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soaring maintain (rain forests)

French translation: forêts vierges aux sommets élevés


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English term or phrase:soaring mountain rain forests
French translation:forêts vierges aux sommets élevés
Entered by: Marion Delarue
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19:54 Nov 1, 2009
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Geography / -
English term or phrase: soaring maintain (rain forests)
Set in the XXXX, the cruising grounds feature beautiful beaches and snug anchorages at the bases of soaring maintain rain forests.
Marion Delarue
Spain
Local time: 04:31
forêts vierges aux sommets élevés
Explanation:
Je pense qu'il y a un typo et que ça pourrait être "mountain"
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Jean Drescher
France
Local time: 04:31
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merci!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Forêts tropicales (des montagnes) qui s' élancent vers le cielemiledgar
4escarpements montagneux (recouverts par la forêt tropicale)Euqinimod
3forêts tropicales des hautes montagnes or hautes forêts tropicales montagneusesmimi 254
3forêts ombrophile aux sommets élevés
Gad Kohenov
3d'où s'élancent des montagnes habillées de forêts pluvialessueaberwoman
3forêts vierges aux sommets élevésJean Drescher
3forêts tropicales luxuriantes et bien préservées
Emmanuelle Debon


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
forêts tropicales luxuriantes et bien préservées


Explanation:
Juste une idée...

j'ai l'impression qu'il y a une erreur dans le texte : "maintained" plutôt que "maintain", non?
Il y a l'idée que ces forêts sont entretenues, mais dans ce cas précis, ce serait plutôt "préservées".

Emmanuelle Debon
Local time: 04:31
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  emiledgar: the error is that it's "mountain"; also "soaring" means "very tall"
8 mins
  -> "moutain"... now this seems obvious but I didn't see it at first! It sure makes more sense that way.
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
forêts vierges aux sommets élevés


Explanation:
Je pense qu'il y a un typo et que ça pourrait être "mountain"

Jean Drescher
France
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merci!
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Forêts tropicales (des montagnes) qui s' élancent vers le ciel


Explanation:
It is "mountain" not "maintain", "soaring" implies very tall trees.

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...or in this case, forests that climb mountain sides and therefore soar above the onlooker.

emiledgar
Belgium
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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
12 hrs
  -> Merci.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
d'où s'élancent des montagnes habillées de forêts pluviales


Explanation:
Une autre suggestion. Beaucoup des forêts pluviales ne sont pas tropicales.

Mountains, bien sûr.

Ecosystème et paysage culturel pygmée du massif de Minkébé ...
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... Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ... Le site de Minkébé comprend un ensemble original de ***forets pluviales*** habitées ...
whc.unesco.org/pg_friendly_email.cfm?cid=326&id=1806&

Images:
http://francoisbourgeot.com/site/scenic/0034-128_Scenic_pays...

sueaberwoman
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soaring mountain (rain forests)
forêts ombrophile aux sommets élevés


Explanation:
ou:
forêts denses aux sommets élevés.
Keep it simple.

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Note added at 12 hrs (2009-11-02 08:15:25 GMT)
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ombrophileS of course.

Gad Kohenov
Local time: 05:31
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forêts tropicales des hautes montagnes or hautes forêts tropicales montagneuses


Explanation:
maybe one of these two suggestions according to the context

Forêt tropicale humide montagneuse (1 300 m) dans la montagne de Yinggeling à Hainan

http://french.china.org.cn/french/179495.htm

or

La survie de la planète passe par la santé écologique des forêts de montagne qui protègent les bassins versants alimentant en eau plus de la moitié de la population mondiale.

Au cours des 10 dernières années, les forêts tropicales de montagne ont disparu à un rythme alarmant.
http://www.partenariatmontagne.org/issues/forests.html



mimi 254
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escarpements montagneux (recouverts par la forêt tropicale)


Explanation:
Une suggestion.

Euqinimod
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