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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

menudo in the morning

English translation:

menudo (in italics, name of Mexican dish) see explanation:

Added to glossary by Margarita Gonzalez
Jan 20, 2007 12:56
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term

menudo in the morning

Spanish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
this is a continuation of the previous question...

the young man leaves the bar, murmurs "buenas noches," and his friend says, "menudo in the morning."

(the young is having troubles lately, and drank quite a lot at the bar, while his friend, who's a bit older than him, tries to console him. the scene is the end of their conversation, when the young man is leaving)
Proposed translations (English)
5 +6 menudo (in italics) see explanation
3 -1 Things don´t are not so bad when daylight comes.....

Discussion

vitaminBcomplex (asker) Jan 28, 2007:
i appreciate your explanation MargaEsther, it's been most helpful. i'm using footnotes to keep things as clear as possible, and i think i'll have to work things out with my editor as well...
Alan R King Jan 20, 2007:
I believe MargaEsther is right and obviously knows the background context much better than I do, so I have withdrawn my own comment, which was obviously wrong.
Margarita Gonzalez Jan 20, 2007:
of characters do not help). Wish you the very best, and I'm sure that those of us who know both the Mexican and the Chicano culture will gladly help.
Margarita Gonzalez Jan 20, 2007:
your editors and (if possible) with the author might not be a bad idea, since the task of translating Chicano literature to Turkish is no doubt a formidable -but nevertheless exciting- task. (Sorry for the too general explanation, but the limited number
Margarita Gonzalez Jan 20, 2007:
in Mexico -not unusual in the case of migrant cultures-, such as the 5 de Mayo being the most important civic festivity for Chicanos (as it was in the 19th century) and not the 15 & 16 of September as it is in Mexico. Perhaps keeping in close touch with
Margarita Gonzalez Jan 20, 2007:
confronted by a pretty new language. And then you are translating traditions that derive from the Mexican culture but are transplanted in the USA. Some of these traditions have been preserved even better by the Mexican community in the USA, than by people
Margarita Gonzalez Jan 20, 2007:
Although I try to avoid translator's footmarks in literature, I'd suggest the use of them for this novel. To begin with (in the introduction or such) somebody would have to explain that the original is in English AND Spanenglish, and what it means to be
momo savino Jan 20, 2007:
Could it be referred to "Menudo" the singers?

Proposed translations

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28 mins
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menudo (in italics) see explanation

Menudo is a Mexican dish that has broth and meat... and is very spicy. It is said to be ideal for hangovers. Thus the friend is just reminding to have a bowl in the morning, to get over the hangover and things will look better. Menudo is similar to pozole (or potzole/potzoli), a pre-Hispanic dish. Although menudo in other countries would only refer to "small" (that is why the Menudo band chose that name, the kids were very young when they started), in this context there is no doubt it refers to the dish. It used to be a frequent advise, now there are smart drinks.

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Note added at 29 mins (2007-01-20 13:25:36 GMT)
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See: http://www.vivacincodemayo.org/recipe.htm
Peer comment(s):
agree Eva Villarreal Gutiérrez : No doubt about it!
1 hr
Thanks a million, Eva
agree Juan Jacob : Pero por supuesto, en este contexto. Comerá menudo para bajarse la cruda. También son buenos para eso los chilaquiles, también muy picantes.
1 hr
Creo que muchas culturas sugieren ese remedio: platicos muy condimientados; una pensaría que destruyen las tripas.
agree Lydia De Jorge
3 hrs
Gracias mil, Lydia.
agree Vocabulum (X) : Más de acuerdo no podría estar. Excelente explicación y comentarios. Saludos :)
3 hrs
Uy, gracias, me haces sonrojar: carita sonriente muy roja.
agree Maria Elena Martinez
4 hrs
Muchas gracias, María.
agree Ana Brause
7 hrs
Muchas gracias, Ana.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanx, that is very helpful indeed"
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3 mins

Things don´t are not so bad when daylight comes.....

Menudo means small so I assume that this is the sense of the comment considering he is consoling the other guy.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Vocabulum (X) : Siento discrepar, pero en este caso, "menudo" tiene únicamente el sentido que explica MargaEsther. Saludos. :)
4 hrs
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