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swan crest

French translation: blason (cimier) cygne


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English term or phrase:swan crest
French translation:blason (cimier) cygne
Entered by: kashew
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02:39 Dec 24, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History / heraldry
English term or phrase: swan crest
The Cedar Room alone houses two Japanese Banqueting Bowls, a French carpet (depicting the Earl of Warwick’s ragged staff emblem and the Swan Crest of the Greville family)...
Marianne Germain
France
Local time: 13:33
blason cygne
Explanation:
Cygne. Au Blason des Armoiries. CYGNE. Oiseau représenté debout et de profil. Par sa blancheur, il est le symbole de la sincérité.
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kashew
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Local time: 13:33
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4 +3blason cygne
kashew
5Le cimier représentant un cygneAlex Desbons


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
blason cygne


Explanation:
Cygne. Au Blason des Armoiries. CYGNE. Oiseau représenté debout et de profil. Par sa blancheur, il est le symbole de la sincérité.

kashew
France
Local time: 13:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Beila Goldberg: ... ou de la vieillesse : comme sur Kudoz, les interprétations varient ;-) http://www.blason-armoiries.org/heraldique/s/signification.h...
3 hrs
  -> Thanks and Season's greetings.
agree  Jocelyne S
5 hrs
  -> Thanks and Season's greetings.
agree  Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
1 day2 hrs
  -> Hello again! Season's greetings, Cara.
agree  Wordeffect
2 days5 hrs
disagree  Alex Desbons: "crest" n'est pas un blason!!! Coat of arms: blason; crest: cimier
3 days21 hrs
  -> Would "armoirie" be the best? The swans are on the sides in the Greville coat of arms I've seen.
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3 days23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Le cimier représentant un cygne


Explanation:
"Crest" n'est pas un "blason"!!!! C'est ce qu'on appelle en héraldique le "Cimier": une figure (souvent animale) qui est AU-DESSUS du blason.

Alex Desbons
France
Local time: 13:33
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Jan 7, 2010 - Changes made by kashew:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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