Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Grande perruche
English translation:
parakeet
Added to glossary by
Josephine79
Aug 1, 2005 10:44
18 yrs ago
French term
France
Grande perruche
French to English
Science
Zoology
This, I think, is a type of parrot. Can anyone tell me the exact English equivalent - I can't find it anywhere - unless it's just 'A big parrot' as in 'not a budgie' - any thoughts?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | parakeet |
Josephine79
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| 4 +1 | nfg |
DocteurPC
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Proposed translations
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Selected
parakeet
website has English / French names of many different kinds of parakeets: and illustrations!
Reference:
http://parrotprints.com/default.jsp?version=lowspec&src=000&page=database
http://rareprintsgallery.com/merchant/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=bar056&Category_Code=bar
Peer comment(s):
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Flo in London
: Maybe 'Alexandrine Parakeet'
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| agree |
Gina W
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| agree |
Aisha Maniar
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| agree |
Michele Fauble
: Just 'parakeet', unless a specific species is meant.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks - very helpful!"
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nfg
it may not be as simple :
a perruche is smaller than a perroquet
yet GDT gives parrot for perruche
and perroquet for paraquet
while yourdictionary.com gives : parakeet for perruche
and wordreference.com gives : female parrot or budgerigar!
maybe somebody has the final word on this (litterally)
a perruche is smaller than a perroquet
yet GDT gives parrot for perruche
and perroquet for paraquet
while yourdictionary.com gives : parakeet for perruche
and wordreference.com gives : female parrot or budgerigar!
maybe somebody has the final word on this (litterally)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Flo in London
: I agree! A solution might be to double-check the species latin name, if that's available
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Discussion
"Parakeet" is simply a common term for a small parrot-type bird with a long tail. www.upatsix.com/faq/budgie.htm