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colline Est

English translation: Eastern Hill

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French term or phrase:colline Est
English translation:Eastern Hill
Entered by: DPolice

00:48 Dec 15, 2001
French to English translations [PRO]
French term or phrase: colline Est
Am I right in thinking that this is simply an "east-facing hill"?
Sarah Downing
Local time: 03:26
Eastern Hill
Explanation:
For some reason, sud, nord, est and ouest are sometimes capitalised although they are not proper names.
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DPolice
Local time: 09:26
Grading comment
Thanks for the tip about capitalisation - I was a bit confused as
to why it was capitalised as it is described as "une" colline, so couldn't
really be a proper name.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1East hill (or Est hill)
Guy Bray
4 +1Eastern Hill
DPolice
4 +1East Hill
Suzanne Schecter Cote (X)
4or an eastern hill
Parrot


  

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or an eastern hill


Explanation:
(relative to a point somewhere else). Bear in mind that hills may face other directions at the same time.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 09:26
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1861
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East hill (or Est hill)


Explanation:
I think the capital (if it's not a typo) indicates that this is the name of the hill, so you probably shouldn't translate it.

Guy Bray
United States
Local time: 00:26
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 819

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yolanda Broad
2 days 16 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Eastern Hill


Explanation:
For some reason, sud, nord, est and ouest are sometimes capitalised although they are not proper names.

DPolice
Local time: 09:26
PRO pts in pair: 454
Grading comment
Thanks for the tip about capitalisation - I was a bit confused as
to why it was capitalised as it is described as "une" colline, so couldn't
really be a proper name.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pierre POUSSIN: I
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
East Hill


Explanation:
As I understand it, the hill is in the East not facing East.

Suzanne Schecter Cote (X)
Canada
Local time: 03:26
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Hardie
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