French: demeurer dans l’ombreEnglish translation: remain unexplained/obscure 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | demeurer dans l’ombre | | English translation: | remain unexplained/obscure | | Entered by: | suezen |
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Art/Literary - Archaeology | | French term or phrase: demeurer dans l’ombre | the sentenc is "Or, si grâce aux études paléoenvironnementales développées dans les Alpes du Sud depuis 7 à 8 ans, on cerne mieux l’impact sur l’environnement naturel de la croissance du pastoralisme, les modalités pratiques de l’établissement et du fonctionnement de ces terroirs, notamment des réseaux hydrauliques souvent encore présents actuellement dans le paysage, demeurent dans l’ombre."
I am unsure whether this is literally "left in the sahde", or "unearthed" (as in an archeaological dig) or simply, "left unnoticed" "undealt with"....
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| | | remain unexplained/obscure | Explanation:
are still unclear
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Note added at 12 mins (2007-07-31 06:51:57 GMT)
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in other words, they know that the system existed but they are unsure exactly how the system worked |
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| remain unexplained/obscure
Explanation:
are still unclear
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Note added at 12 mins (2007-07-31 06:51:57 GMT)
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in other words, they know that the system existed but they are unsure exactly how the system worked
| suezen
France
Native speaker of:  English
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