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animales muy conformados

English translation: animals with good conformation

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Spanish term or phrase:animales muy conformados
English translation:animals with good conformation
Entered by: TopBearLondon

09:39 Jul 11, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / pigs
Spanish term or phrase: animales muy conformados
very shapely animals? ;)
Am I missing something here?
TB
Dorso:
Ancho, bien musculado, convexo, pudiendo ser recto en animales muy conformados, sobre todo si son jóvenes.
Back:
Wide, very muscular, convex, may be straight in very shapely animals, in particular if they are young
Thanks in advance!
TopBearLondon
animals with good conformation
Explanation:
conformation is "the shape or proportionate dimensions especially of an animal" (see link). Animals with good conformation fetch a higher price at market than those with poor conformation, as they are more in demand.
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Thank you! :)
TBx
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5 +4animals with good conformation
Bubo Coroman (X)


  

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animals with good conformation


Explanation:
conformation is "the shape or proportionate dimensions especially of an animal" (see link). Animals with good conformation fetch a higher price at market than those with poor conformation, as they are more in demand.


    Reference: http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/conformation
Bubo Coroman (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thank you! :)
TBx

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: In the sense of "as close as possible to what are optimum expectations for race/breed/type"
31 mins
agree  John Cutler: That´s a good definition
32 mins
agree  cristina estanislau
3 hrs
agree  Alvaro Aliaga
2 days 7 hrs
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