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French translation: tumulus

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English term or phrase:	barrow
French translation:	tumulus
Entered by:	aivlys

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19:10 Nov 16, 2009

English to French translations [PRO]
Archaeology / archaeological terms

English term or phrase: barrow

Anyone know the correct translation of 'barrow' in French?

aivlys

tumulus

Explanation:
Which is also another word for it in English

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Rebecca Davis
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:24

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Thank you! Sorry for slow response but this works perfectly, so thanks again!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

tumulus

Rebecca Davis

4 +4

tumulus

Charlotte Buecheler

5 +1

tombeau, tertre funéraire

Françoise Vogel

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

tumulus

Explanation:
Which is also another word for it in English

Rebecca Davis
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you! Sorry for slow response but this works perfectly, so thanks again!

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

tumulus

Explanation:
Mont funéraire (on en trouve par exemple pleins dans Beowulf).

note: la référence n'est peut-être pas accessible selon votre location (ggogle book).

Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=Ggb3jnNhTekC&pg=PA50&lpg=PA...

Charlotte Buecheler
United States
Local time: 16:24
Native speaker of: