Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Abuela
English translation:
female grandparent
Added to glossary by
John Cutler
Mar 25, 2008 13:27
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
A unique combination of skills
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
Abuela
Spanish to English
Other
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Poultry/hens
My question is whether "grandmother" fits here. It makes me want to giggle : )
*I'll consider the most helpful answer the one that provides me with some authoritative evidence*
Here's all the context you might need:
Al igual que en otros países del mundo, el control de la enfermedad de Gumboro en América latina se realiza mediante el uso de vacunas tanto en las madres (reproductoras, abuelas, etc.) como en las progenies
*I'll consider the most helpful answer the one that provides me with some authoritative evidence*
Here's all the context you might need:
Al igual que en otros países del mundo, el control de la enfermedad de Gumboro en América latina se realiza mediante el uso de vacunas tanto en las madres (reproductoras, abuelas, etc.) como en las progenies
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | female grandparent |
Roberto Rey
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| 5 +4 | Older (hens) |
dcaralo
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| 5 | Grandmother |
Dolores Vázquez
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| 3 +1 | grandmother |
Sergio Gaymer
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| 3 | grandparent |
Bubo Coroman (X)
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Proposed translations
+4
41 mins
Roberto Rey
Colombia
Colombia
Native in Spanish
&
English
Colombia
Quality always
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to Spanish, English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
female grandparent
It sounds better in this context than just "grandmother" and obviously more scientific.
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Note added at 45 mins (2008-03-25 14:13:12 GMT)
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Some scientific refs.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=13...
http://www.agr.gc.ca/misb/aisd/poultry/phstpoh_e.htm
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/103/1/123.pdf
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Note added at 46 mins (2008-03-25 14:14:56 GMT)
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BTW the second reference pertains to poultry...
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Note added at 45 mins (2008-03-25 14:13:12 GMT)
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Some scientific refs.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=13...
http://www.agr.gc.ca/misb/aisd/poultry/phstpoh_e.htm
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/103/1/123.pdf
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Note added at 46 mins (2008-03-25 14:14:56 GMT)
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BTW the second reference pertains to poultry...
Peer comment(s):
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Mónica Algazi
: Sounds correct.
1 hr
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Gracias Monica
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: Table 7 page 4 http://www.aviagen.com/docs/Breeder Nutrition and Chick Qual...
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Gracias aceavila
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Bubo Coroman (X)
: here they use "parent" and "grandparent" http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10....[0017%3AROSIFP]2.0.CO%3B2&ct=1&SESSID=24c95df8eb9b7d9331f1ddeca22b0e18
7 hrs
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Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I talked with a technician here at the company I work at and he told me grandparent (stock) was correct. Thanks to everyone for their help and comments."
+1
3 mins
Sergio Gaymer
Chile
Chile
Native in Spanish
Chile
Over 25 years translating technical docs
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
grandmother
I believe there is no other term
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Marina Soldati
: Parece que así es http://www.irishangus.ie/html/sire_directory.html
19 mins
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gracias mil Marina
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Roberto Rey
: Yes there is "female grandparent"
42 mins
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| neutral |
Lia Fail (X)
: Re Marina's answer, it can't be assumed that what applies to bulls applies to chickens.
9 hrs
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4 mins
Dolores Vázquez
Native in Spanish
Also a Technical Engineer
Native in: Galician , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
10
Grandmother
Ok
+4
36 mins
Older (hens)
Abuelas are those which still can lay eggs, but past their 1st or 2nd. laying season.
In spanish, we use "abuelo" or "abuela" many times to define, for instance, persons that are older. When military service was compulsory in Spain, "abuelo" was the soldier who was about to finish the period of compulsory military service.
This is an example for something not related at all with hens, but I understand is equal with hen breeding.
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Actually you may probably want to write only "hen" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken - "(...)Females over a year old are known as hens, and younger females are pullets(...)"...from the "Etimology" section).
In spanish, we use "abuelo" or "abuela" many times to define, for instance, persons that are older. When military service was compulsory in Spain, "abuelo" was the soldier who was about to finish the period of compulsory military service.
This is an example for something not related at all with hens, but I understand is equal with hen breeding.
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Note added at 1 hora (2008-03-25 14:36:10 GMT)
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Actually you may probably want to write only "hen" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken - "(...)Females over a year old are known as hens, and younger females are pullets(...)"...from the "Etimology" section).
Peer comment(s):
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Ryan Becker
19 mins
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Thanks Ryan!
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Robert Copeland
28 mins
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Thanks Robert!
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Sandra Holt
: Yes, Dolores has a good option here, it sounds somewhat better than "grandmother", to me anyway.
1 hr
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Thank you Sandra
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Lia Fail (X)
: colloquially "biddy hens" or "biddies"
9 hrs
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Thank you!
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7 hrs
grandparent
sorry, I tried to post this link in my agree with Roberto and in a note with you, but it got broken because it's long.
It's a bilingual text and they use "parent" and "grandparent" for "reproductoras" and "abuelas" respectively:
Poultry environment samples were hatchery fluff from the hatcheries where eggs of grandparent broiler breeders or parent broiler breeder eggs were hatched
Las muestras del medio ambiente de las instalaciones avícolas incluyeron plumones de pollitos obtenidos en las incubadoras procedentes de huevos de abuelas y de reproductoras de engorde
It's a bilingual text and they use "parent" and "grandparent" for "reproductoras" and "abuelas" respectively:
Poultry environment samples were hatchery fluff from the hatcheries where eggs of grandparent broiler breeders or parent broiler breeder eggs were hatched
Las muestras del medio ambiente de las instalaciones avícolas incluyeron plumones de pollitos obtenidos en las incubadoras procedentes de huevos de abuelas y de reproductoras de engorde
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