Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

floodiness

French translation:

risque d\'inondation

Added to glossary by Jacek Sierakowski
Dec 7, 2018 06:29
5 yrs ago
English term

floodiness

Non-PRO English to French Science Meteorology flood preparedness
Floodiness in wetter climates of western and central Africa and Madagascar shows the strongest relationship with measures of the intensity of seasonal rainfall. Measures of rainfall patterns, such as the length of dry spells, are least related to seasonal floodiness across the continent.
Proposed translations (French)
3 +2 risque d'inondation
4 zones inondables

Proposed translations

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risque d'inondation


we introduce the concept of floodiness to represent flood hazard
https://www.preventionweb.net/files/45270_171.pdf

Construire des résidences de qualité et adaptées au risque inondation
http://www.georisques.gouv.fr/tags/risque-inondation
Peer comment(s):

agree FX Fraipont (X)
33 mins
Merci
agree B D Finch : Afraid I find the coinage "floodiness" quite cringeworthy! There's the perfectly good expression "flood-prone" that they could have used.
2 hrs
Merci. Moi aussi, ça me hérisse, mais on devrait avoir l'habitude maintenant : textes mal écrits et pourquoi faire simple quand on peut faire compliqué ?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Merci."
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zones inondables

les zones inondables saisonnières, qui peuvent atteindre 90 dans le Bassin du Lac, jouent un rôle important dans son écologie
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