Sue56 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Hi Does anyone know if the French have a word for "rock pool". When speaking to my French friend even she couldn't think of an equivalent or find it in her HUGE dictionary! I used "l'etang de rocher" which she said wasn't quite right although knew what I meant, she thought of "trou d'eau dans les rochers" but said it was a bit long winded. She asked her sister who still lives in France but she couldn't think of a specific word or expression either.Any advances...?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourangelle Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 une flaque ou flache laissée par la marée according to my Robert et Collins. It doesn't sound as nice, does it? I think etang indicates something quite big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sfgraveston Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Etang is the name for a tarn (small mountain lake)Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourangelle Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 [quote user="Sfgraveston"]Etang is the name for a tarn (small mountain lake)Stuart[/quote]An etang isn't just a mountain lake, all the lakes in the Dombes area near where I live are called etang, and it is very flat there. It is the area where they had the bird flu recently, just to situate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Bassin dans les rochers...... only a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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