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13:44 Jul 20, 2009

English to Danish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Environment & Ecology
Additional field(s): Cooking / Culinary, Food & Drink

English term or phrase: locavore

Definition from Wikipedia:
A locavore is someone who eats food grown or produced locally or within a certain radius such as 50, 100, or 150 miles (240 km). The locavore movement encourages consumers to buy from farmers’ markets or even to produce their own food, with the argument that fresh, local products are more nutritious and taste better. Locally grown food is an environmentally friendly means of obtaining food, since supermarkets that import their food use more fossil fuels and non-renewable resources.

Example sentence(s):

The first step to being a locavore is to determine what local means for you. This is an individual decision that should feel comfortable for you and your family. Many locavores start by trying to eat within a 100-mile radius from their homes and then adjust where necessary, sometimes encompassing an area as large as an entire state or region. JumpStart Productions
More and more people are declaring themselves locavores—meaning they’ll only eat and cook with ingredients grown locally (typically within a hundred-mile radius). The movement was born of a desire to support local producers and to reject foods shipped in from thousands of miles away on trucks and planes that deplete fossil fuels. American Express Publishing Corporation
One of my hopes in becoming a locavore was that it would help me lose weight. After all, nutrition experts say that, instead of eating french fries, hamburgers, shakes, cookies, candy, chips, etc, we should be eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. That's pretty much exactly what happens when you become a locavore. Springfield Locavore

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lokavor

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lokavor

Definition from Den Store Danske:
This term does not yet exist in Danish. I suggest 'lokavor', based on the Danish word for 'local' (lokal), which goes well with the Danish terms for 'herbivore', 'carnivore', and 'omnivore' being 'herbivor', 'carnivor', and 'omnivor', repectively. Cf. the example sentence from 'Den Store Danske' on modes of nutrition. Note: In this excerpt the words are plural - hence the 'e' at the end.

Example sentence(s):

I økosystemernes græsningsfødekæder bliver planter ædt af herbivore dyr (planteædere, fytofager), som derefter er føde for carnivore dyr (rovdyr, zoofager). Mange dyr, bl.a. myrer og mennesker, er omnivore og lever af både planter og dyr. - Den Store Danske

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