Poultry around the globe

Poultry around the globe: a multilingual business

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Cuticle (bloom) Shell membranes

Eggshell

Kalkschaal / Cáscara / Coquille / 蛋壳 / Скорлупа / Eischale

Inner thin albumen

Binnenste dunwit / Albumen fl uido interno / Albumen liquide interne / 内稀蛋白 / Внутренний жидкий альбумин / Inneres Eiklar (dünnfl üssig)

Thick albumen

Dikwit / Albumen denso / Albumen épais / 浓蛋白 / Плотный альбумин / Mittleres Eiklar (gallertartig)

Yellow yolk

Donker eigeel / Yema amarilla / Jaune / 黄卵黄 / Желтый желток / Gelber Dotter

Chalazae

Hagelsnoer / Chalazas / Chalazes / 系带 / Халаза (канатик) / Hagelschnüre (Chalazae)

Air chamber (air cell)

Luchtkamer / Cámara de aire / Chambre à air / 气室 / Воздушная камера (пуга) / Luftkammer Eihuid / Cuticula / Cutícula / Cuticule / 胶护膜 / Кутикула / Oberhäutchen (Kutikula) Schaalvliezen / Membranas de la cáscara / Membranes coquillières / 壳膜 / Подскорлупные оболочки / Schalenmembranen

Outer thin albumen

Buitenste dunwit / Albumen fl uido externo / Albumen mince externe / 外稀蛋白 / Внешний жидкий альбумин / Äußeres Eiklar (dünnfl üssig)

Germinal disc

Kiemvlek / Disco germinal / Disque germinal / 胚盘 / Зародышевый диск / Keimscheibe

White yolk

Klaar eigeel / Yema blanca / Jaune « blanc » / 白卵黄 / Белый желток / Weißer Dotter

Yolk or vitelline membrane

Dooiervlies / Membrana vitelina o de la yema / Membrane vitelline ou membrane du jaune / 蛋黄膜或卵黄膜 / Желточная (вителлиновая) мембрана / Dotterhaut oder Vitellinmembran

Outer shell membrane

Buitenste schaalvlies / Membrana externa de la cáscara / Membrane coquillière externe / 外壳膜 / Внешняя подскорлупная оболочка / Äußere Schalenmembran

Inner shell membrane

Binnenste schaalvlies / Membrana interna de la cáscara / Membrane coquillière interne / 内壳膜 / Внутренняя подскорлупная оболочка / Innere Schalenmembran

Don’t ruffl e the feathers

Translation often sounds easy - especially with today’s arsenal of machine translation engines. It’s simply a matter of replacing each source word with the corresponding target word, and that’s it. Right? Wrong! Below are some examples that ruffl ed the feathers of ‘target reader discomfort’ by using sensitive terms or words that could be misconstrued or cause embarrassment. One notable error was made by HSBC when its ‘Assume nothing’ slogan was translated into the equivalent of ‘Do nothing’ in several countries. The company had to rebrand its global private banking operation at a cost of $10 million and chose the more translatable slogan: ‘The world’s private bank’. Closer to our industry are the two ‘C-words’. Cocks and chicks to put it bluntly. Far better just to stick to males and females, and day-old chicks. Apparently, a dictionary in China published in 2003 defi ned the Chinese word ‘chicken’ as either a kind of poultry, or the derogatory short form for prostitutes. And the word ‘pimp’ was listed as one of the meanings of the Chinese word ‘duck.’

The poultry sector has an important, global presence. So your company may trade with various countries. This also means: other languages. But do you know your way around these languages when it comes to poultry terminology? In the following three pages, we will give you a helping hand.

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Comb

Kam / Cresta / Crête / 冠 / гребень / Kamm

Nostrils

Neusgat / Narinas / Narines / 鼻孔 / ноздри / Nasenloch

Beak

Snavel / Pico / Bec / 喙 / клюв / Schnabel

Wattles

Kinlellen / Barbillas / Barbillon / 肉垂 / сережки / Kehllappen

Hackle

Hals / Pluma / Cou / 颈羽 / оперение на шее / Hals

Breast

Borst / Pechuga / Poitrine / 胸 / грудь / Brust

Wing

Voorkant vleugel / Ala / Aile / 翅 / крыло / Flügelvorderseite

Ear

Oor / Oreja / Oreille / 耳 / Yхо / Ohr

Earlobe

Oorlel / Lóbulo de la oreja / Oreillon/ 耳叶 / ушная мочка / Ohrlappen

Neck

Nek / Cuello / Nuque / 脖子 / шея / Nacken

Shoulder

Schouder / Hombro / Épaule / 肩 / плечо / Schulter

Back

Rug / Dorso / Dos / 背部 / спина / Rücken

Tail

Staart / Cola / Queue / 尾 / хвост / Schwanz

Preen gland

Stuitklier / Glándula sebácea / Glande uropygienne (glande de lissage) / 尾脂腺 / копчиковая железа / Bürzeldrüse

