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chabet (geology)

English translation: gorge, canyon, ravine

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French term or phrase:chabet (geology)
English translation:gorge, canyon, ravine
Entered by: Guy Bray

13:29 Mar 7, 2001
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: chabet (geology)
Ils ont subi un rosion importante qui a cr un rseau dense de valles et de chabets.

They have undergone significant erosion, which has created a dense network of valleys and...?
Marcus Malabad
Canada
gorges
Explanation:
Arabic word (one of many incorporated into the french language during their colonial past;see for example this description of Kabylie (Algeria):
"Traversed by the road south from Bejaïa to Sétif through the deep, 5-mile-long Chabet el-Akra ("Gorge of Death"), the Babors Massif rises to its highest peaks in Mount Babor...".
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Local time: 07:46
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gorges


Explanation:
Arabic word (one of many incorporated into the french language during their colonial past;see for example this description of Kabylie (Algeria):
"Traversed by the road south from Bejaïa to Sétif through the deep, 5-mile-long Chabet el-Akra ("Gorge of Death"), the Babors Massif rises to its highest peaks in Mount Babor...".



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Guy Bray
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Local time: 07:46
Native speaker of: English
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