Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
pelo abundante y muy vigoroso.
English translation:
thick and bristly coat
Added to glossary by
Adam Burman
Feb 2, 2007 13:54
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
pelo abundante y muy vigoroso.
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Tourism & Travel
La Mancha (Wild Boar)
Describing wild boar
Su coloración es pardo oscura, aunque con variaciones de intensidad; tiene pelo abundante y muy vigoroso.
TIA
Su coloración es pardo oscura, aunque con variaciones de intensidad; tiene pelo abundante y muy vigoroso.
TIA
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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thick/rich and bristly coat
Description: The wild boar's coat is coarse, bristly, and brownish, and tends to turn gray with age. The young have a series of longitudinal yellowish ...
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of hair, obviously.
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Thank you Adam!
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of hair, obviously.
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Thank you Adam!
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Robert Forstag
: Or, perhaps, "dense and bristly".
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I don't like using dense for hair, Robert, but thanks.
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PeterIII
: I agree with, coarse or bristly, except I feel it's meaning is too far removed from "vigoroso", reading the description from america zoo I agree that your description is very accurate, but take care not to improve the source (revising vs. translating)
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Peter, I think bristly is a good way of saying vigoroso (which refers to the strength and way in which the hair grows)!
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Carol Gullidge
: coarse or bristly. "Vigorous hair" doesn't work in English, and "strong hair" only really applies to humans, so you need an overlapping translation - like "coarse" or "bristly"
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Thank you very much Carol.
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: thick and bristly is just dandy - nearly crashed into one in the car last night!
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Thank you Aceavila. You watch out on those roads at night!
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Aïda Garcia Pons
: I'd also go for "thick and bristly".
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Thank you Aida.
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Nivia Martínez
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Thank you Nivia.
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Taña Dalglish
: Coarse and bristly is what I know "wild boars" to be. Thanks, look forward to hearing about the "tickero"!
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Thanks Taña. (By the way, the book on sugar fields is almost finished - the author has promised to meet to explain a few things - tickero being the main issue - promise to let you and Raiza know)
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ormiston
: woke up this morning with the adjective 'springy' ! ( vigour without bristle !) - for human hair I'd have used 'bouncy' but not for our boar !
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Thank you ormiston. I'm off to the hairdresser to see if there's any chance of getting some bounce back into my hair. (at present rather coarse and bristly!)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This works well - I orginally had "coarse" but I think bristly works just that bit better."
+3
4 mins
Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
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Native in: English (Variants: US, US South, UK, British)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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28
full, strong coat of hair
with a ....
or
it has ...
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Or: its coat is full and bristly.
(bristly: stiff and coarse)
wild boar -- Encyclopaedia BritannicaIf you think a reference to this article on wild boar will enhance your website, ... has a double coat: bottom layer is fine, top layer is long, coarse, ...
www.britannica.com/eb/article-9076965/wild-boar -
BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Wild boarAncestors to our domestic pigs, wild boar have long bodies with short legs and a large head on a short neck. Their coat is made of short, bristly hairs and ...
www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/598.shtml - 30k
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it has ...
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Or: its coat is full and bristly.
(bristly: stiff and coarse)
wild boar -- Encyclopaedia BritannicaIf you think a reference to this article on wild boar will enhance your website, ... has a double coat: bottom layer is fine, top layer is long, coarse, ...
www.britannica.com/eb/article-9076965/wild-boar -
BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Wild boarAncestors to our domestic pigs, wild boar have long bodies with short legs and a large head on a short neck. Their coat is made of short, bristly hairs and ...
www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/598.shtml - 30k
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Richard Levy (X)
: I agree with you Cinnamon...we might also add the word: thick.
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Thanks for the suggstion, Richard.
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PeterIII
: I would not use strong but rather coarse or bristly as you added
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Thanks, Peter!
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German Gonzalez
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Thanks, German!
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abundant, quite sturdy hair
Among many options, I prefer this one for a wild boar
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38 mins
very tough and thick fur
I beleive that this translation conveys the idea presented in the source text, while still retaining a natural fluidity by avoiding awkward terms that are not usually associated with describing an animals fur coat (in US-English). Considering that it is for a literary/tourism passage rather than a scientific article I beleive it to be more pragmatic to convey specific ideas rather than exact terms.
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
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abundant, very wiry hair
Otra posibilidad.
-1
5 mins
a well-populated and vigorous mane
Una opción :-)
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Please check the url http://www.achrnews.com/CDA/Articles/Technical/5a1b00d0db67a... for an example that well-populated head of hair is in fact an expression that English speakers use. Thanks to all for your comments
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Please check the url http://www.achrnews.com/CDA/Articles/Technical/5a1b00d0db67a... for an example that well-populated head of hair is in fact an expression that English speakers use. Thanks to all for your comments
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Cinnamon Nolan
: "mane" is usually long hair, and usually around the head or on the back only (lion, horse).
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I made sure that mane can be used with humans, but thanks anyway
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Richard Levy (X)
: We wouldn't use "well-populated" to describe anything but a place: town, city, area, etc.
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Ok, I´ve just realised we were talking about an animal. Oops!
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patricia scott
: Don't be sorry,Elena, my blunders are a lot worse and not half as funny.
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Thanks and sorry
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ormiston
: agree with all of you ! mind you the horse could be housing ticks or worse !
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Thanks and sorry
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