feral pigeon
French translation: pigeon biset
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| 11:39 Mar 26, 2008 |
| English to French translations [PRO] Livestock / Animal Husbandry | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Stéphanie Soudais France Local time: 14:27 | ||||||
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| 3 +2 | pigeon biset |
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| 3 +1 | pigeon retourné à l'état sauvage/pigeon féral |
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| Discussion entries: 4 | |
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Answers
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| feral pigeon???? pigeon retourné à l'état sauvage/pigeon féral Explanation: par opposition au pigeon sauvage qui a toujours été sauvage, celui-ci est redevenu sauvage après une période domestique... Voici ce que dit Termium sur féral féral ensauvagé sauvage DEF – Having reverted to the wild state, as from domestication. Source EX – A pack of feral dogs roaming the woods. Source EX – As is the case with feral cats in British cities, there was close interaction with stray and pet dogs, feral animals often coming into backyards to share food put out by humans. Source DEF – [Qualifie] un animal autrefois domestique et passé à l'état sauvage. DEF – Se dit d'un état sauvage succédant à un état domestique. Source OBS – Pluriel : férals ou féraux |
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9 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
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