Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
productos tipo copetín
English translation:
snacks
Spanish term
Italy
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Puerto Rican) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, Italian to Spanish, and 1 more.
copetín
No idea here.
Thanks in advance!
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Adolfo Ossi
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| 4 +1 | cocktail |
David Hollywood
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| 3 | High Class Choice |
Jorge Ochoa
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| 3 | appetizers |
Javier Perez
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Sep 29, 2007 21:43: Adolfo Ossi Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Chemical engineer, MBA and translator
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
snacks
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
cocktail
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Note added at 2 mins (2007-09-01 22:41:35 GMT)
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"aperitif" as an alternative
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Note added at 4 mins (2007-09-01 22:43:33 GMT)
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it's more the idea of "aperitif"
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-09-01 22:44:15 GMT)
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a drink you have before the meal to whet the appetite ....
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-09-01 22:45:32 GMT)
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could be a "cocktail" but not necesarily ...
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Note added at 9 mins (2007-09-01 22:47:44 GMT)
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and maybe accompanied by "maní" (peanuts), crisps (chips), cheese, olives, etc. :)
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Note added at 11 mins (2007-09-01 22:49:41 GMT)
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and "necessarily" sorry about that :)
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Michael Powers (PhD)
: "aperitif" or "drinks", as explained in the Oxford Dictionary - not necessarily "cocktails", although it very well could be. Mike :)
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thanks Mike :)
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Adriana Penco
: This is OK for the drinks, but I'm not sure you can call the snacks the same. This is about chips, salted cookies, pretzels, an other stuff like that.
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ok arte but "the copetín" is all about the pre-dinner fun :) and here in Argentina that invariably involves a nice glass of something :)
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High Class Choice
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Life Sciences
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appetizers
appetizer is another choice, it means aperitivo
the cheese appetizers were delicious, los aperitivos de queso estaban riquísimos
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