Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
ave y pájaro
English translation:
all kinds of birds
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Lisa McCarthy
Apr 9, 2009 11:21
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ave y pájaro
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Birdwatching
Difference between 'ave' and 'pájaro' anyone?
Toda la comunidad de Navarra con el Parque Natural de las Bardenas Reales como primer destino es otra de las zonas de nuestro país de referencia para los amantes del birding. En las Bardenas Reales viven rapaces como el buitre leonado, el águila real, el águila culebrera y el milano negro que pueden ser observadas desde los puntos de observación preparados en todo el parque.
Pero, Navarra esconde otros lugares de interés para observar ***aves y pájaros** tales como la Laguna de Pitillas que es un humedal de 216 hectáreas donde con un poco de suerte es posible ver el avetoro, una de las aves más buscadas de Europa.
Toda la comunidad de Navarra con el Parque Natural de las Bardenas Reales como primer destino es otra de las zonas de nuestro país de referencia para los amantes del birding. En las Bardenas Reales viven rapaces como el buitre leonado, el águila real, el águila culebrera y el milano negro que pueden ser observadas desde los puntos de observación preparados en todo el parque.
Pero, Navarra esconde otros lugares de interés para observar ***aves y pájaros** tales como la Laguna de Pitillas que es un humedal de 216 hectáreas donde con un poco de suerte es posible ver el avetoro, una de las aves más buscadas de Europa.
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David Ronder
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all kinds/types/species of birds
A way out of problem. See wordreference link below.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1124244
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or different kinds/species of birds
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1124244
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or different kinds/species of birds
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Magdalena Rasquin (X)
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Thanks Magdalena:)
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Comment: "Thanks, BC - went for this as I didn´t really want to use 'bird watching' again, and this is closer to what they actually say in the text. "
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Ashwin Goud
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Your translation is my business
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bird watching
pájaro se traduce como bird y ave también significa bird. Yo lo traduciría como bird watching según el contexto del parrafo.
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neilmac
: Probably best option for this text :-)
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Deborah Workman
: I agree. See http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:E69BNiMyF1sJ:es.encarta... for "ave" vs. "pájaro", but we don't distinguish the same in English.
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: Yes, fine for this context.
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Silvia Brandon-Pérez
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fowl and bird
Even though they are both birds, I am thinking they use both to make some sort of distinction. Usually pájaro or bird refers to birds that fly... so that you would not necessarily call a turkey a bird but rather a fowl...
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(I know that wild turkeys can fly, although not very fast, but I think you understand what I mean)
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(I know that wild turkeys can fly, although not very fast, but I think you understand what I mean)
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no difference really
Flight/flightless in English. Although "carne de ave" is "fowl", which although correct, is rarely used in common parlance (and chickens can fly, but only the lucky ones).
Neither flesh nor fowl sounds very olde worlde.
BTW "twitchers" are birdwatchers. The whole "Navarra esconde otros lugares de interés para observar ***aves y pájaros** " bit could be: "Navarra has other hidden /concealed/recondite sites/spots for birdwatching ..." or similar
Neither flesh nor fowl sounds very olde worlde.
BTW "twitchers" are birdwatchers. The whole "Navarra esconde otros lugares de interés para observar ***aves y pájaros** " bit could be: "Navarra has other hidden /concealed/recondite sites/spots for birdwatching ..." or similar
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Paula Sepúlveda (X)
: Yes!
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Henry Hinds
: Poultry also, but in this context just use "birds", one word, no problem.
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: Agree with your comments!
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songbirds, waterfowl and waders...
( ... ) ...such as the bittern or avetoro (Botaurus stellaris)
Not an accurate translation, but might give the same idea of variety (I believe the bittern can be considered a wader)
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Bound to be all three in an 'humedal'
Not an accurate translation, but might give the same idea of variety (I believe the bittern can be considered a wader)
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Bound to be all three in an 'humedal'
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David Ronder
: I'm no twitcher, but this sounds good. If you assume the text uses both words for a reason, some indication of the specific variety is surely welcome.
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Thanks, David. It just seems to produce the right kind of 'picture', even if one knows birds are birds.
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birds, large and small
just another suggestion. As for the difference, "ave" would be the all inclusive class, while "pájaro" usually refers to small (and usually flying) birds (according the RAE). Buena suerte
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Reference:
Pájaro
= Ave capaz de volar, generalmente la de pequeño tamaño (Larousse 2007)
Basically if it's an ostrich it's not a pájaro.
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And unless I'm very much mistaken, all pájaros are aves, but not all aves are pájaros (if that's any use to you...).
Basically if it's an ostrich it's not a pájaro.
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And unless I'm very much mistaken, all pájaros are aves, but not all aves are pájaros (if that's any use to you...).
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