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Oct 4, 2012 14:37
11 yrs ago
English term
Argentina
Correctness, accuracy, reliability
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, US)
Works in: English to Spanish
fispoison and fishfuddle
English to Spanish
Science
Botany
Natural medicine
Hello Proz community,
I am translating a text about a natural herb called Jamaican dogwood. When describing the background of this herb, it says " Jamaican dogwood is also called fispoison and fishfuddle because of its traditional use in slowing fish in order to make them easier to catch."
Does somebody know what fispoison and fishfuddle mean?
Many thanks for the help.
Regards
I am translating a text about a natural herb called Jamaican dogwood. When describing the background of this herb, it says " Jamaican dogwood is also called fispoison and fishfuddle because of its traditional use in slowing fish in order to make them easier to catch."
Does somebody know what fispoison and fishfuddle mean?
Many thanks for the help.
Regards
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +2 | jabín (y añadir explicación) |
Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
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References
| fisHpoison |
liz askew
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Change log
Oct 4, 2012 19:41: Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz changed "Field" from "Medical" to "Science" , "Field (specific)" from "Medical: Health Care" to "Botany"
Proposed translations
+2
7 mins
Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Spain
Native in English
&
Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Language skills and scientific knowledge
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
, English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish, and 6 more.
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jabín (y añadir explicación)
No quieren decir nada en especial, solamente son nombres alternativos de la planta en inglés que, desafortunadamente, no tienen un equivalente directo en español. Si la información es realmente necesaria, se puede añadir una nota del traductor.
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Note added at 7 mins (2012-10-04 14:45:26 GMT)
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A veces también se escribe "habín" o "habin".
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-10-04 17:05:37 GMT)
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Haría algo así:
"En inglés, también se conoce al jabín como fishpoison o fishfuddle ("veneno para peces") en referencia a su uso tradicional para entumecer a los peces para que sean más fáciles de atrapar.".
Traducirlo tal cual, sin especificar que son nombres que se utilizan en inglés, sería incorrecto, ya que en español no se utilizan estos nombres para referirse a la planta.
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Note added at 7 mins (2012-10-04 14:45:26 GMT)
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A veces también se escribe "habín" o "habin".
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-10-04 17:05:37 GMT)
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Haría algo así:
"En inglés, también se conoce al jabín como fishpoison o fishfuddle ("veneno para peces") en referencia a su uso tradicional para entumecer a los peces para que sean más fáciles de atrapar.".
Traducirlo tal cual, sin especificar que son nombres que se utilizan en inglés, sería incorrecto, ya que en español no se utilizan estos nombres para referirse a la planta.
Note from asker:
| Hello, many thanks to all answerers, which helped me to clear the picture regarding these terms. I finally decided to chose MedPharm option since I needed to explain these terms. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Diana Falcón
2 hrs
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Gracias, Diana.
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| agree |
Stephen D. Moore
: Alistair is right. It sounds like the action of a plant poison used in Ecuador, when I was a boy, to make fish sluggish and disoriented so we could scoop them up by hand.
8 hrs
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Reference comments
4 mins
Reference:
fisHpoison
Piscidia piscipula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piscidia_piscipulaPiscidia piscipula, commonly named Florida fishpoison tree, Jamaican dogwood or Fishfuddle, is a medium-sized, deciduous, tropical tree endemic to southern ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piscidia_piscipulaPiscidia piscipula, commonly named Florida fishpoison tree, Jamaican dogwood or Fishfuddle, is a medium-sized, deciduous, tropical tree endemic to southern ...
Discussion
many thanks to all answerers, which helped me to clear the picture regarding these terms. I finally decided to chose MedPharm option since I needed to explain these terms.
fishpoison=veneno para peces
fishfuddle=narcotizante [sustancia] para peces
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Z7cpzsmNI3UJ:www....