Vent

Cloaca / Cloaca / Cloaque / 泄殖腔 / клоака / Kloake

Belly

Legbuik / Vientre / Ventre / 腹 / живот / Legebauch

Claw

Teen / Dedo / Doigt / 足垫 / палец / Zehe

Nail

Nagel / Uña / Griff e / 趾甲 / коготь / Nagel

Shank

Loopbeen / Pata / Tarse / 胫 / плюсна / Laufknochen

Foot pad

Voetzool / Almohadilla plantar / Coussinet plantaire / 足垫 / мякиш стопы / Fußballen / мякиш стопы / Fußballen

Caution is also advised if you are considering using a slogan like ‘Bringing Home the Bacon’ in a campaign aimed at the Middle East. In the dairy sector a mismatch between a US ad campaign and the Spanish translation almost resulted in ‘Got milk?’ being rendered as ¿Tienes leche?, which means ’Are you lactating?’. American brand Perdue Chicken also made an epic mistake when their tagline ‘It takes a strong man to make a tender chicken’ was translated into Spanish as ‘It takes an aroused man to make a chicken aff ectionate’. Proof of how much can get lost in translation…

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Muscle bundle

Spierbundel / Haz muscular / Faisceau de muscles / 肌束 / Пучок мышечных волокон / Muskelfaserbündel

Muscle

Spier / Músculo / Muscle / 肌肉 / Мышца / Muskel

Muscle fi bre

Spiervezel / Fibra muscular / Fibre musculaire / 肌纤维 / Мышечное волокно / Muskelfaser

Myofi bril

Myofi bril / Miofi brilla / Myofi brille / 肌原纤维 / Миофибрилла / Myofi brille

Muscle fi laments

Spierfi lamenten / Filamentos musculares / Filaments musculaires / 肌丝 / Актиновые и миозиновые миофиламенты / Myofi lamente

Fused nuclei muscle cel

Celkern gefuseerde spiercel / Célula muscular multinucleada / Noyaux fusionnés cellule musculaire / 融合肌细胞核 / Ядра слившихся миоцитов / Zellkern verschmolzene Muskelzelle

Scientifi c name

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Musculus biceps branchii and musculus triceps branchii

Upper arm muscle (wing 1st section) / Bovenarmspieren (vleugel 1ste lid) / Músculos del brazuelo (1.ª sección del ala) / Muscles du bras (aile 1ère phalange manchon) / 上臂肌 (鸡翅的第一节) / Мышца крыла (крыло 1-ая секция) / Oberarmmuskeln (Flügel erster Teil)

Musculus latissimus dorsi (anterior and posterior)

Back / Rug / Dorso / Dos / 背 / Спина / Rücken

Musculus quadriceps femoris

Thigh / Dij /Contramuslo / Haut de cuisse / 大腿 / Бедро / Schenkel

Musculus gastrocnemius and musculus sartorius, musculus tibial anterior

Calf muscles (drumstick) / Kuitspieren (drum) / Músculos de la pata (muslo) / Muscles inférieures de la cuisse (pilon) / 小腿肌 (琵琶腿) / Мышцы голени (Голень) / Wadenmuskel

Musculus fl exor digitorum superfi cialis, m. fl exor carpi ulnaris, m. extensor metacarpi radialis, m. pronator superfi cialis

Forearm muscles (wing 2nd section) / Onderarmspieren / (vleugel 2e lid) / Músculos del antebrazo (2.ª sección del ala) / Muscles de l’avant-bras (aile 2ème phalange, aileron) / 前臂肌 (鸡翅的第二节) / Мышцы предплечья крыло (2-я секция) / Unterarmmuskeln (Flügel zweiter Teil)

Musculus pectoralis major

Large breast muscle (breast fi llet) / Grote borstspier (borstfi let) / Músculo pectoral mayor (fi lete de pechuga) / Muscle pectoral majeur (fi let de poitrine) / 大胸肌 (胸柳肉)/ Большая грудная мышца (филе грудки) / Großer Brustmuskel (Brustfi let)

Musculus pectoralis minor

Deep breast muscle (inner fi llet/tenderloin) / Diepe borstspier (haasje) / Músculo pectoral profundo (fi lete interno/lomo) / Muscle pectoral profond (fi let interne / aiguillette) / 胸深肌 (内里脊/嫩里脊肉)/ Малая грудная мышца (малое филе / вырезка) / Kleiner Brustmuskel (Filet/Lendenstück)