Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
plants moins fournis
English translation:
less robust seedlings
Added to glossary by
Daniel Bouchard
Jan 26, 2012 18:56
12 yrs ago
French term
plants moins fournis
French to English
Science
Agriculture
"Cette pratique est toutefois coûteuse en infrastructures et en énergie en plus de produire des plants moins fournis et dont la floraison de certains cultivars doit être forcée pour obtenir une qualité acceptable le plus rapidement possible"
Merci pour l'aide!
Merci pour l'aide!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | less robust seedlings |
B D Finch
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| 3 | scrubbier plants |
Catharine Cellier-Smart
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| 3 | stragglier seedlings |
Rachel Fell
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| 3 | less stealthy transplants |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Change log
Jan 26, 2012 20:33: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "plants moins founis" to "plants moins fournis "
Proposed translations
+2
19 hrs
Selected
less robust seedlings
www.interciencia.org/v18_05/art02/
"Small seeds produce less robust seedlings but are distributed to a wide range of sites by animals."
"Small seeds produce less robust seedlings but are distributed to a wide range of sites by animals."
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rachel Fell
40 mins
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Thanks Rachel
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| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
3 hrs
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Thanks gallagy
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39 mins
Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Reunion
Native in English
Works in field
Reunion
The Smart Solution
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other) to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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11
French term (edited):
plants moins founis
scrubbier plants
not an exact translation, but to me sounds more natural in English than talking about "sparser plants".
14 hrs
Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Thorough, knowledgeable and resourceful
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
stragglier seedlings
suggestion
12 hrs
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
less stealthy transplants
A "plante" is a plant, a "plant" is a transplant.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2012-01-27 07:23:23 GMT)
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I'm not happy with "stealthy" as a plant which is "fourni" means fuller, bushier etc... Any ideas would be welcome. I psoted mainly to point out the difference bewteen "une plante" and "un plant" in French!
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Note added at 17 hrs (2012-01-27 12:00:10 GMT)
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THanks you for the "seedling" SJLD.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2012-01-27 12:01:07 GMT)
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Sorry for the typos... problems with glasses at the moment. At least for the moment I have an excuse but I can't see as well as I should at the moment. 8-(
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Note added at 12 hrs (2012-01-27 07:23:23 GMT)
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I'm not happy with "stealthy" as a plant which is "fourni" means fuller, bushier etc... Any ideas would be welcome. I psoted mainly to point out the difference bewteen "une plante" and "un plant" in French!
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Note added at 17 hrs (2012-01-27 12:00:10 GMT)
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THanks you for the "seedling" SJLD.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2012-01-27 12:01:07 GMT)
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Sorry for the typos... problems with glasses at the moment. At least for the moment I have an excuse but I can't see as well as I should at the moment. 8-(
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