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20:08 Jun 11, 2006 |
Swedish to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Livestock / Animal Husbandry | |||||||
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5 | cowpath |
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4 | [live]stock trail |
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4 | cattle path |
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cowpath Explanation: Cowpath, with 37,000 hits on Google is a lot more common than cattle path, with about 2,000. |
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[live]stock trail Explanation: In Swedish villages, "fägata" has a very specific meaning, and the very old ones, of a particular appearance, are considered valuable cultural landmarks. "Cowpath" does not sit well with me because sheep, goats, horses, pigs, and even geese were also driven along these trails. In contrast, a cowpath is usually located on a dairy farm, or connects cow pastures. (I live in Vermont...) "Stock trail" usually refers to the long trails used for cattle drives in the western US, but it could also refer to shorter trails for livestock. My thoughts... |
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cattle path Explanation: acc to Jordbruksverket -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2006-06-12 08:27:59 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Many thanks to Ralph Meima for an illuminating answer. It may be that a better translation in Br Eng would be "drove road", the ancient tracks along which not only cattle, but also all kinds of livestock were driven to market (driven in the sense of herded at a walking pace, not driven in lorries). Indeed the Oxford English Dictionary defines a drove road as a "cattle track", which was the main use. As in Sweden, some of these English drove roads survive to this day, usually now as footpaths or bridleways. I have walked along some of these around Salisbury in southern England. |
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