Jan 9, 2009 21:53
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Works in: Spanish to English
nombres latinos
Spanish to English
Science
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Estoy traduciendo un texto de carácter biológico del español al inglés y me pregunto si los nombres en latín con el "sp" (ej."se encuentra en expansión el crustáceo Procambarus sp, o cangrejo de río americano")se dejan tal cual en el texto inglés
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| 5 +1 | leave sp. as it is |
Sheila Hardie
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| 4 | keep the same |
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Sheila Hardie
Spain
Spain
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Spain
passion des mots
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leave sp. as it is
Explanation below.
HTH
Sheila
Abbreviation
Books and articles sometimes intentionally do not identify species fully and use the abbreviation "sp." in the singular or "spp." in the plural in place of the specific epithet: for example, Canis sp. This commonly occurs in the following types of situation:
The authors are confident that some individuals belong to a particular genus but are not sure to which exact species they belong. This is particularly common in paleontology.
The authors use "spp." as a short way of saying that something applies to many species within a genus, but do not wish to say that it applies to all species within that genus. If scientists mean that something applies to all species within a genus, they use the genus name without the specific epithet.
In books and articles that use the genus and species names are usually printed in italics. If using "sp." and "spp.," these should not be italicized.
HTH
Sheila
Abbreviation
Books and articles sometimes intentionally do not identify species fully and use the abbreviation "sp." in the singular or "spp." in the plural in place of the specific epithet: for example, Canis sp. This commonly occurs in the following types of situation:
The authors are confident that some individuals belong to a particular genus but are not sure to which exact species they belong. This is particularly common in paleontology.
The authors use "spp." as a short way of saying that something applies to many species within a genus, but do not wish to say that it applies to all species within that genus. If scientists mean that something applies to all species within a genus, they use the genus name without the specific epithet.
In books and articles that use the genus and species names are usually printed in italics. If using "sp." and "spp.," these should not be italicized.
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