Hav- split og dvaergterne / landsvalen

English translation: Arctic Tern, Sandwich Tern, Little Tern, Swallow

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Danish term or phrase:Hav- split og dvaergterne / landsvalen
English translation:Arctic Tern, Sandwich Tern, Little Tern, Swallow
Entered by: smarinella

08:55 Feb 27, 2005
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Zoology
Danish term or phrase: Hav- split og dvaergterne / landsvalen
who can help us with these birds? We need the English, but also the Italian and French form, unfotunately!

In German it should be: Küsten-, Brands- und Zwergschwalben / Landschwalben

It's a website about a Danish island - weare translating it from German into EN,IT and FR

thanks a lot in advance
smarinella
Italy
Local time: 12:03
Arctic Tern, Sandwich Tern, Little Tern, Swallow
Explanation:
French for havterne: Sterne arctique

German for splitterne: Brandseeschwalbe, French: Sterne caugek

German for dværgterne: Zwergseeschwalbe, French: Sterne naine

German for landsvale: Rauchswalbe
French: Hirondelle de cheminée/hirondelle rustique

Source: Ingvald Lieberkind, Dyrenes Verden II and III
Selected response from:

Margit Pehrsson (X)
Local time: 20:33
Grading comment
tak!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3Arctic Tern, Sandwich Tern, Little Tern, Swallow
Margit Pehrsson (X)


  

Answers


30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Arctic Tern, Sandwich Tern, Little Tern, Swallow


Explanation:
French for havterne: Sterne arctique

German for splitterne: Brandseeschwalbe, French: Sterne caugek

German for dværgterne: Zwergseeschwalbe, French: Sterne naine

German for landsvale: Rauchswalbe
French: Hirondelle de cheminée/hirondelle rustique

Source: Ingvald Lieberkind, Dyrenes Verden II and III


Margit Pehrsson (X)
Local time: 20:33
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
tak!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Andersen: I check with Latin names on principle fo rplants and birds etc.: Sterna parasiaea = havterne, Sterna sandvicensis; Sterna albifrons = dværgterne; Hirundo rustica = landsvalen. (Lademanns naturfører: Fugleatlas or lots of other sources)
1 hr

agree  lone (X)
3 hrs

agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
9 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search