Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

s\'entrecoupant

English translation:

criss-crossing

Added to glossary by cchat
Nov 30, 2016 14:21
7 yrs ago
French term

s\'entrecoupant

French to English Other Archaeology The Swahili, the Abbasids
Ces sépultures expliquent le manque de couches d’occupation et de niveaux liés aux deux tertres dépotoirs.
Une grande zone empierrée au centre du plateau a confirmé un fort potentiel stratigraphique avec des fosses s'entrecoupant sous l'épandage de pierres de basaltes et de coraux.
La fouille dans la zone de pierre a permis de mettre au jour deux phases d’occupation sur le plateau au centre du site.


Although I know the literal meaning, I cannot find an eloquent rendering of the sentence.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +5 criss-crossing
Change log

Dec 5, 2016 14:02: cchat Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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criss-crossing

one possible solution

criss-crossing each other
Peer comment(s):

agree Chakib Roula
23 mins
Thanks.
agree Delina Alwanger : intersection
35 mins
agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne : Nice.
1 hr
agree Didier Fourcot : intersecting? (rather in plan, could be on different layers)
1 hr
agree B D Finch : Not "intersecting".
2 hrs
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