Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
fourreaux
English translation:
(feather) sheaths
Added to glossary by
Bertrand Leduc
Mar 11, 2014 08:41
10 yrs ago
French term
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Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
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fourreaux
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Bonjour comment traduiriez-vous le mot "fourreaux" dans la phrase suivante ?
Description de l'étape d'évolution d'un poussin.
Duvet gris sur l'ensemble du corps, tête comprise, les fourreaux des rémiges primaires sont apparents.
Duvet dense, les rémiges commencent à sortir des fourreaux, les fourreaux des rectrices sortent.
Merci.
Description de l'étape d'évolution d'un poussin.
Duvet gris sur l'ensemble du corps, tête comprise, les fourreaux des rémiges primaires sont apparents.
Duvet dense, les rémiges commencent à sortir des fourreaux, les fourreaux des rectrices sortent.
Merci.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | (feather) sheaths |
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Mar 25, 2014 06:09: Bertrand Leduc Created KOG entry
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(feather) sheaths
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Note added at 8 mins (2014-03-11 08:49:54 GMT)
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Energetic preening removes feather sheaths and grooms the new feathers. occurrence called molting. This gradual process is the replacement of old, worn ...
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sYu6tLYy6rAC&pg=PA74&lpg=...
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Note added at 9 mins (2014-03-11 08:50:49 GMT)
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les rémiges sont sorties de 1/3 des fourreaux ;
http://rhone-alpes.lpo.fr/IMG/pdf/bievre_08-1.pdf
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