Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

rocky wadi

French translation:

oued de pierrailles

Added to glossary by Yolanda Broad
Apr 15, 2003 21:21
21 yrs ago
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English term

rocky wadis

English to French Art/Literary Tourism & Travel Tourism
camp out in the rocky wadis or the dramatic dunes of
the Wahiba Sands.

Proposed translations

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un oued de pierrailles

This means a dry river bed that's only flooded in the rainy season.
Peer comment(s):

agree Sarah Ponting
9 hrs
agree ntouzet (X) : a wadi being a river cannot be a mountain at the same time!
10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Un grand merci"
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oued montagneux

Chapitre 46 Le Nil
... Après s'être arrêtés près de la massive fontaine ornée d'un lion qui déversait
l'eau douce d'un oued montagneux dans la voie d'eau principale de la ville ...
www.geocities.com/charlier_do/textes/4650.html - 79k - En cache - Pages similaires
Peer comment(s):

neutral William Stein : Quel rapport entre "rocky" et "montagneux"?
13 hrs
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rocheux

l'oued n'est plus en montagne, cependant son lit est encombré de roches
Peer comment(s):

agree William Stein : donc "pierraille"
51 mins
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