French: chevelure buissonnièreEnglish translation: covered in bushes/plants. KudoZ The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators ... More |
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | chevelure buissonnière | | English translation: | covered in bushes/plants. | | Entered by: | Paul Lambert |
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French to English translations [PRO] Botany | | French term or phrase: chevelure buissonnière | This appears in a text on Annecy and I can't seem to find references anywhere - assuming it's some sort of plant:
En hiver, par temps de neige et de brouillard, il faut le découvrir depuis le promontoire du Roc de Chère, réserve botanique à la chevelure buissonnière |
| | | covered in bushes/plants. | Explanation: I think that what they mean here is that the botanical park is covered in bushes and plants of every kind. |
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Leveleki France
| Note from asker to answererthanks - was having a stupid monment on this one! 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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| covered in bushes/plants.
Explanation: I think that what they mean here is that the botanical park is covered in bushes and plants of every kind.
| Leveleki France Works in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
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| Note from asker to answerer| thanks - was having a stupid monment on this one! |
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| bushy locks / bushy mane
Explanation: Not sure if this would work in English to describe a landscape...
Otherwise, 'chevelure buissonnière' is indeed a poetic way to say 'covered in bushes'. It also implies a notion of freedom (see 'école buissonnière)
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