Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
coffee grounds
Spanish translation:
gránulos/partículas de café
Added to glossary by
Maria Celia Costanzo
Nov 27, 2002 20:14
22 yrs ago
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English term
aralg
coffee grounds
Non-PRO
English to Spanish
Other
Cooking / Culinary
cooking
found in instructions for a coffee maker: "keep small coffee grounds from sifting through basket"
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +1 | borra de café |
Maria Celia Costanzo
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| 5 +3 | café (finamente) molido |
Margaret Schroeder
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| 4 | posos |
EDLING (X)
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Proposed translations
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6 mins
Maria Celia Costanzo
Native in Spanish
Free (not sworn) translator
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Selected
borra de café
Small grains of the coffe that remain at the bottom of the cup once you have already drunk the infusion.
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Note added at 2002-11-27 20:24:19 (GMT)
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if they are dry, I mean, unused, you could also name \"gránulos\" o \"partículas\"
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Note added at 2002-11-27 20:24:19 (GMT)
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if they are dry, I mean, unused, you could also name \"gránulos\" o \"partículas\"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "gracias!!!
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9 mins
posos
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+3
13 mins
Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
The right words in the right place.
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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22
café (finamente) molido
While the above answers (borra, poso) are correct translations of "coffee grounds", in this case they are talking about the finely ground particles in the ground coffee.
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Note added at 2002-11-27 20:28:52 (GMT)
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Like María Celia says in her added note; \"gránulos\" o \"partículas\"
is good.
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Note added at 2002-11-27 20:28:52 (GMT)
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Like María Celia says in her added note; \"gránulos\" o \"partículas\"
is good.
Peer comment(s):
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Oso (X)
: ¿podrían ser asientos del café?
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En la taza sí, aquí en el filtro, yo diría que no. Ma. Celia tiene razón con lo de "partículos (finos)".
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Maria Celia Costanzo
: Gracias GoodWords!
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| agree |
Dr. Magdalena Serpa
: En la zona cafetera (campo Colombiano) decimos "cuncho" pero habría que preguntarle a Juan...http://www.juanvaldez.com/
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