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le milieu de la mer

English translation: a maritime environment


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18:08 Sep 1, 2010
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Fisheries
French term or phrase: le milieu de la mer
"J'ai grandi dans le milieu de la mer"
Says the daughter of a fisherman. She means that all her connexions have always been somehow connected with the life, bisness, etx ... of the sea
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English translation:a maritime environment
Explanation:
Would seem to be the most appropriate translation
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JamesEUK
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2a maritime environment
JamesEUK
4 +2The sea is in my blood, runs through my veinsxxxBourth
4in a seaside location / setting
Chris Hall
3the sea
Rachel Fell


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a maritime environment


Explanation:
Would seem to be the most appropriate translation


    Reference: http://www.amazon.com/Sea-Borne-Thirty-Years-Avoyaging/dp/14...
JamesEUK
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters
18 mins

agree  B D Finch: Yes, and "milieu" refers not just to the scenery, but to the occupations of the people around her.
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dans le milieu de la mer
in a seaside location / setting


Explanation:
J'ai grandi dans le milieu de la mer
=
I grew up in a seaside location / setting.

Chris Hall
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the sea


Explanation:
Where Blue Meets Blue: Our Oceans and Why We Need to Protect Them ...
21 Apr 2010 ... So a island nation with a limited fish supply and no idea about .... I grew up with the sea, it is in my blood. I love my time by the oceans ...
www.etsy.com/.../where-blue-meets-blue-our-oceans-and-why-w... - United States

About Us - Annunciation Trust
There I grew up with the sea and the downs as my constant companions, and have felt always a deep connection to the earth and the essential beauty of all ...
www.annunciationtrust.org.uk/About Us.htm

4Learning - Secondary - Resources - English - The English ...
She enjoyed childhood summer holidays in Normandy, where her mother came from: 'I grew up with the sea inside me: those landscapes of the heart that come ...
www.channel4learning.com/.../sectionid100663861_printyes.ht... -

Rachel Fell
Local time: 12:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
The sea is in my blood, runs through my veins


Explanation:
Just to turn it on its head a bit.


xxxBourth
Local time: 13:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ACOZ
3 hrs

agree  Mark Bossanyi
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