Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 5, 2006 11:35
18 yrs ago
German term
scheuchen
German to English
Science
Fisheries
"Das Weibchen scheucht das Maennchen immer rum". This is from a documentary describing sawfish (although it is not clear at this point in the script). I suspect it means, roughly, "The female is always bossing the male around", but I cannot find an exact translation for the term.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | to harry |
Lancashireman
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| 3 +1 | to shoo |
Stephen Sadie
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| 3 +1 | to chase around |
becktrad
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Proposed translations
1 hr
Selected
to harry
'to harry' (NB not typo for 'hurry')
Alas, some pairs are so beautiful until they start quarrelling. I have one pair with flawless fins that I just love to watch, and another pair right next to them where the female harries the male a lot and his tail is always ragged.
http://www.bordz.com/WCSBB/index.php?board=4;action=display;...
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-03-05 16:34:56 GMT)
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If a male persistently harries its female tankmates, you may have to separate the male after mating occurs.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/june2004/fish.htm
be sure that when you release the female you stay present and can remove her as soon as spawning is over or if the male just harries her relentlessly
http://www.tropicalfishforums.co.uk/forum/archive/index.php?...
Sand sharks have been seen surrounding and harrying schools of bluefish
http://www.gma.org/fogm/Carcharias_taurus.htm
We once saw an army of silver hake harrying a school of small herring on a shelving beach at Cohasset, Mass.
http://www.gma.org/fogm/Merluccius_bilinearis.htm
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Note added at 6 hrs (2006-03-05 18:33:55 GMT)
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See debate concerning 'shoo' above. If the female were successful in shooing the male away (verscheuchen, wegscheuchen), it would not be necessary to contine the chase. 'Rumscheuchen' suggests more of a stalking, harassing pursuit.
Alas, some pairs are so beautiful until they start quarrelling. I have one pair with flawless fins that I just love to watch, and another pair right next to them where the female harries the male a lot and his tail is always ragged.
http://www.bordz.com/WCSBB/index.php?board=4;action=display;...
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-03-05 16:34:56 GMT)
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If a male persistently harries its female tankmates, you may have to separate the male after mating occurs.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/june2004/fish.htm
be sure that when you release the female you stay present and can remove her as soon as spawning is over or if the male just harries her relentlessly
http://www.tropicalfishforums.co.uk/forum/archive/index.php?...
Sand sharks have been seen surrounding and harrying schools of bluefish
http://www.gma.org/fogm/Carcharias_taurus.htm
We once saw an army of silver hake harrying a school of small herring on a shelving beach at Cohasset, Mass.
http://www.gma.org/fogm/Merluccius_bilinearis.htm
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Note added at 6 hrs (2006-03-05 18:33:55 GMT)
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See debate concerning 'shoo' above. If the female were successful in shooing the male away (verscheuchen, wegscheuchen), it would not be necessary to contine the chase. 'Rumscheuchen' suggests more of a stalking, harassing pursuit.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks - in the circumstances this does seem to fit best."
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3 mins
Stephen Sadie
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Works in: German to English, English to German
to shoo
is the verb you are probably looking for
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Maureen Millington-Brodie
: would probably add "it around"
3 hrs
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thanks mbrodie, sounds fine to me
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| neutral |
Lancashireman
: 'to shoo' = 'to drive away' (Oxford English Dictionary)
5 hrs
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pons: verscheuchen or wegscheuchen
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+1
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