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Keep an animal for food

Spanish translation: criar un animal como alimento

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English term or phrase: Keep an animal for food Spanish translation: criar un animal como alimento Entered by: Florencio Alonso

17:18 Dec 4, 2013

English to Spanish translations [PRO] Science - Livestock / Animal Husbandry
English term or phrase: Keep an animal for food Hola a todos, ¿Cómo dirína "keep an animal for food" en la siguiente oración ""I am a hen. Farmers keep me for food and for my eggs"? Podría ser: "Los granjeros me crían COMO alimento y por mis huevos." o ""Los granjeros me crían PARA alimento y por mis huevos."	Azul Benito KudoZ activity Questions: 727 (9 open) (3 without valid answers) (28 closed without grading) Answers: 4 Argentina Local time: 13:17
criar como alimento Explanation: Por un lado porque me suena mejor, y por otro porque haciendo búsquedas en google de "criar como alimento" y "criar para alimento", me salen 10 veces más de la primera que la segunda. Aunque en ambos casos son pocas (415 y 47).	Selected response from: Florencio Alonso Uruguay Local time: 13:17
Grading comment 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
3 +3	les sirva de alimento	Nico Translation
3 +2	como sustento alimenticio	Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
4	criar como alimento	Florencio Alonso
4	cebar a un animal	nahuelhuapi

Discussion entries: 2

Florencio Alonso Uruguay 23:05 Dec 4, 2013  Suena un poco macabro para un texto infantil que la gallina diga "farmers keep me for food". Va, a mi me suena macabro para cualquier texto, pero quizás solo sea por vivir con una vegetariana. anademahomar Honduras 23:03 Dec 4, 2013  ¿Para qué es esto? Pareciera como para un texto infantil o para aprender un segundo idioma. De ser así, entre más sencillo mejor. Sustento alimenticio está muy bien, pero definitivamente dependería del contexto Automatic update in 00:

  

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keep an animal for food criar como alimento Explanation: Por un lado porque me suena mejor, y por otro porque haciendo búsquedas en google de "criar como alimento" y "criar para alimento", me salen 10 veces más de la primera que la segunda. Aunque en ambos casos son pocas (415 y 47).	Florencio Alonso Uruguay Local time: 13:17 Native speaker of: Spanish PRO pts in category: 8
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10 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +2

keep an animal for food como sustento alimenticio Explanation: Creo que esto quedaría más natural. Saludos -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 minutos (2013-12-04 17:29:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Otra opción: para su propio sustento alimenticio	Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.) Spain Local time: 18:17 Native speaker of: Spanish PRO pts in category: 51
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Maria-Ines Arratia: Esta versión suena algo rebuscada... 7 mins agree  Phoenix III: Absolutely! 3 hrs
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keep an animal for food cebar a un animal Explanation: "Los granjeros me ceban para posterior alimento ...." ¡Suerte!	nahuelhuapi Argentina Local time: 13:17 Works in field Native speaker of: Spanish PRO pts in category: 28
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5 hrs   confidence: peer agreement (net): +3

keep an animal for food les sirva de alimento Explanation: Hola, soy una gallina. Los granjeros me mantienen para que les proporcione huevos y les sirva de alimento. Aclaro que el "hola" lo agregué yo, para darle un tinte cómico a la nada graciosa situación de este pobre animal, que confiesa la aceptación tan indigna de su muerte. Deseo que pueda serte de ayuda ¡Saludo!	Nico Translation Uruguay Local time: 13:17 Native speaker of: Spanish PRO pts in category: 4
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Florencio Alonso: Jajaja, me gustó. 22 mins   -> :) Gracias, Florencio. ¡Saludos! agree  Pablo Cruz 13 hrs   -> ¡Danke, Pablo! Un saludo. agree  Viviana Paddrik 15 hrs   -> Muchas gracias, Viviana. ¡Otro saludo!
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