épinette
English translation: spruce
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| 00:48 Mar 6, 2008 |
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|  Selected response from: Johanne Benoit-Gallagher Canada Local time: 13:11 | ||||||
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| 5 +3 | spruce |
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| 4 | plusieurs possibilités? |
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| 4 | black spruce |
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| 1 | larch? |
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18 mins confidence: 
larch? Explanation: Yes, as per the others, I think you need to clarify what you understand by 'epinette' in quebecois (eg. the Latin term for the plant)... I've found a page referring to 'epinette rouge' as "Larch, Juniper or Tamarack", but there are also many other kinds of 'epinette' in GDT (blanche, noire, rouge etc)... * Larch, Juniper or Tamarack (Epinette Rouge) The proper French name for the one type of coniferous tree to lose its foliage each fall is mélèze. This term was not used by the French of Ile Royale. However, according to Petite Floro Forestière Du Québec, the tree referred to as "epinette rouge" was the larch, tamarack or juniper, as it is alternately called in English. [76] Little distinction was made by the French between this type of wood and other softwoods found on the island. [77] http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/search/MicroRS83_21.html |
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11 mins confidence:
plusieurs possibilités? Explanation: Si c'est vraiment le terme québecois dont il s'agit, c'est de l'épicéa, donc "spruce" en gros, mais selon Larousse Lexis: épinette ... 2. (1864) Nom commun de CERTAINES ESPECES de sapin ou de résineux, et spécialem., au Canada, de l'épicéa" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-06 01:55:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Selon Lexis, oui: épicéa -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-06 01:56:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Forbes' Dict. of Arch & Const. gives épicéa as spruce. |
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2 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3spruce Explanation: Termium, GDT -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-06 02:18:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Le Petit Robert et le Multi donne épicéa comme synonyme. Serait-ce le terme recherché? |
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