Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 21, 2016 10:22
8 yrs ago
English term
France
It's all about the context
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
weedy
English to French
Science
Botany
Data regarding a GE crop's ***weedy*** and allelopathic properties are relevant to which environmental risk question?
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 +5 | envahissant |
florence metzger
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| 4 +1 | mauvaises herbes |
Manuela Domingues
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| 4 | hallucinogène |
Marcombes (X)
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| 4 | plante adventice (envahissante) |
Marie Le Men
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Proposed translations
+5
2 mins
Selected
envahissant
une suggestion...
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ou invasive
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Note added at 3 minutes (2016-01-21 10:25:32 GMT)
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ou invasive
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
+1
4 mins
Manuela Domingues
Portugal
Portugal
Native in French
Portugal
Your boarding pass!
Native in: French 
, Portuguese
Works in: French to Portuguese, Portuguese to French, Spanish to Portuguese, and 6 more.
mauvaises herbes
suggestion - couvert de mauvaises herbes
Reference:
http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/naturalagriculture/weed/files/nonchemical/allelopathy_f.htm
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Marcombes (X)
4 hrs
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54 mins
hallucinogène
l'herbe, weed : le cannabis
L'Opium, tout aussi hallucinogène mais ayant une réputation médicale allopathique
L'Opium, tout aussi hallucinogène mais ayant une réputation médicale allopathique
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
B D Finch
: How would that pose an "environmental risk"? Why would they use that term for cannabis? Allopathic and allelopathic have quite different meanings.
20 mins
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you are right, weeds are "mauvaises herbes" in rice seedlings
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1 hr
Marie Le Men
Ireland
Ireland
Native in French
Specializes in field
Ireland
Tailored English to French translations
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, Italian to French, Swedish to French
plante adventice (envahissante)
Le terme "adventice" est préférable en botanique à "mauvaise herbe" (expression populaire)
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