Jul 26, 2000 01:04
23 yrs ago
English term

alpha male

English to Catalan Science
the alpha male seems to be the ultimate leader who usually revels in a long period of dominance
(from a snow monkeys documentary)
Proposed translations (Catalan)
0 +2 el mascle alfa
4 mascle lider
0 el mascle dominant

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el mascle alfa

La traducció literal "alfa" també s'utilitza en català.

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agree Berni Armstrong : Pity this person did not return to give out kudoz points!
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agree payess : Estic completament d'acor, si és per un documental, el terme tècnic es manté.
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el mascle dominant

As an adjective, "alpha" means "socially dominant especially in a group of animals" (Webster dictionary). This meaning probably comes from the origin of the word "alpha": it is the first letter in the greek alphabet.

Tomeu Riera
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mascle lider

It does refer to the dominant master in an animal group
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