Hay que tener agallas / It takes guts

in #cervantes3 years ago

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Desconozco si en inglés, la expresión "tener agallas" cobra el mismo significado. El origen de esta frase proviene de una especie de "bolitas" que podemos encontrar en ciertos árboles del género quercus (robles, quejigos o alcornoques) que aparecen en estas plantas como respuesta natural ante el ataque de ciertos insectos.

I do not know if in English, the expression "takes guts" has the same meaning. The origin of this phrase comes from a kind of "little balls" that we can find in certain trees of the quercus genus (oaks, gall oaks or cork oaks) that appear in these plants as a natural response to the attack of certain insects.

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Las agallas, en el reino vegetal son el resultado de generar algo parecido a un tumor para protegerse de estos bichos en respuesta a su picadura, la cual realizan para inocular sus huevos que se desarrollarán en su esponjoso interior.

The galls, in the plant kingdom, are the result of generating something similar to a tumor to protect themselves from these bugs in response to their sting, which they do to inoculate their eggs that will develop in their spongy interior.

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Su forma redondeada, recuerda a los testículos humanos, algo que en el acerbo colectivo simboliza la valentía o el coraje. Por lo tanto, la expresión "tener agallas" es algo parecido a "tener huevos" para hacer algo....y más aún cuando son el resultado de protegerse ante una invasión.

Its rounded shape, reminiscent of human testicles, something that in the collective acerbic symbolizes bravery or courage. Therefore, the expression "to have guts" is something similar to "to have eggs" to do something.... and even more so when they are the result of protecting oneself against an invasion.

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Las agallas no son frutos, ni semillas. Podemos ver en estos ejemplares, que dichas "malformaciones" conviven con las bellotas.

The gills are not fruits, nor seeds. We can see in these specimens that these "malformations" coexist with the acorns.

En aquellas en las que el insecto ya se ha desarrollado y liberado al exterior es visible el agujero de salida, garantía de que el ciclo se cumplió correctamente.

In those in which the insect has already developed and released to the outside, the exit hole is visible, a guarantee that the cycle was completed correctly.

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Así mismo, numerosas especies de insectos utilizan el material poroso del que están compuestas para cobijarse, por lo que terminan siendo lo más parecido a un "albergue" para bichos de distintas especies (nemátodos, artrópodos, hongos, etc.).

Likewise, numerous species of insects use the porous material of which they are composed to shelter themselves, so that they end up being the closest thing to a "shelter" for bugs of different species (nematodes, arthropods, fungi, etc.).

Las agallas de ciertas especies poseen propiedades medicinales y aplicaciones útiles como son la elaboración de tintes naturales.

Curiosidades del mundo vegetal...¡Espero que os haya gustado!
¡Gracias por leerme!

The gills of certain species have medicinal properties and useful applications such as the elaboration of natural dyes.

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Curiosities of the plant world...I hope you liked it!
Thanks for reading!

Fotos autoría propia realizadas con el móvil.

Photos taken with my own cell phone.

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

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