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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

auténtico pulmón

English translation:

an important source of oxygen

Added to glossary by Dave Pugh
Jun 9, 2011 18:06
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term

auténtico pulmón

Spanish to English Other Tourism & Travel
las praderas de posidonia que existen entre Ibiza / Eivissa y Formentera, en el Parque Natural de Ses Salines. Son un *auténtico pulmón* para el Mediterráneo, un paraíso para buceadores y el origen de la transparencia de las aguas y de los arenales de las playas.

Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 an important source of oxygen
3 +8 green lung
5 an authentic green lung
4 +1 a veritable green lung (for the Mediterranean)
4 play an important role as green lungs
3 +1 genuine lung

Discussion

neilmac Jun 10, 2011:
Green vocabulary is one area I often have a problem with, as I do a lot of work in the area. I perceive lot of of the "newish" green buzz terms have quickly become cliches and made their way into business-speak, so that now everything is "sustainable" or "green", which in my view ends up rendering them meaningless, or the butt of jokes as examples of rampant "tree-huggery". I therefore try to limit their use to the specific context of environmental issues, as in the case here. I also realise that my initial rejection of the term may be because I'm currently halfway through a large job about livestock diseases, and "green lung" could quite easily fit in as one of them!

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an important source of oxygen

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plant forms beds of Posidonia that are the most important ecosystem of the ... of oxygen and organic material contributing, ... source of biodiversity as they are the habitat ..... praderas de Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile, 1813 ...
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Locating waste pipelines to minimize their impact on marine ... - [ Traducir esta página ]
de T Caceres - 2007 - Citado por 2 - Artículos relacionados
... source of oxygenation of the Mediterranean sea, it is its most important ecosystem. ...... Las Praderas de Posidonia: Importancia y Conservación. ...
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[PDF] Detritus dynamics in the seagrass Posidonia oceanica: elements for ... - [ Traducir esta página ]
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22 May 2010 ... ture) to test the sources of variability for oxygen uptake ..... accounts for an important part of C losses (17 and 51 'X, ..... Sanchez-Lizaso JL (1993) Estudio de la pradera de Posidonia ...
www.int-res.com/articles/meps/151/m151p043.pdf
Mediterranean seagrass ecosystem - Marine Biodiversity Wiki - [ Traducir esta página ]
12 Mar 2009 ... Despite their important function, the creation of Marine Protected Areas ... growth rates of the plants therefore introduce the added problem of source material. ... sulphide and oxygen conditions), substrate stability, ... Las praderas de Posidonia oceanicaen el sureste español y su biocenosis. ...
www.marbef.org/.../Mediterranean_seagrass_ecosystem - En caché - Similares

Saludos!
eski :))
Peer comment(s):
agree neilmac : Here in Valencia, they are always on about "el pulmón verde"of the city, but I don't think it translates well as "lung"...
9 mins
Thanks Neil; my wife & I were pretty active in the green movement (in Mexico) during the 90's & "pulmon verde" is a more common term, I think, in Latin America than in other places. Saludos! eski :))
agree Michael Powers (PhD) : I like your answer - Mike
16 mins
Hi Mike; thanks for your confirmation. eski :))
agree Joel Schaefer : As cute as "green lung" sounds, I think it's still uncommon enough in English to require an explanation for an English speaker.
44 mins
I agree; I don't think it's very widespread in English-speaking areas at present: thanks Joel! eski :))
agree liz askew
1 hr
Hola liz: muchas gracias por tu confirmación: eski en Aca :))
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I gonna go against the flow. "Lung" doesn't sound right for my text, sorry. Thanks Eski and everyone else."
+8
2 mins

green lung

just an idea
Peer comment(s):
agree Charles Davis : I was about to post this too: "a real green lung". Although the expression refers primarily to parks in cities, it is now widely used for larger areas like this. // Yes indeed - let's hope it's not going to be a bad summer for fires
2 mins
Thank you Charles - still so sad to read about the fires on Ibiza last week :(
agree Rick Larg : Why not put the word 'real', or similar, in front of the expression
6 mins
Yes, the 'real', 'genuine'or similar goes well in front -- thank you Rick!
agree Yvonne Gallagher : yes, green lung not uncommon at all in this type of context. Put "real" in front
1 hr
Thank you, and yes, 'real' in front would be perfect.
agree Evans (X) : I'm for real too ;-)
13 hrs
"that's awesome!" --Thanks Gilla!
agree Isamar : Or 'truly' instead of 'real'....
13 hrs
Another option, yes, thank you Isamar!
agree Bubo Coroman (X)
13 hrs
Thank you Deborah!
agree neilmac : Having racked my brains for a better metaphor, and questioned my dislike of "lung", I give in. This is the best collocation I can find with "green".
14 hrs
...green patches in a sea of... well, water... very hard to find a good metaphor that works here indeed!
agree axies
17 hrs
Thank you Manuel!
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6 mins

play an important role as green lungs

green lungs is a common term for the environment
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+1
6 mins

genuine lung

Search Resultsbike lane - Traducción al español – Linguee - [ Translate this page ]... the Senses) complete this park, a genuine lung located on the river bank. ... los Sentidos completan este parque, auténtico pulmón a la ribera del río. ...
www.linguee.es/ingles-espanol/traduccion/bike lane.html - Cached►bike lane - Spanish translation – Linguee - [ Translate this page ]... the Senses) complete this park, a genuine lung located on the river bank. ... los Sentidos completan este parque, auténtico pulmón a la ribera del río. ...
www.linguee.com/english-spanish/translation/bike lane.html - Cached

Mike

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University College of Engineering of Vitoria-Gasteiz - How to get ... Mar 20, 2009 ... TOURISM. We offer two complete and interesting links about ... which are of ecological and landscape value and act as a genuine lung. ...
www.ingeniaritza-gasteiz.ehu.es/p232-contenen/.../tourism.h... - Cached

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Peer comment(s):
agree eski : Maybe its not as uncommon as I thought: eski ;))
17 mins
I was surprised by its usage myself
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14 mins

an authentic green lung

green lung (n)
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) an area of parkland within a town or city, considered in terms of the healthier environment it provides
Reference:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/green+lung

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+1
3 hrs
Spanish term (edited): un auténtico pulmón (para el Mediterráneo)

a veritable green lung (for the Mediterranean)


My take...

Peer comment(s):
agree cmwilliams (X) : yes, 'authentic' doesn't sound natural in English imo.
1 hr
Thank you.
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