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rough seas

French translation: mer agitée

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English term or phrase:rough seas
French translation:mer agitée
Entered by: Julia Gal

11:30 Aug 2, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: rough seas
we are having rough seas today, the waves are really severe from high winds
karlski
mer agitée
Explanation:
"nous avons une mer agitée (or 'la mer est agitée) aujourd'hui ; la force du vent produit des très grosses vagues (or 'des vagues énormes)"
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Julia Gal
Local time: 03:03
Grading comment
thanks for this, this will help alot. : )
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
na +3mer agitée
Julia Gal
nales mers orageuses
Andrei Vrabtchev


  

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5 mins peer agreement (net): +3
mer agitée


Explanation:
"nous avons une mer agitée (or 'la mer est agitée) aujourd'hui ; la force du vent produit des très grosses vagues (or 'des vagues énormes)"

Julia Gal
Local time: 03:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 932
Grading comment
thanks for this, this will help alot. : )

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrei Vrabtchev
2 mins
agree  VBaby
1 hr
agree  Germaine
1 hr
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6 mins
les mers orageuses


Explanation:
les mers orageuses/houleuses/demontees/agitees/
grosses
P.S. Good luck :)))


    French-English, English-French dictionary , GEDDES&GROSSET
Andrei Vrabtchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 04:03
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: unnatural
1 hr
agree  Germaine: but only on "mer houleuse"
1 hr
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