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English term or phrase:
Fell
French translation:
mont
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Jul 18, 2014 09:24
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Fell
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I have a lot of "Fell" in the translation I am handling, it is about touristic sites in North England, I found that :
"Fell" can refer to any one of the mountains and hills of the Lake District and the Pennine Dales.
In French I found "tunturi" but I am not sure...would be great if someone can confirm tunturi or suggest another term.
"Fell" can refer to any one of the mountains and hills of the Lake District and the Pennine Dales.
In French I found "tunturi" but I am not sure...would be great if someone can confirm tunturi or suggest another term.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 | mont |
Leman (X)
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| 5 | montagne |
Richard Pitwood
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| 3 +1 | la lande |
Tony M
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| 4 | région des Fells |
kashew
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References
| fell running |
cchat
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Proposed translations
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mont
Cela vient de 'fjall' (montagne).
On voit l'utilisation de 'mont' dans des régions où on ne peut pas parler de 'montagne', par exemple, les Monts d'Arrée.
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En effet dans certaines zones de 'fell' en Angleterre (surtout aux Pennines), la formation rocheuse ne permet pas l'évolution d'un milieu de 'landes', étant calcaire et dénudé de végétation.
On voit l'utilisation de 'mont' dans des régions où on ne peut pas parler de 'montagne', par exemple, les Monts d'Arrée.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2014-07-18 13:14:48 GMT)
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En effet dans certaines zones de 'fell' en Angleterre (surtout aux Pennines), la formation rocheuse ne permet pas l'évolution d'un milieu de 'landes', étant calcaire et dénudé de végétation.
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Comment: "Yes "mont" will fit better in the document. Thanks !"
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English term (edited):
the fells
la lande
You need to be careful here! A 'fell' means a mountain; BUT in many instances, in that part of England, we talk about 'the fells', which really means 'moor', and so 'lande' is more appropriate.
So it really depends on exactly how it is being used in your text, and which particular 'fell(s)' they are talking about.
I don't think 'tunturi' would be correct – AFAIK that only really applies to Scandinavian mountains, and is the Finnish word for 'fell' (possibly adopted into FR, but probaly inadvisable!)
So it really depends on exactly how it is being used in your text, and which particular 'fell(s)' they are talking about.
I don't think 'tunturi' would be correct – AFAIK that only really applies to Scandinavian mountains, and is the Finnish word for 'fell' (possibly adopted into FR, but probaly inadvisable!)
Note from asker:
| You are completely right, it depends of the sections of the text. However, in some sections, I think I am going to use "mont" as moor appears also in the document. Thanks! |
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Richard Pitwood
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montagne
Je suis habitand du nord de l'angleterre. Les montagnes ne sont pas haut (peut etre colline) mais elles sont denudees d'arbres comme les hautes montagnes.
Fell est le mot vieux norrois pour montagne, voir 'fjell' in norvegien, 'fell' en islandais. Nous avons beaucoup de mots dialectiques (plutot geographiques) qui viennent du vieux norrois.
Fell est le mot vieux norrois pour montagne, voir 'fjell' in norvegien, 'fell' en islandais. Nous avons beaucoup de mots dialectiques (plutot geographiques) qui viennent du vieux norrois.
Example sentence:
We went fell walking.
Reference:
Reference comments
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Reference:
fell running
En Angleterre, c'est un peu difficile de parler de montagnes, et le premier site parle plutôt de collines et de terrain escarpé.
En revanche, d'après le deuxième site, un sommet qui culmine à plus de 600m serait une montagne.
En revanche, d'après le deuxième site, un sommet qui culmine à plus de 600m serait une montagne.
Example sentence:
Running up and down hills amid some of Britain’s most remote and rugged terrain might seem the preserve of hardy, veteran athletes, but in reality, anyone with a reasonable level of fitness can enjoy the exhilarating experience of fell running.
The snow-covered mountains are indeed more than hills, since at 628m (Yewbarrow on the left) and 802m (Kirk Fell slightly out of the photo on the right), they are both over 600m.
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