dog

German translation: Hund (Canis lupus familiaris, male or female); Rüde (Canidae, male)

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English term or phrase:	dog
German translation:	Hund (Canis lupus familiaris, male or female); Rüde (Canidae, male)
Entered by:	Sven Petersson

07:57 Oct 5, 2002

English to German translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: dog

animal, pet

janine

EITHER "Hund" OR "Rüde"

Explanation:
The Engilsh word "dog" has two meanings:
- Hund (animal, either sex, belonging to subspecie Canis lupus familiaris)
- Rüde (male animal belonging to the family Canidae)

Selected response from:

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 02:05

Grading comment

Thank you, it took time, and you did not reject it as being nonsense as Kinnory(?) did.
It was a serious question asked by younger members of the family.
Thanks again
Janine
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +12

Hund

Fernando Muela Sopeña

5 +2

EITHER "Hund" OR "Rüde"

Sven Petersson

Post-grading comment

Chris Rowson (X)

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +12

Hund

Explanation:
Good luck!

Fernando Muela Sopeña
Spain
Local time: 02:05
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 4

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

EITHER "Hund" OR "Rüde"

Explanation:
The Engilsh word "dog" has two meanings:
- Hund (animal, either sex, belonging to subspecie Canis lupus familiaris)
- Rüde (male animal belonging to the family Canidae)

Reference: http://snomed.vetmed.vt.edu/Species/hierarchy3.cfm?SMItermco...

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 02:05
Native speaker of:

Swedish,

English
PRO pts in pair: 442

Grading comment

Thank you, it took time, and you did not reject it as being nonsense as Kinnory(?) did.
It was a serious question asked by younger members of the family.
Thanks again
Janine

2 days 4 hrs confidence:

Post-grading comment

Explanation:
I just checked that last reference that Sven gave. It makes it clear that you can´t use Rüde for "dog", or even "male dog", because the term also covers wolves, coyotes, jackals and foxes.

Rüde actually seems to be a categorisation of animals for which there is no equivalent in the English language.

The German for "dog" is "Hund" (or "Hündin", for a female).

Chris Rowson (X)
Local time: 02:05
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 198

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