flea dirt

Spanish translation: partículas de sangre seca y excremento desechado por las pulgas adultas

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English term or phrase:flea dirt
Spanish translation:partículas de sangre seca y excremento desechado por las pulgas adultas
Entered by: Carmen Schultz

11:45 Feb 3, 2008
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: flea dirt
como se traduce¿
Ubaldo Cuadrado
Local time: 16:55
partículas de sangre seca y excremento desechado por las pulgas adultas
Explanation:

Pulgas - La Universidad de Pennsylvania State- [ Translate this page ]La página del web de la pulgas incluye información sobre el ciclo de vida de ... partículas de sangre seca y excremento desechado por las pulgas adultas. ...
www.ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/Spanish/FleasSp.htm - 18k - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 25 mins (2008-02-03 12:10:42 GMT)
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Flea Control in Cats ~ Pawprints and Purrs, Inc.When the numbers are very small, look for "flea dirt." Flea dirt is digested blood left behind by the fleas. Flea dirt is actually fecal matter from the ...
www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/flea-control.html - Similar pages

Flea AnemiaLOOK FOR FLEA DIRT. The black, pepper-like specks found in the infested pet’s coat are actually bits of blood that have been sucked by the flea and excreted ...
www.marvistavet.com/html/body_flea_anemia.html - 67k - Cached - Similar pages

Helping Your Dog Battle Fleas, Ticks, and Worms - For DummiesFrequently you won't actually see a flea, but you can see flea dirt stuck in the dog's hairs. This "dirt" is flea excrement, a crumbly black material that ...
www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-1926.html - 45k - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 27 mins (2008-02-03 12:12:16 GMT)
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Puedes decir sencillamente PARTICULAS DE SANGRE SECA Y EXCREMENTO QUE DEJAN LAS PULGAS

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Note added at 17 hrs (2008-02-04 05:32:01 GMT)
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A Oswaldo: lo que he mencionado son solamente sugerencias que pueden ser abreviadas como he dicho a los 27 minutos de incluir la primera respuesta; en castellano es importante mencionar de que consisten los desechos pues no es una expresion consagrada como en ingles.
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Carmen Schultz
Local time: 10:55
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2desechos dejados por las pulgas
OSWALDO MESIAS
5 +2partículas de sangre seca y excremento desechado por las pulgas adultas
Carmen Schultz
4excremento o deyecciones de pulgas
traductorchile
4 -1garrapata
Dolores Vázquez


Discussion entries: 4





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
garrapata


Explanation:
OK


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Dolores Vázquez
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT: Hm... Perdón Dolores, pero realmente creo que no se trata de una garrapata. Otra "perla" del IATE. Véase http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/diseasesall/a/fleatickparasi...
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desechos dejados por las pulgas


Explanation:
creo que lo que se necesita es una traducción, la mejor posible, no una larga explicación que, solo si es necesaria, iría como nota a pie de página

OSWALDO MESIAS
Ecuador
Local time: 10:55
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Marisa Raich
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agree  Silvia Brandon-Pérez
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
partículas de sangre seca y excremento desechado por las pulgas adultas


Explanation:

Pulgas - La Universidad de Pennsylvania State- [ Translate this page ]La página del web de la pulgas incluye información sobre el ciclo de vida de ... partículas de sangre seca y excremento desechado por las pulgas adultas. ...
www.ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/Spanish/FleasSp.htm - 18k - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 25 mins (2008-02-03 12:10:42 GMT)
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Flea Control in Cats ~ Pawprints and Purrs, Inc.When the numbers are very small, look for "flea dirt." Flea dirt is digested blood left behind by the fleas. Flea dirt is actually fecal matter from the ...
www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/flea-control.html - Similar pages

Flea AnemiaLOOK FOR FLEA DIRT. The black, pepper-like specks found in the infested pet’s coat are actually bits of blood that have been sucked by the flea and excreted ...
www.marvistavet.com/html/body_flea_anemia.html - 67k - Cached - Similar pages

Helping Your Dog Battle Fleas, Ticks, and Worms - For DummiesFrequently you won't actually see a flea, but you can see flea dirt stuck in the dog's hairs. This "dirt" is flea excrement, a crumbly black material that ...
www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-1926.html - 45k - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 27 mins (2008-02-03 12:12:16 GMT)
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Puedes decir sencillamente PARTICULAS DE SANGRE SECA Y EXCREMENTO QUE DEJAN LAS PULGAS

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Note added at 17 hrs (2008-02-04 05:32:01 GMT)
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A Oswaldo: lo que he mencionado son solamente sugerencias que pueden ser abreviadas como he dicho a los 27 minutos de incluir la primera respuesta; en castellano es importante mencionar de que consisten los desechos pues no es una expresion consagrada como en ingles.

Carmen Schultz
Local time: 10:55
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egmont
30 mins
  -> gracias mil

agree  Sinead --
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excremento o deyecciones de pulgas


Explanation:
Excrementos es menos académico y deyecciones es más técnico, pero ambos se usan para describir las heces y los restos de sangre.
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traductorchile
Chile
Local time: 12:55
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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