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Schadnager

English translation: rodent pest

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German term or phrase:Schadnager
English translation:rodent pest
Entered by: Lucius Passani, Ph.D.

03:41 Aug 12, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Science
German term or phrase: Schadnager
Bekämpfung von "Schadnagern" in Stallgebäuden.
Lucius Passani, Ph.D.
United States
Local time: 09:15
rodent pest
Explanation:
given by Langenscheidt Ökologie

so for Bekämpfung von S: rodent pest control
Selected response from:

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 15:15
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3rodents
Edith Kelly
4 +2rodent pest
Cilian O'Tuama
3 +1destructive rodents
Gisela Greenlee
4mischievous / harmful rodent
Christine Lam


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
destructive rodents


Explanation:
Would be my take on it.

Gisela Greenlee
Local time: 08:15
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 2073

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sabine Tietge: sounds good to me!
4 mins
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mischievous / harmful rodent


Explanation:
are other possibilities

Christine Lam
Local time: 09:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 1775
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
rodents


Explanation:
simply rodents
according to
Fachwörterbuch
Landwirtschaft Forstwirtschaft
and: Schadnagerbekämpfung > rodent control

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 15:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 9253

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Klaus Herrmann: Kennt der Landwirt denn auch Nutznager?
2 hrs
  -> Danke, wohl kaum, es sei denn, er liebt Katzen, die die Kabel durchbeissen.
agree  Mario Marcolin
3 hrs
agree  writeaway: that should do it. although apart from rats, most are too cute to kill
4 hrs
  -> Thanks.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
rodent pest


Explanation:
given by Langenscheidt Ökologie

so for Bekämpfung von S: rodent pest control

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 15:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7294

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Heidi Stone-Schaller
2 mins
agree  Mario Marcolin
18 mins
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