couvre-patte

English translation: foothold trap

20:15 Aug 21, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology / Wildlife
French term or phrase: couvre-patte
A type of trap, in a list of types

les pièges à capture vivante par la patte (mâchoires, lacets ou couvre-patte)
John Fossey
Canada
Local time: 04:23
English translation:foothold trap
Explanation:
https://www.hunter-ed.com/arizona/.../Types-of-Foothold-Trap...
Types of foothold traps are described and illustrated below. Underspring or jump traps are an old style of foothold trap. They are no longer manufactured.


what a horrible device.

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https://mffp.gouv.qc.ca/faune/piegeage/pdf/meilleures-pratiq...
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:23
Grading comment
It was an enclosed foothold trap. The client was a government department of the environment.
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foothold trap


Explanation:
https://www.hunter-ed.com/arizona/.../Types-of-Foothold-Trap...
Types of foothold traps are described and illustrated below. Underspring or jump traps are an old style of foothold trap. They are no longer manufactured.


what a horrible device.

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Note added at 39 mins (2018-08-21 20:55:10 GMT)
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SEE PAGE 11

https://mffp.gouv.qc.ca/faune/piegeage/pdf/meilleures-pratiq...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 50
Grading comment
It was an enclosed foothold trap. The client was a government department of the environment.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: I may be wrong, but isn't it a particular kind of foothold trap? Your second reference and John's text also mention "lacets" and "mâchoire".
46 mins
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Reference comments


2 hrs peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: types

Reference information:
http://thefurbearers.com/trapping-and-wildlife/types-of-trap...

https://fur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Certified-Traps-De...

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  writeaway
8 hrs
  -> Thank you writeaway :-)
agree  B D Finch: Your first ref. should convince most translators not to accept work from sellers of these things.
13 hrs
  -> Thank you BD - yes, quite.
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