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Verölung

English translation: oiling

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Verölung
English translation:oiling
Entered by: David Williams

07:22 Jan 16, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology / Ornithology
German term or phrase: Verölung
From an environmental impact study for an offshore windpower project (section on seabirds):

Die Schifffahrt stellt für viele empfindliche Arten einen zusätzlichen Störfaktor dar. Häufig werden Seevögel im Zuge von Ölverschmutzung Opfer von *Verölung" des Gefieders
Jon Fedler
Local time: 01:58
oiling (up)
Explanation:
The feathers would then be described as oiled up or simply oiled.

See also:
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/topic_subtopic_entry.ph...
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/topic_subtopic_entry.ph...


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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-16 08:36:45 GMT)
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Sorry about the mistake with the first example sentence. That sould have read: Cleaning Oiled Feathers (the http://response.restoration.noaa.gov links refused to work in the reference link box. Try http://tinyurl.com/Cleaning-Oiled-Feathers instead :) )
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David Williams
Germany
Local time: 00:58
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7oiling (up)
David Williams
4 -1smothering
Katarina Berger
3contaminate with oil
jccantrell


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
smothering


Explanation:
smothering of beaches (IATE-Datenbank)

Example sentence(s):
  • today as a black tide of oil from a damaged Greek tanker spread along the northwestern coast, smothering sea birds

    Reference: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE1D7163DF...
Katarina Berger
Germany
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  casper (X): The context here is "Verölung des Gefieders"
1 hr
neutral  Armorel Young: to smother means to prevent from breathing or, more generally, to cover completely ("chips smothered in mayonnaise") - neither meaning is intended here.
1 hr
disagree  Emma Rault (X): I agree with Armorel
4 days
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
oiling (up)


Explanation:
The feathers would then be described as oiled up or simply oiled.

See also:
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/topic_subtopic_entry.ph...
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/topic_subtopic_entry.ph...


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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-16 08:36:45 GMT)
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Sorry about the mistake with the first example sentence. That sould have read: Cleaning Oiled Feathers (the http://response.restoration.noaa.gov links refused to work in the reference link box. Try http://tinyurl.com/Cleaning-Oiled-Feathers instead :) )

Example sentence(s):
  • http://www.usc.edu/CSSF/H
  • When oiled, feathers lose their ability to trap air and repel water.

    Reference: http://www.usc.edu/CSSF/History/2002/Projects/J1134.pdf
    Reference: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/owcn/pdfs/media-kit.pdf
David Williams
Germany
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks David.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah Silva: agree with oiled feathers
34 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Armorel Young
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  Emma Rault (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Ivan Nieves
2 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  David Moore (X)
5 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  analytical (X): oiled feathers
9 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 7 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
contaminate with oil


Explanation:
Another possibility. This link says:

"Second, the oil is removed from the feathers. A bird's ability to fly and to remain waterproof is dependent on the interlocking structure of the feather. Oil contamination disrupts the intricate, complex interlocking network of the feather. To restore the waterproofing and insulating properties, oil must be removed from the feathers without damaging the delicate feather structure."

OK, PROZ doesn't like the link. so here it is:

www.nrt.org/production/NRT/RRT3.nsf/Resources/documents1/$File/OWG1_Jan.2000a.doc

Hope that helps.

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 15:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 21
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