Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
suerte de pasta
English translation:
a sort of paste
Added to glossary by
Simon Bruni
Sep 26, 2007 10:10
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
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suerte de pasta
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Hello. From a magazine article on the history of wine:
"Los brebajes griegos eran una suerte de pasta, de melaza que envejecía en ánforas de barro y que necesitaban de diluirlos con agua para bebérselos sin morir en el intento."
Thanks for your help :)
"Los brebajes griegos eran una suerte de pasta, de melaza que envejecía en ánforas de barro y que necesitaban de diluirlos con agua para bebérselos sin morir en el intento."
Thanks for your help :)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | a sort of paste |
Andy Watkinson
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| 5 +3 | kind of molasses paste/concentrate |
dcaralo
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| 4 | a pasty substance/sort of pasty |
Lydia De Jorge
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| 4 | kind / type of mush |
Cinnamon Nolan
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Proposed translations
+4
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a sort of paste
"Suerte" here is not luck. It comes from the same root as the English word "sort" - i.e. a type of...
Andy
Andy
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks everyone"
37 mins
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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94
a pasty substance/sort of pasty
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46 mins
Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Quality- Professionalism - Experience
Native in: English (Variants: US, US South, UK, British)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
kind / type of mush
"Goo" or "gunk" (etc.) are good for this, but perhaps too informal in register.
Peer comment(s):
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moken
: Hi Cinnamon. Sorry, I don't find goo or gunk too informal in the context of "necesitaban de diluirlos con agua para bebérselos sin morir en el intento", which is pretty informal itself... :O) :O)
2 mins
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+3
48 mins
kind of molasses paste/concentrate
I believe the comma between "pasta" and "melaza" is not in the right place, and the sentence should be "suerte de pasta de melaza,".
melaza
f. Residuo líquido espeso,dulce y oscuro,que resulta de la cristalización del azúcar.
melaza
f. Residuo líquido espeso,dulce y oscuro,que resulta de la cristalización del azúcar.
Peer comment(s):
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Cinnamon Nolan
: Brilliante, Dolores. ;->
59 mins
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Gracias
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| agree |
Marcela Dutra
: Yes!
3 hrs
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Thanks!
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LiaBarros
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Thanks!
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