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groseiller à maquereaux

English translation: gooseberry bush


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French term or phrase:groseillier à maquereaux
English translation:gooseberry bush
Entered by: Flo Demolis
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19:30 Dec 18, 2006
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Agriculture / Type of gooseberry bush
French term or phrase: groseiller à maquereaux
"Un ***groseillier à maquereaux*** vigoureux
Le ***groseillier à maquereaux*** pâtit certainement de la présence d’épines acérées sur ses rameaux ! Il est en effet peu présent dans les jardins. Dommage, car ses fruits sont plus sucrés
que ceux du groseillier à grappes"
Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 17:53
gooseberry bush
Explanation:
These are what we know as gooseberries. The other type of groseillier is a redcurrant bush.
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Flo Demolis
France
Local time: 17:53
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Thanks F2E et al, bonnes vacances !
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Summary of answers provided
4 +9gooseberry bush
Flo Demolis
4 +5groseillier à maquereaux = Ribes uva-crispa = gooseberry
Sheila Hardie
3European gooseberrydanièle davout


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
groseillier à maquereaux
gooseberry bush


Explanation:
These are what we know as gooseberries. The other type of groseillier is a redcurrant bush.

Flo Demolis
France
Local time: 17:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 37
Grading comment
Thanks F2E et al, bonnes vacances !

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agree  Laura Tridico
0 min
  -> Thank you Laura :-)
agree  suezen
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agree  Tony M
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  -> Thank you Dusty :-)
agree  Catherine Johnstone
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agree  Mark Nathan
1 hr
  -> Thank you Mark :-)
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agree  Cervin
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agree  Alison Jenner
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agree  Angela Dickson
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
European gooseberry


Explanation:
Ribes uva-crispa

danièle davout
Local time: 16:53
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Angela Dickson: no need to qualify with 'European'
14 hrs
  -> In Europe, you are probably right
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
groseillier à maquereaux = Ribes uva-crispa = gooseberry


Explanation:

- Le Groseillier à maqueraux (Ribes uva-crispa) est un arbuste épineux, spontané, produisant de grosses baies isolées, d'un blanc verdâtre, très appréciées en Angleterre.
HTH


Sheila



Gooseberry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa (syn. R. grossularia) is a species of Ribes, ... (e.g. North American Gooseberry Ribes hirtellum), see the genus page Ribes. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gooseberry - 34k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants

Sheila Hardie
Local time: 17:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
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agree  nordiste
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agree  Mark Nathan
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agree  Cervin
13 hrs
agree  Angela Dickson
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