Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Fruit de pain de singe
English translation:
Monkey bread tree
Added to glossary by
jenbikkal (X)
Apr 20, 2011 14:24
13 yrs ago
French term
jenbikkal (X)
Fruit de pin de singe
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Agriculture
Trees
Is that fruit from a monkey bread tree?
context: Baobabs in Africa.
context: Baobabs in Africa.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | Monkey bread tree fruit |
Cécile A.-C.
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| 4 +2 | baobab tree fruit or monkey bread |
Jean-Louis S.
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Change log
Apr 25, 2011 14:51: jenbikkal (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1340251">jenbikkal (X)'s</a> old entry - "Fruit de pain de singe"" to ""Monkey bread tree fruit""
Apr 25, 2011 14:52: jenbikkal (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1340251">jenbikkal (X)'s</a> old entry - "Fruit de pain de singe"" to ""Baobab tree fruit""
Proposed translations
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Cécile A.-C.
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Monkey bread tree fruit
as you said it that's what it is...
Peer comment(s):
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John Speese
: Or just "baobab fruit"
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merci : )
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Cetacea
: It's either "baobab fruit" or "monkey bread". "monkey bread tree fruit" is a pleonasm.
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Comment: "merci!"
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Jean-Louis S.
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French term (edited):
Fruit de pain de singe
baobab tree fruit or monkey bread
"Fruit de pain de singe" does not make much sense.
The fruit itself is called "pain de singe", at least in West Africa.
The fruit itself is called "pain de singe", at least in West Africa.
Peer comment(s):
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Cetacea
: Exactly. After all, the baobab is also called "monkey bread tree".
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Merci, Cetacea!
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| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
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Merci, Gallagy2!
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Discussion
Thank you!
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_de_singe