le bruit du criquet - ou de la cigale

French translation: striduler, craqueter

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French term or phrase:le bruit du criquet ou de la cigale
Selected answer:striduler, craqueter
Entered by: Montello (X)

15:38 Nov 10, 2004
French language (monolingual) [PRO]
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French term or phrase: le bruit du criquet - ou de la cigale
quelqu'un connaît-il le bruit que fait une de ces bestioles ?
Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
France
Local time: 15:22
craquetter, striduler
Explanation:
Pour la cigale : "On dit qu'elle craquette ou qu'elle stridule"

http://www.freinet.org/creactif/blain/cm/1999/CIGALE.html

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-11-10 15:44:01 GMT)
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craqueter... oups
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Montello (X)
Local time: 15:22
Grading comment
j'aime bcp striduler, le mot est plus joli que craqueter .. Merci tous les deux !
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5 +1craquetter
Céline Godinho
4 +1craquetter, striduler
Montello (X)


Discussion entries: 4





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
craquetter, striduler


Explanation:
Pour la cigale : "On dit qu'elle craquette ou qu'elle stridule"

http://www.freinet.org/creactif/blain/cm/1999/CIGALE.html

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-11-10 15:44:01 GMT)
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craqueter... oups

Montello (X)
Local time: 15:22
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
j'aime bcp striduler, le mot est plus joli que craqueter .. Merci tous les deux !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham: Selon mon Larousse, les cigales craquettent *et* stridulent, tandis que les criquets ne font que striduler.
9 mins
  -> Merci Richard (et M. Larousse) !
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
craquetter


Explanation:
la cigale craquette!

;)

http://www.chez.com/sap/cigales.html

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Note added at 7 mins (2004-11-10 15:45:50 GMT)
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les deux orthographies existent!

craquetter / craqueter

Céline Godinho
Portugal
Local time: 14:22
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham: Je ne trouve que "craqueter" dans mon dico. Mais on écrit, p.ex., "craquette(nt)" lorsqu'il y a un "e" muet après !
10 mins
  -> Merci Richard! :D
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