This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. Dutch to English

drijfhek

English translation: pig fencing

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Dutch term or phrase:drijfhek
English translation:pig fencing
Entered by: MoiraB

11:24 Apr 4, 2003
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
/ Livestock/animal husbandry
Dutch term or phrase: drijfhek
Context is moving pigs (e.g. loading/unloading on farms):

'Bedrijfseigen drijfhekken en –schotten zijn wettelijk verplicht, maar niet binnen IKB geborgd.'

IKB = Dutch quality assurance system. I know that drijfschotten are 'pig boards' and assume ‘drijfhekken’ are another way of steering pigs in the direction you want them to go. Have used 'pig fencing' in the past but am now having doubts. Have also come across terms like flappers, pig paddles and flat slap sticks but these seem to have little to do with a ‘hek’! Any livestock specialists out there?
MoiraB
France
Local time: 12:34
drift fence
Explanation:
I know this from the "horse world", maybe it's the same in the "pig world" as well.

HTH,
Jacqueline
Selected response from:

Jacqueline van der Spek
Netherlands
Local time: 12:34
Grading comment
I've chosen to give the points to Jacqueline, but not because I've opted for 'drift fence' (!) Tough one to call as I don't think anyone got the right term. I couldn't find any hits for drift fence or drive/drift gate in conjunction with pigs, but it doesn't feel like a guard rail either. An independent contact of mine who knows about these things thinks 'de term drijfhek wordt gebruikt voor hekken die bijvoorbeeld geplaatst worden tussen stal en vrachtwagen om te voorkomen dat de varkens er tussendoor lopen.' Sounds like some sort of fence/fencing to me so I might stay with my original 'pig fencing'. I didn't want to decline everyone's answers so points to Jacqueline as she was the only one to mention fence!
1 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4drive gate
Peter Steenbergen
4drift gate
Pytsje van der Sluis
3drift fence
Jacqueline van der Spek
3guard rail/gate
Henk Peelen


  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
drift fence


Explanation:
I know this from the "horse world", maybe it's the same in the "pig world" as well.

HTH,
Jacqueline

Jacqueline van der Spek
Netherlands
Local time: 12:34
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in pair: 294
Grading comment
I've chosen to give the points to Jacqueline, but not because I've opted for 'drift fence' (!) Tough one to call as I don't think anyone got the right term. I couldn't find any hits for drift fence or drive/drift gate in conjunction with pigs, but it doesn't feel like a guard rail either. An independent contact of mine who knows about these things thinks 'de term drijfhek wordt gebruikt voor hekken die bijvoorbeeld geplaatst worden tussen stal en vrachtwagen om te voorkomen dat de varkens er tussendoor lopen.' Sounds like some sort of fence/fencing to me so I might stay with my original 'pig fencing'. I didn't want to decline everyone's answers so points to Jacqueline as she was the only one to mention fence!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
guard rail/gate


Explanation:
Van Dale:
geleidingshek = guard-rail

So, I think it must be any combination of drive/guide/guard and rail/gate/barrier/railings

Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Local time: 12:34
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in pair: 756
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
drive gate


Explanation:
Dutch 'drijven' = 'to drive' if it means 'move along/chase in front of you'.

Peter Steenbergen
Netherlands
Local time: 12:34
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in pair: 11
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
drift gate


Explanation:
Bij stalinrichting voor koeien heet dit hek een drift gate

Pytsje van der Sluis
Netherlands
Local time: 12:34
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FrisianFrisian
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



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.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search