Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
damp down
German translation:
feuchthalten / (durch Besprühen) (ab)kühlen
Added to glossary by
Klaus Urban
Apr 12, 2007 07:49
17 yrs ago
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English term
damp down
English to German
Science
Botany
Zingiber
"All species need hot conditions, high humidity and enjoy being ***damped down*** in the summer. Water plentifully throughout the summer."
Mir ist unklar, worauf sich das "damp down" hier bezieht. Weniger Wässern kann kaum gemeint sein. Was soll hier gemindert werden?
Der Text stammt aus "The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening" London 1992
Kann jemand helfen?
Mir ist unklar, worauf sich das "damp down" hier bezieht. Weniger Wässern kann kaum gemeint sein. Was soll hier gemindert werden?
Der Text stammt aus "The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening" London 1992
Kann jemand helfen?
Proposed translations
(German)
| 3 +1 | feuchthalten / (durch Wässern) (ab)kühlen |
Steffen Walter
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| 3 | feucht halten |
Carolin Haase
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| 3 | den Boden/Oberflächen anfeuchten |
Julia Esrom
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| 2 | den Dampf rauslassen |
erika rubinstein
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Proposed translations
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Steffen Walter
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feuchthalten / (durch Wässern) (ab)kühlen
Siehe Beispiel:
http://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/trials_beanMay.asp
"As runner beans are high-altitude plants native to Central America, they require high moisture levels and cool night temperatures once flowering commences. While warm days are preferable, warm nights can lead to pods failing to set. On such an evening flowers can be ***damped down*** and cooled by spraying with water, which may assist setting in such circumstances."
Das würde auch nicht im Widerspruch zum ausgiebigen Wässern im Sommer stehen.
Bitte auf Kommentare warten, da nicht ganz sicher.
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Evtl. in diesem Fall "Besprühen mit Wasser" statt "Wässern".
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Note added at 12 mins (2007-04-12 08:02:11 GMT)
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Abbrausen
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-04-12 10:03:04 GMT)
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Nach der Ergänzung "Gewächshaus" tendiere ich doch eher zu Julias Antwort, obwohl man nicht mit letzter Gewissheit sagen kann, ob sich "damp down" auf das An-/Befeuchten des Bodens oder der Pflanzen selbst bezieht.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/trials_beanMay.asp
"As runner beans are high-altitude plants native to Central America, they require high moisture levels and cool night temperatures once flowering commences. While warm days are preferable, warm nights can lead to pods failing to set. On such an evening flowers can be ***damped down*** and cooled by spraying with water, which may assist setting in such circumstances."
Das würde auch nicht im Widerspruch zum ausgiebigen Wässern im Sommer stehen.
Bitte auf Kommentare warten, da nicht ganz sicher.
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Note added at 12 mins (2007-04-12 08:02:02 GMT)
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Evtl. in diesem Fall "Besprühen mit Wasser" statt "Wässern".
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Note added at 12 mins (2007-04-12 08:02:11 GMT)
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Abbrausen
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-04-12 10:03:04 GMT)
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Nach der Ergänzung "Gewächshaus" tendiere ich doch eher zu Julias Antwort, obwohl man nicht mit letzter Gewissheit sagen kann, ob sich "damp down" auf das An-/Befeuchten des Bodens oder der Pflanzen selbst bezieht.
Note from asker:
| Danke, Steffen! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Moore (X)
: besprühen // I don't see any possibility that the greenhouse could be meant here.
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Vielen Dank an alle!"
7 mins
erika rubinstein
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den Dampf rauslassen
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Carolin Haase
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feucht halten
und regelmäßig gießen
Note from asker:
| Danke, Carolin! |
14 mins
Julia Esrom
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Works in field
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den Boden/Oberflächen anfeuchten
Here is a gardening explanation/definition:
damp down
Definition
To wet the floor and staging in a greenhouse in order to raise humidity and lower the temperature. (See also mist)
http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/damp_down/damp_d...
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Note added at 18 mins (2007-04-12 08:08:49 GMT)
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Here are a couple of other references in which they talk about the floor. In your sentence, they may also mean to mist the plants themselves. Also zum Beispiel: die Pflanzen mit Wasser besprühen/anfeuchten.
Damp down the floor of the greenhouse in the mornings of warmer days to increase humidity but open the doors and vents to prevent temperatures rising too much and close them again in the evening.
http://www.greenzonelife.com/gardening/garden-structures/gre...
and one more from the BBC:
Damping down
Damp down the greenhouse floor every morning on hot days to increase humidity. The plants will love this and it also helps to discourage red spider mite.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/today_in_your_garden/jobs_aug...
damp down
Definition
To wet the floor and staging in a greenhouse in order to raise humidity and lower the temperature. (See also mist)
http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/damp_down/damp_d...
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Note added at 18 mins (2007-04-12 08:08:49 GMT)
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Here are a couple of other references in which they talk about the floor. In your sentence, they may also mean to mist the plants themselves. Also zum Beispiel: die Pflanzen mit Wasser besprühen/anfeuchten.
Damp down the floor of the greenhouse in the mornings of warmer days to increase humidity but open the doors and vents to prevent temperatures rising too much and close them again in the evening.
http://www.greenzonelife.com/gardening/garden-structures/gre...
and one more from the BBC:
Damping down
Damp down the greenhouse floor every morning on hot days to increase humidity. The plants will love this and it also helps to discourage red spider mite.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/today_in_your_garden/jobs_aug...
Note from asker:
| Danke, Julia! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Cetacea
: Entschuldige, habe Deine Antwort zu spät gesehen!
41 mins
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Vielen Dank, Cetacea.
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| disagree |
David Moore (X)
: They are writing of the plants requiring "damping down", not the greenhouse...
2 hrs
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Thanks for your friendly comment, I mentioned that in my answer.
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