Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

pestifuge

English translation:

pest repellent

Added to glossary by ntouzet (X)
Jun 8, 2003 03:17
21 yrs ago
French term

pestifuge

Non-PRO French to English Science Botany botany, horticulture
Use pestifuge to control aphids on lupines.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +5 pest repellent
4 +1 pesticide
5 bug killer

Proposed translations

+5
3 hrs
Selected

pest repellent

pestifuge is different from pesticide

by definition, "pestifuge" or pest repellent is a substance that turns the pest away from its target.

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Peer comment(s):

agree Caroline Mackay-Sim (X)
6 hrs
thanks
agree Philip Bull : a rare term indeed based on a Google search! should be distinguished from "pesticide"; "pest repellent" yields 3310 results in English...
1 day 8 hrs
thanks
agree Pat Jenner (X) : and could be a vital difference, e.g. if it's an organic gardening product
1 day 8 hrs
thanks
agree Jacques Ampolini
2 days 11 hrs
merci
agree Gabrielle Leyden : -fuge = drive away, -cide = kill
39 days
merci
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
4 mins

pesticide

n/a
Peer comment(s):

agree Yolanda Broad
17 hrs
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7 hrs

bug killer

or literally 'pesticide'

Good luck!
Lucinda
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