little green tree

Japanese translation: Midori

22:03 Jan 18, 2005
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Botany / plants
English term or phrase: little green tree
I was searching for the phrase "little green tree" to use as a name.
Tanya Phelps
Japanese translation:Midori
Explanation:
I am sorry for my stupid answer above...I thought it was "tea".

Midori is a Japanese girl's name...Sounds nice. It is also a name if a cocktale. Nice drink.
みどりin japanese charactoer 
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Kaori Myatt
France
Local time: 08:15
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2小さな緑の木 or "Chiisana midori no ki"
humbird
5 +1かわいい緑の木   KAWAII MIDORI NO KI
Tomoko Aikawa
4 +2Midori
Kaori Myatt
4 -1小さな緑茶
Kaori Myatt


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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
小さな緑茶


Explanation:
or 小緑茶

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Note added at 2005-01-19 11:57:14 (GMT)
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Sorry! I got it wrong!

Kaori Myatt
France
Local time: 08:15
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  jsl (X): Isn't it "little green tea"?
3 hrs
  -> Silly me! I need to check my eye sight! Sorry!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
小さな緑の木 or "Chiisana midori no ki"


Explanation:
Again we are not talking about tea. We are into tree.
小さな little
緑 green
の conjugative word
木 tree

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Takako Whilden
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Takako-san!

agree  Kaori Myatt
1 day 4 mins
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かわいい緑の木   KAWAII MIDORI NO KI


Explanation:
SUGGESTION

Tomoko Aikawa
Local time: 04:15
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mstkwasa: "kawaii" has the connotation of being "cute" as well as "small", so I would go for this one if you are naming a bonsai tree.
1 day 3 mins
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Midori


Explanation:
I am sorry for my stupid answer above...I thought it was "tea".

Midori is a Japanese girl's name...Sounds nice. It is also a name if a cocktale. Nice drink.
みどりin japanese charactoer 

Kaori Myatt
France
Local time: 08:15
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mstkwasa: This is a great name - short, precise and easy-to-remember.
5 mins

agree  tappi_k: yes, for a name this one would go very nicely.
2 hrs
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