Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dell garden
French translation:
jardin vallonné
Added to glossary by
Irène Guinez
Sep 19, 2013 16:47
10 yrs ago
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dell garden
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History
description of an old english manor
Beyond the copper beech tree is a dell garden with hostas, bamboos, ferns and other plants designed to produce a cool shady environment. Further to the south lies the Watch Tower which was converted into a folly in the 18th century and is now home to some doves.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +3 | jardin vallonné |
FX Fraipont (X)
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| 3 +2 | petit jardin niché dans un creux |
Jocelyne Cuenin
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Change log
Sep 24, 2013 06:16: Irène Guinez changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1068083">Irène Guinez's</a> old entry - "dell garden"" to ""jardin vallonné""
Proposed translations
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jardin vallonné
dell : around a dale
"dell
a small, usually wooded valley; vale."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dell?s=t&ld=1171
"The park today is the largest surviving example of Lancelot ‘Capability' Brown's work in the country. The serpentine lake with a waterfall descending into a dell, the balustrade bridge with Coadestone lions, banqueting house, model farm and gamekeeper's cottage, carriage drive and park layout into Upper, Middle and Lower park are all by Brown. "
http://www.parksandgardens.org/places-and-people/site/618/de...
"http://www.ouest-france.fr/.../Bienvenue-dans-mon-jardin-V.....Translate this page
Jun 14, 2013 - Bienvenue dans mon jardin Visitez un jardin vallonné avec étang deux pentes arborées et Hanvec 14/06/2013 Ouest-France."
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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-09-19 20:47:50 GMT)
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The "dale" in the Bressingham Gardens
http://thebressinghamgardens.com/the-gardens/
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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-09-19 20:49:30 GMT)
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"hyacinth dell (12).
Hyacinths are fragrant bulbous plants with long, sword-shaped leaves. The color of the flowers range from white through yellow, red, blue, and purple. A dell is a small, secluded, wooded valley.
http://www.skidmore.edu/academics/theater/productions/arcadi...
"dell
a small, usually wooded valley; vale."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dell?s=t&ld=1171
"The park today is the largest surviving example of Lancelot ‘Capability' Brown's work in the country. The serpentine lake with a waterfall descending into a dell, the balustrade bridge with Coadestone lions, banqueting house, model farm and gamekeeper's cottage, carriage drive and park layout into Upper, Middle and Lower park are all by Brown. "
http://www.parksandgardens.org/places-and-people/site/618/de...
"http://www.ouest-france.fr/.../Bienvenue-dans-mon-jardin-V.....Translate this page
Jun 14, 2013 - Bienvenue dans mon jardin Visitez un jardin vallonné avec étang deux pentes arborées et Hanvec 14/06/2013 Ouest-France."
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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-09-19 20:47:50 GMT)
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The "dale" in the Bressingham Gardens
http://thebressinghamgardens.com/the-gardens/
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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-09-19 20:49:30 GMT)
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"hyacinth dell (12).
Hyacinths are fragrant bulbous plants with long, sword-shaped leaves. The color of the flowers range from white through yellow, red, blue, and purple. A dell is a small, secluded, wooded valley.
http://www.skidmore.edu/academics/theater/productions/arcadi...
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Jocelyne Cuenin
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petit jardin niché dans un creux
Après avoir lu les commentaires de Tony, je ne peux pas m'empêcher de chercher quelque chose d'évocateur.
Selon le contexte, on pourrait broder sur plusieurs variations :
un petit jardin exubérant niché dans un creux ombragé
un petit jardin niché dans un creux de verdure
un petit jardin niché au creux d'une nature exubérante
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Selon le contexte, on pourrait broder sur plusieurs variations :
un petit jardin exubérant niché dans un creux ombragé
un petit jardin niché dans un creux de verdure
un petit jardin niché au creux d'une nature exubérante
...
Reference comments
14 hrs
Reference:
Bressingham Gardens
Here is a nice photo of the dell garden at Bressingham (Diss, in Norfolk) — it sums up well all that a dell garden implies, as described by David above.
http://thebressinghamgardens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/...
http://thebressinghamgardens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/...
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Davide Santori
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Reference:
it's a type of garden
dell garden is a type of garden. The word 'dell' is translated in wordreference as 'petite vallée', anyway i can't find a EN-FR correspondance
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Note added at 18 hrs (2013-09-20 11:18:09 GMT)
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another link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_(landform)
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Note added at 18 hrs (2013-09-20 11:18:09 GMT)
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another link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_(landform)
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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GILLES MEUNIER
: regardez les images ci-dessous, ce n'est pas lié à une vallée
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| agree |
Tony M
: 'dell' is also translated as 'vallon', but I'm not sure that's quite appropriate in the context here.
14 hrs
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