Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

cruza (de raza)

English translation:

crossbreed

Added to glossary by sil rodriguez
Aug 21, 2007 13:40
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term

cruza (de raza)

Spanish to English Science Livestock / Animal Husbandry
the text goes: el perro ovejero, raza kelpis y cruza, arrean el ganado y......
no se bien como traducir el termino "cruza" (de razas)
Thanks!

Discussion

Lia Fail (X) Aug 21, 2007:
The grammar seems odd. It would seem that it should be "cruce" (noun) and not "cruza" (verb?). Could you give a bigger chunk of context please?

Proposed translations

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crossbreed

History The evolution of this breed is attributed to the cross breeding of ... Historia La evolución de la raza se atribuye a la cruza proveniente de tres ...
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Note added at 21 mins (2007-08-21 14:02:00 GMT)
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I think "crossbreed" or simply "cross" would be ok i this context ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Ashok Pipal
24 mins
thanks Ashok :)
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crossbreeding

:)

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-08-21 13:48:41 GMT)
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También interbreeding, pero no se usa tanto.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Jennifer Levey : 'interbreeding' se refiere usualmente a los actos non desirables entre miembros de una misma familia (incluso el incesto en el ser humano)
7 mins
Gracias, Mediamatrix. Buena observación.
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8 mins

and cross-bred mix/ed

The Kelpis and cross-bred mix/ed sheep dog.......

I've seen "crossbreeding" hyphonated, written as two words and as one word.
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