Oct 10, 2023 11:44
8 mos ago
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French term
arbre encroué
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Forestry / Wood / Timber
In a manual about felling in forests.
From what I understand, an arbre encroué is a tree that is tangled up in another tree due to one of the trees falling. The definitions are easy to find in French, e.g.:
https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/encroué/29274
https://fibois-grandest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Les-c...
But I can't find a translation for this in English. Is there a technical term for this phenomenon in English?
Thanks a lot for any hints.
From what I understand, an arbre encroué is a tree that is tangled up in another tree due to one of the trees falling. The definitions are easy to find in French, e.g.:
https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/encroué/29274
https://fibois-grandest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Les-c...
But I can't find a translation for this in English. Is there a technical term for this phenomenon in English?
Thanks a lot for any hints.
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +4 | hung-up tree, lodged tree | Sheila Hardie |
4 +3 | a "hang-up" | Ben Gaia |
4 | crooked tree | MassimoA |
4 -1 | Inosculated / Conjoined | Lara Barnett |
3 | encroached tree | Monjengue Nkoum Josué Arno |
Proposed translations
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hung-up tree, lodged tree
I think it may be a lodged tree - and it can also be referred to as a hung-up tree.
HTH
Sheila
HTH
Sheila
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Bourth
: I'm familiar with "hung-up". See Discussion.
9 mins
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agree |
Samuël Buysschaert
1 hr
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agree |
Anastasia Kalantzi
: https://uxon.fr/abattage-des-arbres/102-arbres-encroues-et-d... / or ''encumbered tree''.
1 hr
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agree |
Daryo
: lodged tree
9 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
-1
15 mins
Inosculated / Conjoined
Could One of these be a good term for you to use? i would go with "Inosculation" if this is exactly what you need, alternatively, "conjoined" is a more general way to describe this phenomenon, which could work if "Inosculated" is not exactly the case.
Inosculation
"Inosculation is a natural phenomenon in which trunks, branches or roots of two trees grow together in a manner biologically similar to the artificial process of grafting.... "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inosculation
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REFERENCES:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36987073/
http://fionacullinan.com/blog/page/2/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/trees...
Inosculation
"Inosculation is a natural phenomenon in which trunks, branches or roots of two trees grow together in a manner biologically similar to the artificial process of grafting.... "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inosculation
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REFERENCES:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36987073/
http://fionacullinan.com/blog/page/2/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/trees...
Example sentence:
"Five of us toured various points of interest, from natural phenomena (INOSCULATED TREE TRUNKS, gingko biloba trees, a rogue poplar, a curtain of bindweed in bloom) to ...
" In this study, we have analyzed stem pairs of five tree species CONJOINED for more than eight years by measuring the stem diameters below and above the resulting inosculation and by calculating the respective diameter ratio."
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
Daryo
: There is some distant similarities, but "un arbre encroué" is an unwanted accident while the inosculation is either a natural occurrence or a deliberate manipulation by humans.
9 hrs
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+3
5 hrs
a "hang-up"
30 years in NZ forestry and that's what we call them, they are a real pain and make felling ten times more dangerous.
Example sentence:
"Oh no Shaun's dropped that pine onto another and now it's a hang-up."
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Daryo
5 hrs
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agree |
Bourth
: Good to hear from the specialist.
22 hrs
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guess I'll wait for the localisation job
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agree |
Anastasia Kalantzi
5 days
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1 day 5 hrs
crooked tree
An example photo of this type of tree:
https://fairesonboisdechauff.forumactif.org/t2779-arbre-encr...
https://fairesonboisdechauff.forumactif.org/t2779-arbre-encr...
1 day 10 hrs
encroached tree
Due to the verb 'encrouer' that means 'to encroach'
Reference comments
1 day 4 hrs
Reference:
see
A practical dictionary of the French and English languages
google.co.uk
https://books.google.co.uk › books
Léon Contanseau · 1857 · English language
... ENCROUÉ , E , adj . ( of trees ) entangled . ENCROUTE , E , adj . full of prejudices . ENCROÛTER , v . a . to crust . S'ENCROUTER , v . r . 1. to crust ; 2 ...
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The Royal Dictionary Abridged - Google Books result
google.co.uk
https://books.google.co.uk › books
Abel Boyer · 1802
... Encroué , a . Ex . un arbre encroué , a tree fallen upon and entangled in the branches of anther . S'encuirafler , v . r . to grow Encochement , f . m ...
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Chainsaw Safety: Preventing Common Tree Felling Accidents
uga.edu
https://extension.uga.edu › publications › detail › title...
15 Nov 2022 — Entanglement occurs when a tree being felled strikes branches or the trunk of another tree and the tree hangs up, not falling to the ground.
google.co.uk
https://books.google.co.uk › books
Léon Contanseau · 1857 · English language
... ENCROUÉ , E , adj . ( of trees ) entangled . ENCROUTE , E , adj . full of prejudices . ENCROÛTER , v . a . to crust . S'ENCROUTER , v . r . 1. to crust ; 2 ...
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Note added at 1 ден 4 часа (2023-10-11 16:11:53 GMT)
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The Royal Dictionary Abridged - Google Books result
google.co.uk
https://books.google.co.uk › books
Abel Boyer · 1802
... Encroué , a . Ex . un arbre encroué , a tree fallen upon and entangled in the branches of anther . S'encuirafler , v . r . to grow Encochement , f . m ...
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Note added at 1 ден 4 часа (2023-10-11 16:13:20 GMT)
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Chainsaw Safety: Preventing Common Tree Felling Accidents
uga.edu
https://extension.uga.edu › publications › detail › title...
15 Nov 2022 — Entanglement occurs when a tree being felled strikes branches or the trunk of another tree and the tree hangs up, not falling to the ground.
Discussion
Un arbre encroué est un arbre dont la cime et les branches sont accrochées dans un autre arbre, ce qui l’empêche
de tomber à terre.
ENTREPRISES DE TRAVAUX FORESTIERS
CAS PARTICULIERS D’ABATTAGE :
Les arbres encroués et bois chablis
https://fibois-grandest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Les-c...
If people felling trees for a living call "arbre encroué" the tree that was cut but got entangled while falling down, I would tend to listen to them rather to a general purpose dictionary.
Could we have the text you're translating, so we can decide? Thanks.
"A hung-up tree is a cut-up, wind-thrown, or pushed tree that is caught up or lodged against another tree, which prevents it from falling. (A cut-up tree is one where felling cuts have been made but the tree remains standing.) Attempting to bring down a hung-up tree is the leading cause of fatal injuries in tree felling."
https://www.worksafe.govt.nz/topic-and-industry/tree-work/sa...
What does our specialist, Ben, have to say?