des prairies (si c'est en mer); chariot des pionniers (si c'est sur terre)


Explanation:
cf sites ci-dessous


    Reference: http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/wagons.html
    Reference: http://expositions.bnf.fr/lamer/arret/crea_amerik.htm
tradall
Local time: 16:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci beaucoup! J'ai trouv� votre r�ponse tr�s po�tique.

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