Lagon vs Lagune
English translation: lagoon vs coral reef lagoon
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lagoon Explanation: it is the same thing Reference: http://dict.leo.org |
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peer agreement (net): +8Not the same thing but ... Explanation: lagon - Etendue d'eau entre un récif corallien et l'île, ou à l'intérieur d'un atoll. Même mot que lac. Les eaux, salées, sont calmes et poissoneuses, et riches de bleus qui en font d'éminentes ressources touristiques. lagune - Etendue d'eau sur un littoral, enfermée par un cordon de sédiments (v. lac). L'eau y est plus ou moins salée ou saumâtre selon les apports continentaux et le comportement de l'exutoire (étier ou grau); des formes particulières de végétation halophile s'y développent. On peut y pratiquer l'aquaculture, et des activités de loisir. Les lagunes sont fréquentes sur les rivages de mers sans forte marée et à riches apports sédimentaires... [Les Mots de la Géographie - dictionnaire critique, Roger Brunet] In English, however, we have only one word: lagoon - A coastal stretch of shallow saltwater virtually cut off from the open sea by a barrier-beach, a shingle ridge or an offshore reef, particularly a coral reef. The term is also used for the circular body of water partly enclosed within an atoll. [Penguin Dict. of Physical Geography] If it appears to be important to distinguish (though it is far from certain the writer knows the difference or was aware he was using two different words, I suspect), you may have to play with words along the lines of "brackish/saltwater lagoon", "coral lagoon", "lagoon at the centre of the atoll", etc. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 mins (2005-12-14 01:28:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- PS - Is that your house? |
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