Feb 17, 2007 12:38
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Your science in my language
Native in: English 
Works in: English, Spanish to English
conminar
Spanish to English
Science
Environment & Ecology
insecticides/pesticides
Context: No tratar en floración pues el producto es tóxico para las abejas y no ***conminar*** aguas potables, ni piscícolas por su toxicidad para los peces.
The text is talking about precautions that must be taken for the use of a particular pesticide. Could this be something like "use in the vicinity of"?
The text is talking about precautions that must be taken for the use of a particular pesticide. Could this be something like "use in the vicinity of"?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +7 | contaminar |
Susana Rosselli
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| 4 +3 | contaminate |
tom_michell
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| 4 +1 | to pose a threat for water |
Vladimir Volovnyk (X)
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| 4 | threaten |
Paola Giardina
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| 4 | typo for contaminate |
neilmac
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Proposed translations
+7
3 mins
Susana Rosselli
Native in Spanish
Works in field
More than 20 years in translation
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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contaminar
Andrew, I think this is a spelling mistake. The right word should be "contaminar", "contaminate" or "pollute" in English.
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-02-17 12:46:08 GMT)
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Oxrford Dictionary:
conminar ÞA1 vt conminar a algn A + INF or conminar a
algn A QUE +SUBJ to order sb to + INF; lo conminaron a
abandonar la sala or a que abandonara la sala he was
ordered to leave the room
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-02-17 12:46:08 GMT)
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Oxrford Dictionary:
conminar ÞA1 vt conminar a algn A + INF or conminar a
algn A QUE +SUBJ to order sb to + INF; lo conminaron a
abandonar la sala or a que abandonara la sala he was
ordered to leave the room
Peer comment(s):
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patricia scott
: Susana, I just wrote the same thing.
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¡Gracias Patricia!
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tom_michell
: Me too
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Thanks Tom!
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Manuel Cedeño Berrueta
10 mins
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¡Gracias Manuel!
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Ventnai
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Thanks Ian!
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Cecilia Della Croce
40 mins
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¡Gracias Cecilia!
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Refugio
4 hrs
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Thanks Ruth!
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David Brown
: No contaminar aguas piscícolas. No aplicar durante la floración, ... Muy tóxico para las (another typo, in Google) abejas, no aplicar durante la floracion ni en la proximidad de las ...
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Thanks David!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "The existence of "conminar" as a word in its own right threw me completely. No glossary entry as its a typo and will just cause confusion."
+3
5 mins
contaminate
This looks a lot to me like an error in the source text (conminar instead of contaminar) that hasn't been picked up on by the spell check because conminar is also a word.
Peer comment(s):
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Manuel Cedeño Berrueta
9 mins
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| agree |
Vladimir Volovnyk (X)
: In case of spelling mistake
18 mins
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| agree |
Victoria Lorenzo
16 hrs
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+1
5 mins
3 mins
Paola Giardina
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
25 years of experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 1 more.
threaten
conminar. (Del lat. commināri). tr. amenazar (ǁ dar a entender que se quiere hacer algún mal).
DRAE
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Note added at 5 minutos (2007-02-17 12:44:06 GMT)
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Puede que "figurativamente" pueda significar en este contexto: contaminar o polucionar, como dice Susana.
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Note added at 10 minutos (2007-02-17 12:49:12 GMT)
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El sentido es preciso y la DRAE lo aclara: dar a entender que se quiere hacer algún mal.
La respuesta de Vladimir es más acertada aún.
DRAE
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Note added at 5 minutos (2007-02-17 12:44:06 GMT)
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Puede que "figurativamente" pueda significar en este contexto: contaminar o polucionar, como dice Susana.
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Note added at 10 minutos (2007-02-17 12:49:12 GMT)
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El sentido es preciso y la DRAE lo aclara: dar a entender que se quiere hacer algún mal.
La respuesta de Vladimir es más acertada aún.
1 hr
typo for contaminate
the "ta" is missing from "conTAminar"
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