Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Bluthirse
English translation:
finger millet
Added to glossary by
Steffen Walter
Nov 14, 2007 01:21
16 yrs ago
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German term
Bluthirse
German to English
Science
Botany
bird keeping
......reference to a seed mixture to feed budgerigars, i.e. the mixture consisting of ...%...Bluthirse,..... (Mannahirse & Silberhirse)
Proposed translations
(English)
4 -1 | large crabgrass | Marcus Malabad |
4 +2 | Finger Millet | Christoph S |
Change log
Nov 14, 2007 09:35: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Zoology" to "Botany"
Nov 19, 2007 17:14: Steffen Walter changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/126205">Erich Friese's</a> old entry - "Bluthirse"" to ""large crabgrass""
Proposed translations
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large crabgrass
Easy to find the translation, Erich. Type the German in German Wikipedia. Get the scientific name and type that in google.
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Finger Millet
Bluthirse is also called Fingerhirse, which is the correct name in this context (Bluthirse is also used for at least one other plant species). After finding the Latin name for Fingerhirse (Eleusine corcana) in German websites, you get finger millet when inputting the Latin name into the name search on the USDA website.
Peer comment(s):
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John Speese
: Googling to find the Latin name and then the common name in the target language is indeed a useful technique, but as you said, the same species can have different common names in different contexts.
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Cetacea
: Yes, budgies wouldn't be too pleased about getting crabgrass, I think... ;-)
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