CAA DE AZCAR / SUGAR CANE

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Glosario espaol-ingls para traductores e intrpretes

/ A Spanish-English Glossary for Translators and Interpreters
Recopilado por / Compiled by: Ayana Jack
CONDICIONES AGRCOLAS / AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS
abortar

(to) abort

agobiar

(to) weigh down

alcalino

alkaline

aluvial (adj.)

alluvial

arcilla

clay

arrancar

(to) uproot

clima (m.)

climate

clorosis

clorosis

enanismo

dwarfing

enfermedad

disease

fotosinttico

photosynthetic

impermeable

impervious

insecto benfico

biological-control agent

lluvia

rain

luminosidad

brightness; luminosity

maduracin

ripening

nivel del mar

sea level

pedregoso

stony

plaga (f.)

pest; infestation; plague

precipitacin

rainfall; (frml.) precipitation

rendimiento

yield

resistencia

resistance

roco

dew; dewdrops

secamiento

withering; drying

sequa

dry season; drought;

dry spell

subsuelo

subsoil

suelo

soil

tonelaje

tonnage

transpiracin

transpiration

viento

wind

volcnico

volcanic

CULTIVO DE CAA DE AZCAR / SUGAR-CANE CULTIVATION

acondicionamiento

preparation

camelln

ridge

cloruro de potasio

potassium chloride

comercio triangular

triangular trade

cultivo comercial

cash crop

desmonte (m.)

clearance

empobrecimiento

(soil) exhaustion; impoverishment

fertilizacin

fertilization

fsforo

phosphorus

herbicida (m.)

herbicide; weedkiller

hilera

row

jarabe de maz

corn syrup

labranza

tilling; tillage

maleza

weeds (pl.)

marchitarse

(to) wither

monocultivo

monoculture; singlecrop farming

muestra

sample

nitrgeno

nitrogen

nutrimiento

nutrient

Otahit

Otaheite cane

poda

pruning

potasio

potassium

quema (f.)

burning

rebrote

new shoot; regrowth

soca

ratoon

sulfato de amonio

ammonium sulphate

tocn

stump

urea

urea

yema

(leaf) bud

DESCRIPCIN DE LA PLANTA / PLANT DESCRIPTION

alterno (adj.)

alternate

articulacin

joint

aurcula

auricle

borde

edge

caa de azcar; caa dulce

sugar cane

carnoso

fleshy

concentracin

concentration

corteza

rind; outer tissue

especie (f.)

species

espiguilla

spikelet

esqueje (m.)

cutting; slip

follaje

foliage

gramnea

Gramineae (pl.); grasses

hbrido (m.)

hybrid

lgula

ligule; ligula

limbo (m.)

leaf blade; lamina (bot.)

macolla

cluster; bunch

nervadura

venation; vein structure;

veins

nudo

node; joint

vulo

ovule

panoja

panicle

pedunculado

pedunculate; stalked

perenne

perennial

raz (races)

root(s)

ramificado

branching (/branched)
out

remolacha

beetroot; beet

remolacha azucarera

sugar beet

ssil

sessile; attached; stalkless

sorgo

sorghum

suberoso

suberose; corklike

tallo

stalk; stem

vaina

sheath; leaf sheath

FISIOLOGA / PHYSIOLOGY
absorcin

absorption

almacenar

(to) store

enderezar

(to) straighten

energa solar

solar energy

enrollar

(to) roll up

floracin

flowering; blooming

hidrato de carbono

carbohydrate

humedad

moisture; humidity; dampness

inflorescencia

inflorescence; flower cluster

poder calorfico

calorific value

respiracin

respiration

sacarosa (f.)

sucrose; saccharose

tejido

tissue

HERRAMIENTAS Y EQUIPOS / TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

arado

plow (U.S.); plough (U.K.)

arado de discos

disc plow

arado de vertederas

wheel plow; moldboard

plow

caldero

boiler

calentador

heater

centrifugador

centrifuge

cosechadora

harvester; combine harvester

cristalizador

crystallizer

garfio

hook; gaff

machete

machete; cutlass

refractmetro

refractometer

rodillo

roller

PLAGAS Y ENFERMEDADES / PESTS & DISEASES

agalla

gall

avispa poliste (/papelera)

paper wasp

cebo

bait

chinche harinosa

pink sugar-cane mealybug

control biolgico

biological control; biocontrol

escalde; escaldadura

leaf scald

gomosis

gumming disease; gummosis

gusano barrenador

screw worm

hongo

fungus

larva

larva; grub

liberar

(to) release (e.g., insects)

mildiu

mildew

mosaico

mosaic

nematicida (m.)

nematicide

nematodo

nematode(s); nematodae
(pl.)

perforacin

hole; perforation

podredumbre roja; pudricin

roja

red rot

pulgn (pulgones)

aphid(s); plant louse

(lice)

tizn

smut

trampa

trap

trampa de luz

light trap

volcar

(to) fall over; (to) tip over

PREPARACIN DEL TERRENO / LAND PREPARATION

abono

fertilizer; manure

aireacin

aeration; ventilation

amarrar

(to) tie (up)

avenamiento

drainage

canal de riego

irrigation ditch; irrigation

canal

compactar

(to) compact (soil)

curva de nivel

contour line

desahojar

(to) strip of leaves

deshierbe (m.)

weeding

desmenuzar

(to) break (up) into

small pieces

drenaje

drainage

fungicida (m.)

fungicide

germinacin

germination; sprouting

granulacin

granulation

leguminosa (f.)

leguminous plant; legume

nivelacin

leveling; grading (land)

profundidad

depth

propagar

(to) propagate; (to) reproduce

regar

(to) irrigate; (to) water

semillero

seed bed

sumergir

(to) immerse; (to) dip

surco

furrow

tabln

plot of land

terreno

land; field

PROCESO DE PRODUCCIN / PRODUCTION PROCESS

cal

lime

defecacin

purification

deshidratacin

drying

evaporador

evaporator

extraccin

extraction

fabricacin

manufacture; manufacturing

materia prima

raw material

molienda

milling; grinding

molino de viento

windmill

silo

silo

trapiche

sugar mill

triturar

(to) crush; grind

PROCESO DE LABRANZA / FARMING PROCESS

al ras del suelo

at ground level

aporcar

(to) earth up; (to) bank up

with soil

aradura

plowing (U.S.); ploughing

(U.K.)

cosecha (f.)

harvest

crecer

(to) grow

cultivo

cultivation; crop

de barbecho

fallow

rotacin de cultivos

crop rotation

semilla

seed

siembra (f.)

sowing

zafra

sugar-cane harvest

SUBPRODUCTOS / BYPRODUCTS
cido ctrico

citric acid

cido lctico

lactic acid

alcohol etlico

ethyl alcohol

azucarado

sugary

azcar crudo

raw sugar

bagazo

bagasse

cachaza

filter cake; filter mud

dextrosa

dextrose

endulzante

sweetener

forraje (m.)

fodder; feed

glicerina

glycerine

guarapo

sugar-cane juice

madera prensada

chipboard; particle (/composition) board

melaza

molasses

piloncillo

brown sugar