Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

les côtes sont parmi les plus poissonneuses du monde

English translation:

have some of the largest fish stocks in the world

Added to glossary by Jennifer White
May 10, 2006 18:41
18 yrs ago
French term

les côtes sont parmi les plus poissonneuses du monde

French to English Other Fisheries brochure on healthcare
poissonneuses=teeming with fish; full of fish...
Mais je n'arrive pas a avoir la tournure de la phrase!

Merci d'avance

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have some of the largest fish stocks in the world

is how I'd put it
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agree muitoprazer (X) : or fish reserves.
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are some of the richest fishing areas in the world

Presumably this has to do with the ability to catch fish. So perhaps this will fit.
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agree RHELLER
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have some of the largest concentrations of fish

nuance
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agree writeaway : safest general statement. we don't really know how/where etc. it's being used.
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one of the world's most fish-rich coasts

Protection of Natural Resources
Coast Guard cutters remain on constant patrol in the Bering Sea to prevent foreign vessels from poaching in the fish-rich Alaskan waters. ...
www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/comrel/factfile/Factcards/Resources.ht...

USATODAY.com - Oil spill contaminates life on Spanish coast
"I would be out for pulpo (squid) this time of year," says Evaristo Lois, 47, who has worked the fish-rich waters off the coast of Galicia province since he ...
www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002-11-20-tanker-usat_x.htm
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