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Narrow streets of cobblestone

French translation: rues étroites pavées


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English term or phrase:Narrow streets of cobblestone
French translation:rues étroites pavées
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11:16 Jan 26, 2012
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English term or phrase: Narrow streets of cobblestone
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fabrice41
Local time: 09:11
rues étroites pavées
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yves la
Local time: 04:11
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3 +6rues étroites pavées
yves la
4 +2des ruelles pavées
Romain Gril
3 +1ruelles pavés de galets ronds / ruelles aux/de pavés ronds
Miranda Joubioux
3 +1"des ruelles pavées'bigmimi


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
narrow streets of cobblestone
rues étroites pavées


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yves la
Local time: 04:11
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  kashew
4 mins
agree  Colin Rowe: In the absence of any context, this literal translation is certainly accurate.
7 mins
agree  gallagy2
51 mins
  -> merci
agree  ormiston: ruelles pavées perhaps ? to me it's primarily narrow ruelle : définition et synonyme de ruelle dans le dictionnaire ... www.mediadico.com/dictionnaire/definition/ruelle/1 Définition ruelle: Petite rue étroite.
1 hr
  -> good suggestion! But I never know if ruelle means short street or narrow street (or both)!
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
2 hrs
  -> merci, Gilles
agree  Leslie Desgranges
5 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
narrow streets of cobblestone
des ruelles pavées


Explanation:
"Ruelle" implies narrow street, and sounds more poetic.

Romain Gril
Local time: 09:11
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  bigmimi: dsl!j'ai trouvé la même solution!
43 mins
  -> Merci ! :)
agree  AllegroTrans: yes, more poetic
6 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
narrow streets of cobblestone
"des ruelles pavées'


Explanation:
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bigmimi
Local time: 03:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  AllegroTrans
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
narrow streets of cobblestone
ruelles pavés de galets ronds / ruelles aux/de pavés ronds


Explanation:
Le "cobblestone" évoque, pour moi, du bruit et des secousses (surtout en voiture ou à vélo), alors que n'importe quel pavé n'évoque pas la même chose.
J'aime bien l'idée de 'galets ronds'.

Miranda Joubioux
Local time: 09:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  AllegroTrans
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