Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
colonizando el suelo
English translation:
introducing (beneficial microorganisms) into the soil
Added to glossary by
Prachita
Oct 1, 2013 11:56
10 yrs ago
Spanish term
colonizando el suelo
Spanish to English
Science
Agriculture
Biological
Esterilizando el suelo y aplicando productos fitosanitarios dejamos un vacio del cual se aprovechan
varios patogenos. Sin embargo, colonizando el suelo con microrganismos beneficiosos antes de que
entren los nocivos, estos uItimos no se desarrollaran
varios patogenos. Sin embargo, colonizando el suelo con microrganismos beneficiosos antes de que
entren los nocivos, estos uItimos no se desarrollaran
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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Lucy Phillips
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Elegant precision - published writer
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English, Portuguese to English
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introducing (beneficial microorganisms) into the soil
another option. I believe, as Patinba has posted, that the concept of 'colonising the soil' also exists in EN. It's not my specialist field, so I wouldn't like to suggest the best structure of the sentence, but the phrase I have posted seems to be used in similar contexts (see one example below).
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John Speese
: I like "introducing". While microbes can "colonize" the soil themselves, I'm not sure you can "colonize" the soil with microbes.
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thank you John - yes, I couldn't find a direct hit on google for "colonising the soil with microorganisms"
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neilmac
: Maybe this sounds more formal, although "colonise"" can be used transitively...
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Yvonne Gallagher
: this is best imo
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Wendy Streitparth
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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settling beneficial micro-organisms in the soil....
this would be a solution. I'm not sure there's a direct equivalent in English for "colonizar" in this case.
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Andreia Pereira
: Also a good solution!
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neilmac
: Another valid option :)
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by colonising the soil
[PDF]
The microbiology of soil and of nutrient cycling - Assets - Cambridge
assets.cambridge.org/.../9780521621113_excerpt.pd...
colonised by a staggering variety of microorganisms. All these forms of life interact with one another and with the soil to create continually changing conditions.
The microbiology of soil and of nutrient cycling - Assets - Cambridge
assets.cambridge.org/.../9780521621113_excerpt.pd...
colonised by a staggering variety of microorganisms. All these forms of life interact with one another and with the soil to create continually changing conditions.
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Charles Davis
: "Colonise", used transitively, is fine here.
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Thank you, Charles!
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Tim Friese
: Yes, this is excellent. Use a 'z' for US English.
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Thanks Tim!
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neilmac
: :)
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Thanks Neil!
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Wendy Streitparth
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Phoenix III
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Andreia Pereira
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Bilingual translator with inbred skills
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
colonizing the soil
Introducing a colony or large number of microorganisms:
"colonizing the soil with beneficial microorganisms"
"colonizing the soil with beneficial microorganisms"
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ROLANDO SALAZAR
Native in Spanish
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English
Specializes in field
"Cheap, accurate, and correct"
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to German, and 3 more.
waterly raising the ground
Explanation I give
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