peigne vert

English translation: green comb

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French term or phrase:peigne vert
English translation:green comb
Entered by: cailin

13:32 Jan 21, 2003
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
/ Nature tourism
French term or phrase: peigne vert
En fait, aucune autre île méditerranéenne n’est aussi verte que la Corse. Vert des forêts de châtaigniers, peigne vert des immenses pins laricio centenaires dans le ciel d’Aïtone.
Myles
green comb
Explanation:
NA

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Note added at 2003-01-21 17:54:19 (GMT)
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come to think about it, I would rather try combing foliage or combing shade, would sound nicer
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cjohnstone
France
Local time: 07:03
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merci
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5 +10green comb
cjohnstone
5green brush
Shog Imas
4green comb
Francis MARC


  

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green comb


Explanation:
NA

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Note added at 2003-01-21 17:54:19 (GMT)
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come to think about it, I would rather try combing foliage or combing shade, would sound nicer

cjohnstone
France
Local time: 07:03
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
green comb


Explanation:
because of the pine tree form

Conifer, cypress, juniper, fir, cedar, larch, spruce, pine, yew, ... - [ Traduire cette page ]
... Needles arranged like the teeth of a comb or radially, often with light green or silver ... Pinus (Pine): Family: Pinaceae; Over a hundred species, many many ...
www.gethsemanegardens.com/almanac_conifertext.html - 52k

Francis MARC
Lithuania
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green brush


Explanation:
=+

Shog Imas
Canada
Local time: 01:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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