piccoli motori del bosco

English translation: these throbbing little forest creatures

22:18 Feb 9, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Tourism & Travel / testo rivolto ai turisti
Italian term or phrase: piccoli motori del bosco
(contesto)
Passeggiando lungo il percorso non sarà difficile notare questi ***piccoli motori del bosco***: funghi e alcuni invertebrati che, insieme ai batteri, hanno tutti un ruolo fondamentale per la costruzione del suolo fertile.

Grazie in anticipo!
lingualabo
Italy
Local time: 17:03
English translation:these throbbing little forest creatures
Explanation:
you know - feel the growth all over. Man, seen too many smurfs.
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Vincent Lemma
Italy
Local time: 17:03
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Grazie. (È stato difficile, perché quasi un po' tutti mi piacciono. Alla fine sarà stata una certa chimica.)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2little guys in the engine room of the forest
Oliver Lawrence
4these throbbing little forest creatures
Vincent Lemma
3 +1miniature processing units of the forest
Rachel Fell
4heart an soul of the forrest
axies


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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
little guys in the engine room of the forest


Explanation:
busily keeping the woodland ecosystem chugging along :)

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 17:03
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Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah Jane Webb: love this :-)
9 hrs

agree  William Murphy: yeah, this is hilariously true to target.
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
these throbbing little forest creatures


Explanation:
you know - feel the growth all over. Man, seen too many smurfs.

Vincent Lemma
Italy
Local time: 17:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Grazie. (È stato difficile, perché quasi un po' tutti mi piacciono. Alla fine sarà stata una certa chimica.)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
miniature processing units of the forest


Explanation:
suggestion

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 78

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mirra_: good suggestion! non era per niente facile riuscire a rendere bene il TO, a mio parere un po' ambiguo :)
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  -> Grazie Mirra_:-)
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heart an soul of the forrest


Explanation:
piccoli motori per me è la stessa cosa che il cuore e l’alma della foresta or del bosco. No tradurrebe o tradirebbe ''piccoli'' in ogni caso, poichè in fato e secondo i miei pensieri si tratta di ''grandi cose'' per il bosco, o sia, per la costruzione del suolo fertile.
come nel natura e dintorni

In inglese...
"Our Intelligent Companions, the Plants" by John Van Mater, Jr.
Fungi, like all microbes and bacteria, are involved in the breaking-down process or ... For instance, there is a warning system among pine trees in a forest and interaction ... Really to know a plant one would have to look into its soul-life, ... have pulsing heart cells that help pump the sap up through the stem. ...
www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/brother/br-jvmj2.htm - Cached - Similar
Jamie's Italian - News
5 Nov 2009 ... They wander about in the forest foraging on acorns, berries, seeds, funghi and lots of tasy earthworms and grubs and their happiness is reflected in the quality of ... *25.06.2009 HEART AND SOUL *24.06.2009 GROWING UP ...
www.jamieoliver.com/italian/news/the-happy-boar/15.html - Cached

axies
Australia
Local time: 00:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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