folies
German translation: Verrücktheit / Wahnsinn
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| 13:11 Feb 11, 2007 |
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|  Selected response from: Gabriele Beckmann France Local time: 16:58 | ||||||
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| 4 | do not translate |
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| 3 | s. u. |
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| 1 | Blütenblätter |
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30 mins confidence: 
s. u. Explanation: Ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass es sich hier um eine Anlehnung an das französische Wort "folie" handelt, was so etwas wie Wahnsinn, Verrücktheit (auch im positiven Sinne) oder starke Leidenschaft bedeutet |
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2 hrs confidence:
Blütenblätter Explanation: wenn schon Französisch, würde ich eher an feuilles denken..., aber ehrlich gesagt, wenn schon Klaus das nicht weiss, der ja nun ein Experte in Sachen Rosen ist, dann ist es bestimmt schwierig. |
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3 hrs confidence:
do not translate Explanation: Don't translate, if you check Meilland's trilingual we site, they don't either. These are apparently names of roses which do not change, they are like proper names. the element folies on those names may be derived from folies de roses, which is used for perfume. I think it probably has more to do with folie than with feuilles, and them it may well be quite old and may have initially been a wordplay on both, who knows. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2007-02-11 17:11:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Now that is unless Meilland now realized they should be translated and you got the job to do this. Reference: http://www.meilland.com/ |
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7 hrs confidence:
s. u. Explanation: Hallo Klaus, es gab früher insbes. um Paris herum Landfrischen von Reichen/Adligen, die natürlich inzwischen längst im Ballungsgebiet liegen. Dort hatten die Privilegierten auch die Möglichkeit, Gärten anzulegen. Im Stadtplan findet man noch solche Namen (Rue de la Folie Méricourt ; Folies Bergère, etc.) als historisches Relikt. Reference: http://pdg.beziaud.org/ruesparis1760.php?rue=F |
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