Jun 6, 2022 05:23
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Spanish term
Costa Rica
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dejar un lastre
Spanish to English
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Ustedes me podrían ayudar a traducir esta frase "deja como un lastre la comida"?
Oración: Comer en una misma mesa puede originar amistades para toda la vida, sobre todo después de conversaciones de sobremesa, reladas y llenas de sopor que deja como un lastre la comida.
Contexto: esta oración pertene a un cuento de un libro costarricense. No se si la frase se podría traducir como "that make you put food aside".
Ustedes me podrían ayudar a traducir esta frase "deja como un lastre la comida"?
Oración: Comer en una misma mesa puede originar amistades para toda la vida, sobre todo después de conversaciones de sobremesa, reladas y llenas de sopor que deja como un lastre la comida.
Contexto: esta oración pertene a un cuento de un libro costarricense. No se si la frase se podría traducir como "that make you put food aside".
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | leave you feeling sated |
philgoddard
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| 4 | which leaves one with a pleasant feeling of fullness |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 4 -1 | leave a ballast |
Damian Ramirez
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Proposed translations
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philgoddard
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leave you feeling sated
I agree with Barbara's explanation, but "with a pleasant feeling of fullness" can expressed in a single word. I would ignore the mention of food, and translate "que deja como un lastre la comida" as "leaves you feeling sated".
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Comment: "Great answer!"
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Damian Ramirez
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leave a ballast
Esta es la traducción correcta del término de su pregunta. Pienso que debería haber preguntado directamente por la expresión "que deja como un lastre la comida", ya que era lo que realmente buscaba.
En el contexto que planteó, dicha expresión podría traducirse como "that makes the food feels like a ballast".
En el contexto que planteó, dicha expresión podría traducirse como "that makes the food feels like a ballast".
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Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: Sorry, but this is not good English. It sounds unpleasant, which is not the idea at all.
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I know it sounds weird, but I still believe it is a better representation of what the author tried to say.
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
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103
which leaves one with a pleasant feeling of fullness
One's appetite has been satisfied completely, not only by the food that has been consumed, but also because of the congenial company that share in the meal.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2022-06-06 14:24:41 GMT)
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The appetite is completely satiated, so that one feels a sense of comfort, like in the case when one eats what is called "comfort food".
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Note added at 9 hrs (2022-06-06 14:28:17 GMT)
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"leaves one feeling pleasantly full"
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Note added at 9 hrs (2022-06-06 14:24:41 GMT)
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The appetite is completely satiated, so that one feels a sense of comfort, like in the case when one eats what is called "comfort food".
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Note added at 9 hrs (2022-06-06 14:28:17 GMT)
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"leaves one feeling pleasantly full"
Discussion
Eating at the same table can lead to lifelong friendships, especially after long, drawn-out after-dinner conversations (exchanges) filled with the lethargy (drowsiness) that makes the food feel like a heavy weight. (in the stomach)