si on laisse faire la nature, qu\'arrivera-t-il en l\'an a notre planete terre?

English translation: If we leave it to Nature, what will our planet be like in 2100?

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French term or phrase:si on laisse faire la nature, qu'arrivera-t-il en l'an a notre planete terre?
English translation:If we leave it to Nature, what will our planet be like in 2100?
Entered by: CarolynB

23:38 Sep 27, 2004
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Art/Literary - Astronomy & Space
French term or phrase: si on laisse faire la nature, qu\'arrivera-t-il en l\'an a notre planete terre?
si on laisse faire la nature, qu'arrivera-t-il en l'an 2100 a notre planete terre?
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If we leave it to Nature, what will our planet be like in 2100
Explanation:
how does this sound?

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Note added at 2 hrs 14 mins (2004-09-28 01:53:09 GMT)
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sorry - I forgot the question mark at the end
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5 +5If we leave it to Nature, what will our planet be like in 2100
CarolynB
4 +3what will happen to planet Earth in the year 2100?
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si on laisse faire la nature, qu'arrivera-t-il en l'an a notre planete terre?
what will happen to planet Earth in the year 2100?


Explanation:
if we allow nature to take/run its course, what will happen to planet Earth in the year 2100?

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sarahl (X): how about Mother Earth for notre Terre?//we usually say planète (as opposed to monde) for ecological connotation, further emphasized by notre imho.
25 mins
  -> possible but this gives an ecological connotation which may not fit into overall context - thanks!-(yes, this could work: our planet earth or mother earth, kind of new age)

agree  Natou
2 hrs
  -> merci :-)

agree  Shaila Kamath
4 hrs
  -> thank you!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
si on laisse faire la nature, qu'arrivera-t-il en l'an a notre planete terre?
If we leave it to Nature, what will our planet be like in 2100


Explanation:
how does this sound?

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Note added at 2 hrs 14 mins (2004-09-28 01:53:09 GMT)
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sorry - I forgot the question mark at the end

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agree  Natou
6 mins

agree  Michele Fauble: maybe "leave it up to Nature"
4 hrs

agree  RomEst (X): If we leave it up to Nature, what will our planet Earth be like in 2100?
4 hrs

agree  fossier
7 hrs

agree  laurawheeler
13 hrs
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