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pelo abundante y muy vigoroso.

English translation: thick and bristly coat


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Spanish term or phrase:pelo abundante y muy vigoroso.
English translation:thick and bristly coat
Entered by: Adam Burman
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13:54 Feb 2, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel / La Mancha (Wild Boar)
Spanish term or phrase: pelo abundante y muy vigoroso.
Describing wild boar

Su coloración es pardo oscura, aunque con variaciones de intensidad; tiene pelo abundante y muy vigoroso.

TIA
Adam Burman
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:55
thick/rich and bristly coat
Explanation:
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 ...
www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals

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of hair, obviously.

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Thank you Adam!
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patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 04:55
Grading comment
This works well - I orginally had "coarse" but I think bristly works just that bit better.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8thick/rich and bristly coat
patricia scott
4 +3full, strong coat of hairCinnamon Nolan
4 +1very tough and thick fur
PeterIII
5abundant, quite sturdy hairxxxnelpear
4abundant, very wiry hairBarbara Cochran
4 -1a well-populated and vigorous mane
Elena Robles Sanjuan


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
full, strong coat of hair


Explanation:
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


Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 04:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Levy: I agree with you Cinnamon...we might also add the word: thick.
13 mins
  -> Thanks for the suggstion, Richard.
agree  PeterIII: I would not use strong but rather coarse or bristly as you added
39 mins
  -> Thanks, Peter!
agree  German Gonzalez
1 hr
  -> Thanks, German!
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
abundant, quite sturdy hair


Explanation:
Among many options, I prefer this one for a wild boar

xxxnelpear
Local time: 04:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
very tough and thick fur


Explanation:
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.

PeterIII
United States
Local time: 22:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge: comma instead of "and": another good one!
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
abundant, very wiry hair


Explanation:
Otra posibilidad.

Barbara Cochran
Local time: 22:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
a well-populated and vigorous mane


Explanation:
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

Elena Robles Sanjuan
Local time: 04:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cinnamon Nolan: "mane" is usually long hair, and usually around the head or on the back only (lion, horse).
4 mins
  -> I made sure that mane can be used with humans, but thanks anyway
disagree  Richard Levy: We wouldn't use "well-populated" to describe anything but a place: town, city, area, etc.
8 mins
  -> Ok, I´ve just realised we were talking about an animal. Oops!
neutral  patricia scott: Don't be sorry,Elena, my blunders are a lot worse and not half as funny.
14 mins
  -> Thanks and sorry
neutral  ormiston: agree with all of you ! mind you the horse could be housing ticks or worse !
3 hrs
  -> Thanks and sorry
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
thick/rich and bristly coat


Explanation:
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 ...
www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals

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Note added at 20 mins (2007-02-02 14:14:40 GMT)
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of hair, obviously.

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Note added at 2 days5 hrs (2007-02-04 19:01:09 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you Adam!

patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 04:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
This works well - I orginally had "coarse" but I think bristly works just that bit better.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Forstag: Or, perhaps, "dense and bristly".
3 mins
  -> I don't like using dense for hair, Robert, but thanks.
agree  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)
35 mins
  -> Peter, I think bristly is a good way of saying vigoroso (which refers to the strength and way in which the hair grows)!
agree  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"
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much Carol.
agree  Noni Gilbert: thick and bristly is just dandy - nearly crashed into one in the car last night!
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Aceavila. You watch out on those roads at night!
agree  Aïda Garcia Pons: I'd also go for "thick and bristly".
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Aida.
agree  Nivia Martínez
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Nivia.
agree  Taña Dalglish: Coarse and bristly is what I know "wild boars" to be. Thanks, look forward to hearing about the "tickero"!
5 hrs
  -> 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)
agree  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 !
19 hrs
  -> 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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