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animale motorio

English translation: "motor animal"

19:22 Sep 26, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Science (general)
Italian term or phrase: animale motorio
Più di ¼ delle strutture del sistema nervoso centrale partecipano direttamente e più della metà indirettamente alla pianificazione e all'esecuzione dei movimenti. L'uomo, quindi, con i sui 650 muscoli e 206 ossa, è un "animale motorio".
Michael Mottola
Italy
Local time: 11:42
English translation:"motor animal"
Explanation:
since we have motor neurons, sensorymotor skills and so on, and in addition this is exactly your context, and last but not least you have it in brackets, I would stick to it

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Note added at 40 mins (2010-09-26 20:03:23 GMT)
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as an alternative you might try "animal of movement", but it doesn't sound much better to my ears
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luskie
Local time: 11:42
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2"motor animal"
luskie
3an animal made for motion
liz askew
4 -1animal motor
Lionel_M (X)
3 -1animal made for movement
Daniela Zambrini
3 -1an animal with motor abilities
cynthiatesser


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"animale motorio"
"motor animal"


Explanation:
since we have motor neurons, sensorymotor skills and so on, and in addition this is exactly your context, and last but not least you have it in brackets, I would stick to it

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Note added at 40 mins (2010-09-26 20:03:23 GMT)
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as an alternative you might try "animal of movement", but it doesn't sound much better to my ears

luskie
Local time: 11:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James (Jim) Davis: Very definitely as in the "motor" part of "sensori-motor" or a "motor disability" as opposed to a "sensory disability"
9 hrs
  -> sensorimotor con o senza trattino, ma sì, ops, mi è scappata una y al posto della i. grazie anche a te per il conforto.
agree  ARS54: "...Man is by nature a motor animal. ..." www.books.google.it/books?isbn=1110730896...
11 hrs
  -> grazie ars, è confortante sapere di non esser stata la prima a "creare un mostro" :)
agree  Panagiotis Andrias (X)
1 day 17 hrs
  -> e anche a te
disagree  liz askew: "motor animal" is incorrect. Why absolutely no English native hits for this?? Kindly provide some good references./It is meaningless in English./Correction - I am NOT an expert in the medical field, but a medical linguist.
10 days
  -> hi liz, tutto bene?? please, kindly refrain from giving me orders. 1st. 2nd, as an expert in the med field you shouln't need refs for this use of the word "motor". 3rd, you might have noticed that we have nearly no refs for "animale motorio" in IT. cheers
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
animal made for movement


Explanation:
although I wouldn't mind " a perfect machine made for movement" --- however, this would refer more to the body itself as a mechanical structure leaving the animal (living) out of the picture






Daniela Zambrini
Italy
Local time: 11:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  James (Jim) Davis: "motor" is a precise technical term, see my Luskie agree // Biological rather than just medical. I learnt it studying neuropsychology.
8 hrs
  -> Ops :-) I did not focus on the medical aspect
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
an animal made for motion


Explanation:
Health Promotion Board - Living It Up and Well
Do you replace saturated fat (e.g. butter, lard, ghee & other animal fat, coconut milk) ... With 650 muscles and 206 bones, your body was made for motion. ...
www.hpb.gov.sg › ... › Joy of Life › Joy of Life - Cached

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-09-26 21:21:36 GMT)
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or

just

body made for motion

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jennifer Levey: How about: "a *being* made for motion'?
4 hrs
disagree  James (Jim) Davis: "motor" is a precise technical term, see my Luskie agree
7 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
animal motor


Explanation:
From robotics to animal motor-control systems<br/> - Research ... - [ Traduire cette page ]
19 Mar 2009 ... RIKEN researchers use robotics research to uncover the importance of multiple timescales to animal motor-system hierarchy.
www.rikenresearch.riken.jp/eng/research/5748

From robotics to animal motor-control systems<br/> - Research ... - [ Traduire cette page ]
From robotics to animal motor-control systems. 19 March 2009 (Volume 4 Issue 3). Multiple timescales of neural activities are important to motor-control ...
www.rikenresearch.riken.jp/eng/research/5748

Behavioral and Brain Functions | Full text | Vitamin A depletion ... - [ Traduire cette page ]
de M Zhang - 2010 - Autres articles
... the role of vitamin A depletion in regulating animal motor abilities, ..... The peripheral nociceptors or sensory neurons in the spinal cord may be ...
www.behavioralandbrainfunctions.com/.../7 - En cache - Pages similaires

Lionel_M (X)
Local time: 11:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  James (Jim) Davis: Wrong word order also,"motor" is a precise technical term, see my Luskie agree
4 hrs
  -> You missed the point Jim; the order is correst as a kind of "sloggan", Otherwise I would have choose Luskie option. Check Google :)
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
an animal with motor abilities


Explanation:
longer but clearer

cynthiatesser
Italy
Local time: 11:42
Native speaker of: Italian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  James (Jim) Davis: Confusing, "motor animal" is clearer as in "motor disability" rather than "with motor disabilities" http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q="motor... // suggests it might not have any, like a flower.
1 hr
  -> I don't really see how it could be confusing http://www.answers.com/topic/motor-ability Just like "motor animal". I can't think of any animal that is not "motor"
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