Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
afrikanische Nacktgumbo
English translation:
lesser blue-footed boobies
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Dec 27, 2005 01:04
18 yrs ago
German term
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
afrikanische Nacktgumbo
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Dear KudoZites! This is a question I could/should research myself, but I'm up to my eyeballs in a very long translation job and thought you'd come up with some zingers. I haven't found the Nacktgumbo online, but it's clear that what I need for an English-speaking audience is a funny animal name. The hairless gooney bird, or something like that. I'd appreciate your suggestions.
In den Zoo geht man ja eher mal als zum Bauern. Oft weiss man mehr über afrikanische Nacktgumbos als über heimische Tiere.
In den Zoo geht man ja eher mal als zum Bauern. Oft weiss man mehr über afrikanische Nacktgumbos als über heimische Tiere.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | australian pig-footed bandicoot |
Nicole Schnell
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| 3 +4 | (African) naked mole rats |
Christine Lam
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| 2 +1 | lesser-spotted gumbo |
Lancashireman
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Nicole Schnell
United States
United States
Native in German
Works in field
United States
Award winning Advertising/Marketing
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
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australian pig-footed bandicoot
:-)
endangered species, BTW
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Note added at 1 hr 12 mins (2005-12-27 02:17:36 GMT)
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Doesn't have to be a bird, right?
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Note added at 1 hr 26 mins (2005-12-27 02:31:04 GMT)
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Brazilian Red Ear Slider (a sea turtle)
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Note added at 1 hr 28 mins (2005-12-27 02:33:22 GMT)
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Egyptian Goatsucker
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Note added at 7 hrs 53 mins (2005-12-27 08:58:22 GMT)
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Blue-footed Boobies (also come in red-footed and masked)
http://www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/GalapagosWWW/BlueFoot.htm...
endangered species, BTW
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Note added at 1 hr 12 mins (2005-12-27 02:17:36 GMT)
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Doesn't have to be a bird, right?
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Note added at 1 hr 26 mins (2005-12-27 02:31:04 GMT)
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Brazilian Red Ear Slider (a sea turtle)
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Note added at 1 hr 28 mins (2005-12-27 02:33:22 GMT)
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Egyptian Goatsucker
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Note added at 7 hrs 53 mins (2005-12-27 08:58:22 GMT)
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Blue-footed Boobies (also come in red-footed and masked)
http://www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/GalapagosWWW/BlueFoot.htm...
Peer comment(s):
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Stephen Sadie
: i like the goatsucker
3 hrs
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My favorite, too, besides the red-painted great tit (bird, parus major)... Thanks, Stephen!
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| agree |
Rebecca Garber
: I like the bandicoot, the goatsucker, and the boobies! Bring on the weird creatures!
12 hrs
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Thanks, rlrgarber! :-)))))
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all so much. Wonderful feedback. It was very close, but this time I'll go with the version I used in my translation: lesser blue-footed boobies. Must be a male bias."
+1
37 mins
lesser-spotted gumbo
lesser-spotted (African) gumbo
The standard joke regarding weird and wonderful animal names in BE is to preface them with ‘lesser-spotted’. Does this gimmick work outside the UK? Try googling ‘lesser-spotted Gumbo’ and you even get one phantom hit.
The standard joke regarding weird and wonderful animal names in BE is to preface them with ‘lesser-spotted’. Does this gimmick work outside the UK? Try googling ‘lesser-spotted Gumbo’ and you even get one phantom hit.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Anna Blackab (X)
: am also from UK though!
7 hrs
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+4
37 mins
(African) naked mole rats
not completely certain, but I know that they exist (some cute samples here in the Toronto Zoo)
I could not find any references for the German word in Google, but here is a picture for the English version
www.bio.davidson.edu
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sorry, Kim, I just realized now that you are looking for a bird - maybe I should mind my own business first.
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Note added at 1 hr 5 mins (2005-12-27 02:10:01 GMT)
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ok, Kim, here it comes again
I could not find any references for the German word in Google, but here is a picture for the English version
www.bio.davidson.edu
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Note added at 45 mins (2005-12-27 01:50:29 GMT)
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sorry, Kim, I just realized now that you are looking for a bird - maybe I should mind my own business first.
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Note added at 1 hr 5 mins (2005-12-27 02:10:01 GMT)
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ok, Kim, here it comes again
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dirgis (X)
: Nacktmull (Heterocephalus glaber)
1 hr
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| agree |
BrigitteHilgner
: It's certainly not a bird (I checked my book with all Engl./German/Latin bird names). In German, I only found "Gumbo" as the name of a Creole ragout/soup.
6 hrs
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| agree |
Samira Goth
: with Sigrid
10 hrs
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| agree |
Kurt Beals
: That's the first funny animal I thought of too (even before I scrolled down). Think it may be hyphenated (mole-rats)? Good suggestion in any case.
23 hrs
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