Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

comiendo excelentes viandas

English translation:

enjoying excelent food

Added to glossary by Marouchka Heijnen
Sep 8, 2021 07:59
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Spanish term

comiendo excelentes viandas

Non-PRO Spanish to English Other Poetry & Literature Fable.(Fiction)
I would like to know the best translation of this phrase from Spanish into American English. Translator colleagues from Spain, feel free to send me your suggestions in European Spanish. Is okay to translate it as eating excellent food?

This is from the story about The flautist of Hamelin.

Here is the full paragraph:

Ya tranquilos y satisfechos, volvieron a sus prósperos negocios, y tan contentos estaban que organizaron una gran fiesta para celebrar el feliz desenlace, comiendo excelentes viandas y bailando hasta muy entrada la noche.
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Sep 8, 2021 07:59: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Sep 8, 2021 08:22: Toni Castano changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Sep 13, 2021 12:51: Marouchka Heijnen Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (1): patinba

Non-PRO (3): Adoración Bodoque Martínez, philgoddard, Toni Castano

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Proposed translations

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22 mins
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enjoying excelent food

I think that 'enjoying' indicates that they are not simply eating but that they are also having a great time. The emphasis also seems to be on the fact that they are consuming the food as part of their celebration and not on the dishes themselves, which is why I would translate it as food.
Note from asker:
Thanks Miss Heijnen.
Peer comment(s):

agree Yvonne Gallagher : sp: "excellent" though prefer "delicious"
1 hr
Thank you, Yvonne
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Miss Heijnen."
+2
6 mins

eating delicious dishes

One option
Note from asker:
Gracias Cecilia.
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard
12 mins
agree Orkoyen (X) : as in consuming tasty dishes
1 hr
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+2
28 mins

enjoying delicious food

This is what I would say, I prefer food to dishes.
Note from asker:
Thanks Eileen.
Peer comment(s):

agree ormiston
9 mins
Thank you very much Ormiston
agree Yvonne Gallagher
41 mins
Thank you very much Yvonne
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7 hrs

Dining on sumptuous dishes

Now calm and satisfied, they returned to their prosperous business, and so happy were they that they organized a great feast to celebrate the happy outcome, dining on sumptuous dishes and dancing until late at night.

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Note added at 1 day 12 hrs (2021-09-09 20:35:21 GMT)
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" eating/enjoying delicious food" is correct but a bit banal, and not particularly " literary";
Note from asker:
Thanks Oliver. I appreciate it.
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