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anti-gorgement

English translation: feeding deterrent

12:06 Dec 11, 2020
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Livestock / Animal Husbandry / Medicines to control and eliminate ticks and fleas in animals
French term or phrase: anti-gorgement
Le médicament possède une activité répulsive (anti-gorgement) et tue les mouches
Richard Elmes
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:02
English translation:feeding deterrent
Explanation:
Not an expert, but this seems likely
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Suzie Withers
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:02
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4feeding deterrent
Suzie Withers
3anti-feeding
Bokani Hart


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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
feeding deterrent


Explanation:
Not an expert, but this seems likely


    Reference: http://www.sci-news.com/biology/mosquito-repelling-compounds...
Suzie Withers
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: I think you're correct here, Suzie. Many thanks for your help, as usual and for the URL. Best wishes Richard


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Yvonne :)
agree  philgoddard
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phil :)
agree  Michele Fauble
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Michele :)
agree  Alissa Chevallier: I also think "repellant" would be appropriate here, though I like "feeding deterrent" as it addresses the fact that this is preventing the insect from biting
8 days
  -> Thank you, Alissa. I think repelling and anti-feeding are slightly different, plus the context contains "répulsive" already, which could be translated as "repellent"
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
anti-feeding


Explanation:
See ...

https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11...

Bokani Hart
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:02
Native speaker of: English
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