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letami vs liquami

English translation: manure and slurry

21:33 Feb 1, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture
Italian term or phrase: letami vs liquami
I need two different terms for these words which can both be translated as "liquid manure" or "slurry". Apparently liquami is pure liquid manure while letami is manure mixed with litter.

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Claire Titchmarsh
Italy
Local time: 00:00
English translation:manure and slurry
Explanation:
this is what the dictionnary of Agriculture (Haensch/Haberkamp) indicates
The concise Oxford gives - slurry = liquid form of manure
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Raoul COLIN (X)
Local time: 00:00
Grading comment
Well, under your name it does say "Works in field"... Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2manure and slurry
Raoul COLIN (X)
4manure vs. sewer
pallavik
3(solid) manure as opposed to slurry
Michael Korovkin


  

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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
manure and slurry


Explanation:
this is what the dictionnary of Agriculture (Haensch/Haberkamp) indicates
The concise Oxford gives - slurry = liquid form of manure

Raoul COLIN (X)
Local time: 00:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Well, under your name it does say "Works in field"... Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Korovkin: absolutely perfect! Congratulations and thanks 4 the slurry (didn't know it)!
11 hrs
agree  potra: Yes
16 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
manure vs. sewer


Explanation:
Personally I'd go for manure proper for "letame" - the stuff peasants scatter on their sown fields - ad sewer for "liquame" - the mixed fluids that run through the sewer.

pallavik
Local time: 23:00
Native speaker of: Italian
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(solid) manure as opposed to slurry


Explanation:
Manure is not, strictly speaking, slurry. rColin gave you an excellent suggestion.
The legalistic/academic/sporting "vs" looks very comical in this poohy-peey context but that's not your fault but your customer's. "and", as rColin puts it may work: need to see more text. If it's discoursive, my "as opposed" may fit less comically.

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 00:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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