colony in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for colony in the English»French Dictionary

colony [Brit ˈkɒləni, Am ˈkɑləni] N (all contexts)

colony

colonie f

the colonies Brit POL, HISTORY

les colonies

proprietary colony N

proprietary colony

colonie f (concédée à un ou plusieurs individus)

leper colony N

leper colony

léproserie f

Crown Colony N Brit POL

Crown Colony

colonie f britannique

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misgovern city, colony

mal administrer

nudist attr camp, colony

de nudistes

penal colony, institution

pénitentiaire

they consider the ex-colony to be their backyard

ils veulent garder un pied dans leur ancienne colonie

Translations for colony in the French»English Dictionary

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colonie POL, ECON

colony

colonie (d'artistes)

colony

colonie ZOOL, BIOL

colony

bagne

penal colony

colony in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for colony in the English»French Dictionary

colony [ˈkɒləni, Am ˈkɑ:lə-] N

colony

colonie f

nudist colony N

nudist colony

camp m de nudistes

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overseas colony, person

d'outre-mer

plant colony, idea

implanter

Translations for colony in the French»English Dictionary

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colonie

colony

colonie pénitentiaire

penal colony

souche

colony

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English

They feed on termites, honeybee colonies, and fruits.

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The technique involves pressing a velveteen-covered disk, and then imprinting secondary plates with cells in colonies removed from the original plate by the material.

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The pairs nest solitarily, or in loose colonies with nests around 10 m apart.

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It was of particular value on the frontier, and some colonies counted on the pigeon to support their population.

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For example, bluegills form large nesting colonies and sometimes attack snapping turtles.

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Despite the number of predators, nesting colonies were so large that they were estimated to have a 90% success rate if not disturbed.

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The first step was to define the problem: a method of identifiably duplicating colonies.

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Its mission also included the scientific study of products derived from the colonies and improving trade and production.

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By extension metropolis and metropolitan came to mean motherland, a nation or country as opposed to its colonies overseas.

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It works on solutions, wherein one has considered methods reusing colonies and military bases.

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