Apr 27, 2005 09:03
19 yrs ago
French term
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flux occidental
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Social Sciences
Geography
"caracterisé par des ***flux marins et occidentaux***"
In relation to the Aude dept. (Carcassonne, Béziers, etc) in France. Describing the climate in a wine-growing region.
Deceptively easy. Presumably means weather systems moving in from the west?
In relation to the Aude dept. (Carcassonne, Béziers, etc) in France. Describing the climate in a wine-growing region.
Deceptively easy. Presumably means weather systems moving in from the west?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | (maritime and) westerly airflows |
Tony M
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| 3 +3 | winds from the sea and from the west |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 3 | both maritime and westerly weather systems |
Charlie Bavington
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Proposed translations
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(maritime and) westerly airflows
In a meteorological context, you might consider using 'airflows' instead...
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Note added at 1 hr 17 mins (2005-04-27 10:21:19 GMT)
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Depending on the formality of your context, you might want to go for something like:
\"the weather (or climate) enjoys / benefits from / etc. both maritime and westerly influences\"
or even
\"it gets its weather from the west as well as off the sea\"
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Note added at 1 hr 17 mins (2005-04-27 10:21:19 GMT)
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Depending on the formality of your context, you might want to go for something like:
\"the weather (or climate) enjoys / benefits from / etc. both maritime and westerly influences\"
or even
\"it gets its weather from the west as well as off the sea\"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
French Foodie
: I like the "maritime and westerly influences" if the context is informal enough to allow for it
1 hr
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Thanks, Mara! It would be nice to work it in if feasible...
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| agree |
Gina W
15 hrs
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Thanks, Gad!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Dusty et al."
+3
22 mins
winds from the sea and from the west
hedge your bets (it doesn't commit you to where the sea is)
westerly winds
westerly winds
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: Yes, and at least it's faithful to the original. Languedoc-Roussillon vignoble, isn't it?
3 mins
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| agree |
Bourth (X)
: Yes. In coastal areas it is often the case that weather (or at least winds) come from different directions at different times.
4 mins
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| agree |
Graham macLachlan
: wind off the Med and from the west
2 hrs
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29 mins
Charlie Bavington
Native in English
Hassle-free translations for busy people
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
both maritime and westerly weather systems
they talk about "weather systems" all the time on the TV - not just wind but rain, atmospheric pressure etc. Given where the area is, seems a reasonable possibility to me, altho I'm sure there must be a web resource or two where the climate of the region is described properly.
Discussion
The Med is indeed to the east of the Aude, however I think what is meant here is that the area is affected by two types of weather systems/flux, one type off the Med, and the other from the west.