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Jan 14, 2002 14:38
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French term

gelif

French to English Science Geology geology
L'arboriculture marchande s'est developee souvent sur les coteaux les moins gelifs

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the slopes least prone to frost

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agree Suzanne Bernard
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agree DPolice
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frost-riven / frost-prone

Suivant leur nature, les roches sont plus ou moins sensibles à l'effet du gel. Lorsqu'elles le sont beaucoup, on dit qu'elles sont "gélives" (...) s
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Termium

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agree Guereau
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frost-sensitive

From Termium:

Domaine: Sols (Agriculture)
Cultures (Agriculture)

frost-prone CORRECT
frost-sensitive CORRECT
frosty CORRECT

OBS- region, soil


gélif CORRECT, ADJ

OBS- par exemple, des terrains caillouteux gélifs, une terre noire gélive
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Termium

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