Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
grand sujets
English translation:
focal plants
Added to glossary by
Laura Miller
Apr 27, 2010 19:53
14 yrs ago
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French term
grand sujets
French to English
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Real Estate
I am translating descriptions for luxury villas, and this is part of the description. This is the main heading:
JARDIN ELABORE
followed by:
Grands sujets-sujets de structures
which is then followed by:
PALMIERS - Phoenix dactylifera h. de stipe= 300/500 4 U
OLIVIERS - Olea europea (25-30 ans) 12 U
Melia(400/450) 1 U
I realize that they're listing what kind of trees and plants are on the property, but I'm just not sure how to translate "grand sujets" here. Subjects or topics certainly doesn't seem right. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thank you in advance!
JARDIN ELABORE
followed by:
Grands sujets-sujets de structures
which is then followed by:
PALMIERS - Phoenix dactylifera h. de stipe= 300/500 4 U
OLIVIERS - Olea europea (25-30 ans) 12 U
Melia(400/450) 1 U
I realize that they're listing what kind of trees and plants are on the property, but I'm just not sure how to translate "grand sujets" here. Subjects or topics certainly doesn't seem right. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thank you in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | focal plants |
ACOZ (X)
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| 3 +1 | lofty trees |
Euqinimod (X)
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| 3 +1 | main items |
kashew
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| 3 | specimen tree |
Travelin Ann
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References
| A few refs |
Emma Paulay
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| It's not what you do with it, it's how big it is. |
Bourth (X)
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Proposed translations
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focal plants
If you check out the website below, you'll find descriptions/definitions of focal plants and structural plants, which is what you have in your text.
Reference:
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardening/Help-advice/Garden-design/RHS-Encyclopedia-of-Garden-Design
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "The rest of the list includes shrubs and ground cover, so I felt that "focal plants" and "structural plants", worked nicely. Thanks!!!"
+1
6 mins
lofty trees
Could be appropriate.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Bourth (X)
: Lofty language for "large trees".
2 hrs
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+1
14 mins
15 mins
Travelin Ann
Native in English
Works in field
Timely translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
Related KudoZ points
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4
specimen tree
Specimen is often used, at least in US EN, for the big ticket items in a garden.
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http://www.butterflylister.com/Real-Estate-Definitions/Speci...
http://www.lavistapark.org/specimen_trees.htm
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http://www.palmeraie-en-essonne.fr/site/GrandSujet.php
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Note added at 28 mins (2010-04-27 20:21:54 GMT)
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http://www.butterflylister.com/Real-Estate-Definitions/Speci...
http://www.lavistapark.org/specimen_trees.htm
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Note added at 30 mins (2010-04-27 20:24:28 GMT)
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http://www.palmeraie-en-essonne.fr/site/GrandSujet.php
Note from asker:
| I really liked this option as well, but ACOZ's answer fit well with the rest of the context. I'm going to put this in my glossary though for future reference. Thank you! |
Reference comments
22 mins
Reference:
A few refs
Mediadico has this:
Terme de jardinage. L'arbre qu'on destine à être greffé, ou que l'on soumet à cette opération.
However, the gardening sites below seem to use the term to refer to a large specimen, as Ann suggests.
Terme de jardinage. L'arbre qu'on destine à être greffé, ou que l'on soumet à cette opération.
However, the gardening sites below seem to use the term to refer to a large specimen, as Ann suggests.
2 hrs
Reference:
It's not what you do with it, it's how big it is.
Quelques prix en pépinière: tige 8/10 ou 10/12 c'est à dire en GRAND SUJET (>3 MÈTRES DE HAUT)
http://forums.futura-sciences.com/environnement-developpemen...
Spécialiste de GRAND SUJET (À PARTIR DE 20 CM DE CIRCONFERENCE, ... Arbres et arbustes d'ornement, mais aussi plantes de terres de bruyeres (belle ...
www.pommiers.com/Pepiniere/pepiniere-isere.htm
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A tree of SPECIAL INTEREST BECAUSE OF ITS SHAPE OR SPECIES, PLACED IN A POSITION OF PROMINENCE in the yard and often a silver spruce, weeping birch, ...
www.butterflylister.com/Real-Estate.../SPECIMEN-TREE.htm
SPECIMEN TREE. A tree placed so pEOPLE CAN GAIN THE GREATEST ENJOYMENT FOR THE COLOR, TEXTURE, SCENT, ...
www.arborday.org/trees/glossary.cfm
A SPECIMEN TREE is usually the FOCAL POINT - IT'S USUALLY LARGE OR MAKES A BIG IMPACT in ... The "real" specimen tree in the yard is a very large elm tree, ...
forums.gardenweb.com/forums/.../msg061118566770.html
The DEFINITION OF A SPECIMEN TREE VARIES FROM GARDENER TO GARDENER. Some consider ESPECIALLY OLD TREES as specimen trees. Others believe that trees with EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY are the ones that stand out as specimen trees. Still others will only consider trees that have reached a CERTAIN HEIGHT.
http://home.howstuffworks.com/specimen-trees.htm
http://forums.futura-sciences.com/environnement-developpemen...
Spécialiste de GRAND SUJET (À PARTIR DE 20 CM DE CIRCONFERENCE, ... Arbres et arbustes d'ornement, mais aussi plantes de terres de bruyeres (belle ...
www.pommiers.com/Pepiniere/pepiniere-isere.htm
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A tree of SPECIAL INTEREST BECAUSE OF ITS SHAPE OR SPECIES, PLACED IN A POSITION OF PROMINENCE in the yard and often a silver spruce, weeping birch, ...
www.butterflylister.com/Real-Estate.../SPECIMEN-TREE.htm
SPECIMEN TREE. A tree placed so pEOPLE CAN GAIN THE GREATEST ENJOYMENT FOR THE COLOR, TEXTURE, SCENT, ...
www.arborday.org/trees/glossary.cfm
A SPECIMEN TREE is usually the FOCAL POINT - IT'S USUALLY LARGE OR MAKES A BIG IMPACT in ... The "real" specimen tree in the yard is a very large elm tree, ...
forums.gardenweb.com/forums/.../msg061118566770.html
The DEFINITION OF A SPECIMEN TREE VARIES FROM GARDENER TO GARDENER. Some consider ESPECIALLY OLD TREES as specimen trees. Others believe that trees with EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY are the ones that stand out as specimen trees. Still others will only consider trees that have reached a CERTAIN HEIGHT.
http://home.howstuffworks.com/specimen-trees.htm
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| agree |
Travelin Ann
: glad to see you like my refs :)
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