санитары леса
English translation: nature's pest control/ forest keepers
| 12:20 Jun 26, 2020 |
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| 3 +1 | nature's pest control/ forest keepers |
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| 3 | good predator |
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| 2 | scavengers |
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| 2 | forest orderlies |
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scavengers Explanation: I don't know any perfect EN metaphor. Scavengers can be animals or humans. Animal or human Scavengers can eat dead plants and animals but not insects or rodents. Human scavengers can collect things instead of eating them. Most humans eat dead meat but it is not considered scavenging. |
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forest orderlies Explanation: Если нужен перевод этого понятия в его исходном значении. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 мин (2020-06-26 12:41:47 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Forest orderlies: birds, ants and wolves Forest orderlies are animals that can clean their own habitat with their actions. And let their behavior be caused only by instincts developed over the long years of evolution, yet their role in the region’s ecosystem cannot be underestimated. But who are they? https://who-knows.github.io/articles/C37883/index.html |
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good predator Explanation: Или вы просто санитар леса? Or are you just being a good predator? https://context.reverso.net/перевод/русский-английский/санит... |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1nature's pest control/ forest keepers Explanation: In regard to animals, this is called “natural pest control.” You could say that certain predators/scavengers act as “nature’s pest control.” I’m not sure how you’d tie people into as they’re just called pest controllers/pest control, but this refers to them doing so professionally. If they’re just doing it while working in their garden or something, then it might also be natural pest control as humans are also animals and are just doing this as part of improving their habitat. If you’re speaking more figuratively, you could try forest keepers, but that’s if you’re writing something like “certain predators act as forest keepers, naturally ridding it of termites, rodents, and other creatures harmful to the ecosystem.” Here’s an article exploring this just: https://www.thespruce.com/animals-aid-in-pest-control-265625... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2020-06-26 13:54:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Yeah, I think I missed your intention here. Do you mean like "nature destroyers"? Also, "human pest control" sounds like something that would kill humans or certain humans considered pests... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2020-06-26 14:07:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hmm, I feel like those people are now called Nazis...Maybe, "nature's little purifiers" or "nature's little helpers". Now, I get what Misha was talking about in the chat. I'll think about it some more. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2020-06-26 14:10:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You know, I kind of like "nature's little Nazi's," as the term "Nazi" has expanded beyond its original meaning. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2020-06-26 14:11:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- *nature's little Nazis (rouge apostrophe) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2020-06-26 14:21:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I didn't realize you're trying to call yourself this. I just keep missing and missing the point. Nature's little helpers works as long as you expand on the mission statement, but with the tramp camp example, it sounds like you're being Darwin's little helpers...Nature's Nazi (like grammar Nazi), nature's Brita (filter), sounds a lot like eugenics. Ok, sorry, I'm done. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2020-06-26 14:24:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Oh, oh, nature's watchdogs or forest watchdogs! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2020-06-26 14:24:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- And forest keepers is an actual thing: https://forestkeeper.org/mission -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2020-06-26 14:35:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Oh ok, thank god! Yeah, the term is used often and environmental watchdogs are aplenty. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 2 hrs (2020-06-27 14:44:52 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Thanks, Boris! Happy to help! I think we forgot guardians and candy strippers, but covered a lot of ground nevertheless. Pretty safe to say coming up with the equivalent is up to you, as it just doesn't seem to exist in English. |
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| Reference: balancers Reference information: I would say: Balancers or wildlife (nature) managers -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2020-06-26 16:14:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ecosystem balancers: https://books.google.kg/books?id=KS6BDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT156&lpg=P... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2020-06-26 16:24:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The context is about the specific role of specific animals, general approach like "forest keeper or helpers" won't work here. It is too general. It doesn't specify the meaning"санитары леса" their ecosystem balancing function or role. |
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