Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 9, 2007 16:34
17 yrs ago
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English term
bush
English to Spanish
Other
Tourism & Travel
Australia
Mi duda es si traducir "bush" por Australia rural o algo así, o dejarlo en cursiva, bush, como una manera de denominar al ámbito rural en Australia. ¿Qué me aconsejáis? Esta es la frase: (el entrecomillado de 'bush' aparece en el texto original)
"The colonists died of starvation surrounded by 'bush' food."
"The colonists died of starvation surrounded by 'bush' food."
Proposed translations
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| 5 +1 | arbusto |
Alfredo Tanús
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| 4 +6 | el monte |
BristolTEc
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| 4 | "comida natural" |
Hemuss
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| 4 | comida salvaje ("bush food") |
Joseph Tein
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| 3 | la zona semi desértica o desértica ( de Australia) |
Swatchka
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Proposed translations
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Alfredo Tanús
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arbusto
Los colonizadores murieron de hambre rodeados de arbustos cuyos frutos eran comestibles.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias, Alfredo, por tu ayuda"
+6
6 mins
BristolTEc
Ecuador
Ecuador
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Spanish
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Ecuador
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el monte
Both Collins and Oxford dictionaries have "bush" as "el monte"
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-04-09 16:41:28 GMT)
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So "comida del monte"? I'll think a little differently about "Del Monte" tinned peaches from now on!
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-04-09 16:41:28 GMT)
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So "comida del monte"? I'll think a little differently about "Del Monte" tinned peaches from now on!
Peer comment(s):
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Cesar Serrano
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Gracias Cear
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Marisol Sahagun
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Gracias Marisol
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Michael torhan (X)
: haha.. really! dice lo mismo mi diccionario.. comida salvaje del monte como insectos
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Thanks Michael. I haven't seen that option in cans yet.
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MikeGarcia
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Gracias Miguel
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Nivia Martínez
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Gracias Nivea
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Cándida Artime Peñeñori
: Más específicamente: monte bajo. Está constituido por vegetación arbustiva.
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la zona semi desértica o desértica ( de Australia)
Es lo único que he encontrado para bush en la enciclopedias, Espasa, Larousse y el wikipedia. Yo podnría bush en cursiva y entre comillas, la zona desértica de Australia, o algo así.
Una opción.Saludos.
Una opción.Saludos.
3 hrs
Hemuss
Works in field
"comida natural"
Quiere decir que murieron de hambre, habiendo tenido a su disposición "comida natural", como por ejemplo plantas, frutas, pesca, etc.
5 hrs
Joseph Tein
United States
United States
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United States
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comida salvaje ("bush food")
I respectfully disagree with most of the translations given so far. The word 'bush' used here is an *adjective*, used to describe native or naturally-growing food in the desert. The Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines 'bush' as 'wilderness' One English sentence from Google that talks about 'bush' food: "A collection of Australian recipes including Australian Native Bush Food" I like Hemuss's suggestion 'comida natural' - but I think 'comida salvaje' comes closer to describing this uncultivated food growing in the wilderness.
Example sentence:
"... la mayoría de ellos aborigines, que se situan aún más a la izquierda del continuo, subsistiendo totalmente a base de comida salvaje e inculta. ..."
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