Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Zoology / Pesca | | Spanish term or phrase: llengüeta | From a document (Spain) on different types of fishing:
Tres especies de góbidos denominadas comercialmente “llengüeta” (Aphia minuta, Crystalogobius linearis, Pseudaphya ferreri).
I know that "góbidos" is "gobies", but not sure about “llengüeta”.
Any suggestions from those familiar with fishing terminology? Thanks in advance!! |
| | | known/sold (commercially) in Spain under the name | Explanation:
Hi Sherry,
With fish it's very often tremendously difficult or even impossible to pinpoint a name, since even within the same country the same fish can take different names in different regions (towns even) and the same name can be given to different species of fish.
If I'm not mistaken, gobies are one of the largest fish families of all, with hundreds if not thousands of different species. Imho, it would be folly to expect all three different species commonly given one single name in a particular country or region to also take a single name in another country.
Therefore, I'd suggest a phrase such as the one above.
Good luck!
Álvaro :O) :O)
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 hrs (2011-06-28 16:04:10 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Actually where that answer says 'folly' it should say something along the lines of 'unrealistic', 'over-optimistic' etc. ;O) ;O) |
| Selected response from:
moken
Local time: 06:37
| Grading comment Excellent solution Álvaro! Thank you!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
| |
| Discussion entries: 0 |
|---|
Automatic update in 00:
|
12 mins confidence:  
16 mins confidence:
29 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 known/sold (commercially) in Spain under the name
Explanation:
Hi Sherry,
With fish it's very often tremendously difficult or even impossible to pinpoint a name, since even within the same country the same fish can take different names in different regions (towns even) and the same name can be given to different species of fish.
If I'm not mistaken, gobies are one of the largest fish families of all, with hundreds if not thousands of different species. Imho, it would be folly to expect all three different species commonly given one single name in a particular country or region to also take a single name in another country.
Therefore, I'd suggest a phrase such as the one above.
Good luck!
Álvaro :O) :O)
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 hrs (2011-06-28 16:04:10 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Actually where that answer says 'folly' it should say something along the lines of 'unrealistic', 'over-optimistic' etc. ;O) ;O)
| moken
Local time: 06:37
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
|
| | Grading comment | Excellent solution Álvaro! Thank you!! |
|
|
| |
The translation workplace 
