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Dækblade

English translation: husk (bract or wrapper leaf)


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Danish term or phrase:Dækblade
English translation:husk (bract or wrapper leaf)
Entered by: Dziadzio
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08:27 Sep 26, 2007
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture
Danish term or phrase: Dækblade
Dysen er velegnet til at spraye under fx dækblade
Dziadzio
Local time: 07:15
husk (bract or wrapper leaf)
Explanation:
Husk is the one I prefer, i.e. like the leaves around "majs". These suggestions are all from the landbrug/levnedsmiddel ordbog from L&H

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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-09-26 15:04:32 GMT)
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Of course, for pleural form you will add the "s" to husk and bract, and leaf is leaves in pleural.
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Suzanne Blangsted
Local time: 22:15
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4husk (bract or wrapper leaf)
Suzanne Blangsted
3Subtending leaves
Terje Ostgaard


  

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Subtending leaves


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://www.springerlink.com/index/F307556P78152327.pdf
Terje Ostgaard
Spain
Local time: 07:15
Native speaker of: Norwegian
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
husk (bract or wrapper leaf)


Explanation:
Husk is the one I prefer, i.e. like the leaves around "majs". These suggestions are all from the landbrug/levnedsmiddel ordbog from L&H

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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-09-26 15:04:32 GMT)
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Of course, for pleural form you will add the "s" to husk and bract, and leaf is leaves in pleural.

Suzanne Blangsted
Local time: 22:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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