espulgar

English translation: delouse

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Spanish term or phrase:espulgar
English translation:delouse

15:37 Aug 23, 2002
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science / zoology, ecology
Spanish term or phrase: espulgar
Hower monkeys love to "espulgar," pick the teaks and flees off each other's furry coat.
Jim Valero
delouse
Explanation:
"espulgar" means to delouse, or to pick the fleas from someone or something.

Larousse International Dictionary

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Note added at 2002-08-23 15:40:53 (GMT)
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... The monkeys begin to delouse themselves, and upon find a particularly
large bug place it on a plate and grab some silverware! They ...
www.toonzone.net/early-years/1932/bosko_at_the_zoo/ - 21k - Cached - Similar pages

www.usd.edu/~tgannon/txts/fearspar.txt
They fly through bars to visit also monkeys, jackals, bears. They delouse themselves
in cage dust, shaking joyously; they hunt for bread crumbs, seeds or other ...
1k - Cached - Similar pages

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Bill Greendyk
United States
Local time: 19:25
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Right! Thank you very much for your prompt and accurate answer.
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5 +5delouse
Bill Greendyk
4de-flea
Refugio


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
delouse


Explanation:
"espulgar" means to delouse, or to pick the fleas from someone or something.

Larousse International Dictionary

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Note added at 2002-08-23 15:40:53 (GMT)
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... The monkeys begin to delouse themselves, and upon find a particularly
large bug place it on a plate and grab some silverware! They ...
www.toonzone.net/early-years/1932/bosko_at_the_zoo/ - 21k - Cached - Similar pages

www.usd.edu/~tgannon/txts/fearspar.txt
They fly through bars to visit also monkeys, jackals, bears. They delouse themselves
in cage dust, shaking joyously; they hunt for bread crumbs, seeds or other ...
1k - Cached - Similar pages



Bill Greendyk
United States
Local time: 19:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Grading comment
Right! Thank you very much for your prompt and accurate answer.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mariana Solanet: exactamente, me ganaste de mano
4 mins
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agree  Valeria Verona: right, William! Long time no see...
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agree  Rafa Lombardino: that's it!
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agree  jerrie
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agree  LoreAC (X)
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
de-flea


Explanation:
Fleas and lice are not the same thing. Vets de-flea pets all the time.

Refugio
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