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lové dans une boucle

English translation: nestling in a bend


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French term or phrase:lové dans une boucle
English translation:nestling in a bend
Entered by: Alain Alameddine
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19:19 Jun 19, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Geography
French term or phrase: lové dans une boucle
Olliergues est un très ancien village d’Auvergne, lové dans une boucle de la Dore. A voir : les vestiges de sa forteresse, avec notamment son donjons et ses deux tours d’enceinte, et la magnifique vue sur la vallée de la Dore.
Alain Alameddine
Lebanon
Local time: 14:33
nestling in a bend
Explanation:
of the river
Selected response from:

polyglot45
Grading comment
Impressively appropriate :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +11
nestling in a bend


Explanation:
of the river

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Impressively appropriate :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jim Tucker: or "nestled" ; lovers might be nestling. "Tucked in a bend" would work too.
7 mins

agree  texasweed: Lovely!
8 mins

agree  kashew
24 mins

agree  Emma Paulay: Just right.
1 hr

agree  emiledgar: nestled.
1 hr

agree  Rachel Fell: or a loop of the river (not sure, as haven't seen map/don't know the site)
3 hrs

agree  lisandroluppo
4 hrs

agree  carolynf: perfect
4 hrs

agree  Valerie SYKES: Sounds just right.
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agree  Marta France
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agree  water_lillie
2 days20 hrs
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