Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
leaf curling spider
Spanish translation:
araña de las hojas | araña de las hojas enrolladas
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Cecilia Carrizo
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leaf curling spider
English to Spanish
Science
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Part of a science book
This is the context; it is a small paragraph from a children's textbook (source country Australia, target language Latin American Spanish):
To make its home, the leaf-curling spider pulls a dead leaf up from the ground on a silk thread, then spins a tight web around it so that it curls up to form a small hiding place for the spider.
I found the term "araña Phonognatha", but I was looking for a "less fomal" term (if any) that could be used in a children's book. Any help will be appreciated!
To make its home, the leaf-curling spider pulls a dead leaf up from the ground on a silk thread, then spins a tight web around it so that it curls up to form a small hiding place for the spider.
I found the term "araña Phonognatha", but I was looking for a "less fomal" term (if any) that could be used in a children's book. Any help will be appreciated!
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Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
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araña de las hojas | araña de las hojas enrolladas
Well, there isn't a traditional name in Spanish for Phonognatha graeffei, so you'll have to coin a new term. "Araña enrolladora de hojas" is OK, I guess, but animals with similar names tend to be called "X de las hojas enrolladas" or even just "X de las hojas".
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Note added at 5 hrs (2014-02-10 07:14:07 GMT)
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Por ejemplo:
pear leaf-curling midge | cecidómido de las hojas del peral
http://wiki.pestinfo.org/wiki/Dasineura_pyri
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Note added at 5 hrs (2014-02-10 07:14:07 GMT)
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Por ejemplo:
pear leaf-curling midge | cecidómido de las hojas del peral
http://wiki.pestinfo.org/wiki/Dasineura_pyri
Note from asker:
| Thank you Alistair! |
| Thank you very much for your answer! |
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Comment: "I found you answer very helpful; however, I went ahead with your suggestion and coined a new term that would be more appropriate for a childrens' book."
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araña que enrolla una hoja para hacer su nido
la araña que enrolla las hojas para hacer su nido
La araña que enrolla las hojas para hacer su hogar [su nido], tira de una hoja seca desde el suelo con un hilo de seda, luego teje una telaraña ceñida en torno a esta, que hace que se enrolle formando un pequeño escondrijo para la araña...
Aunque en un texto técnico me inclinaría por usar el nombre “técnico” como lo dan en Wikipedia: “Phonognatha graeffei”, en el contexto infantil, una explicación simple, creo que es lo más adecuado.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Arañas_comunes_de_Austral...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonognatha_graeffei
Si se trata de un texto para niños, quizá con la descripción pueda funcionar...
Suerte.
La araña que enrolla las hojas para hacer su hogar [su nido], tira de una hoja seca desde el suelo con un hilo de seda, luego teje una telaraña ceñida en torno a esta, que hace que se enrolle formando un pequeño escondrijo para la araña...
Aunque en un texto técnico me inclinaría por usar el nombre “técnico” como lo dan en Wikipedia: “Phonognatha graeffei”, en el contexto infantil, una explicación simple, creo que es lo más adecuado.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Arañas_comunes_de_Austral...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonognatha_graeffei
Si se trata de un texto para niños, quizá con la descripción pueda funcionar...
Suerte.
Note from asker:
| Thanks John and peers! |
| Thank you very much! I also find it a bit risky to use a made up name... The explanation of the spider does would be too long for a title though; I will use it in the paragraph. |
Peer comment(s):
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Pablo Cruz
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Muchas gracias, Pablo. :-)
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GP Translations
: Estoy de acuerdo. Podrías poner el nombre técnico entre parentesis. Es que se me hace un poco arriesgado "inventar" un nombre común que no existe, y con esa opción evitas eso.
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Muchas gracias, Geraldine. :-) Estoy de acuerdo en esa forma de resolverlo..
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Neil Ashby
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"araña-enrolla-hojas" / "araña enrolladora de hojas"
As you are going to describe what the spider does, and therefore why it has this invented, colloquial name, you could just use a brief version of John's suggestion. I think it is zingy and would catch the children's imagination.
HTH
HTH
Note from asker:
| Thank you guys! |
| I used your suggestion in the translation, since I thought that it would be more catchy and appropriate for a childrens' book. |
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