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helado de nata

English translation: plain ice cream

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Spanish term or phrase:helado de nata
English translation:plain ice cream
Entered by: Sherry Godfrey

13:12 Dec 6, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary
Spanish term or phrase: helado de nata
This is from a list of ice cream flavours...

Not sure what would be best here- cream ice cream sounds odd to me.

Thanks in advance!
Sherry Godfrey
Local time: 21:16
plain ice cream
Explanation:
"helado de nata" is basically ice cream with no added flavouring.
Selected response from:

Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:16
Grading comment
Thanks Simon and everyone for your input! Although I would love it if a snazzier name existed, I think this is the most accurate option out there! :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +13plain ice cream
Simon Bruni
4 +1vanilla icecream
Rosina Peixoto
4whipped cream ice-cream
María T. Vargas
4extra creamy ice-cream
Noni Gilbert Riley
3 +1cream-flavoured ice cream
PB Trans
3white ice cream (without vanilla flavouring)
Cinnamon Nolan


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
plain ice cream


Explanation:
"helado de nata" is basically ice cream with no added flavouring.

Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Thanks Simon and everyone for your input! Although I would love it if a snazzier name existed, I think this is the most accurate option out there! :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elvira Alves Barry
4 mins
  -> thanks Elvira :)
agree  Victoria Porter-Burns:
7 mins
  -> thanks Victoria :)
agree  Serena Hiller
9 mins
  -> thanks Serena :)
neutral  jules_sieg: It contains vanilla flavoring. See http://www.nutricionyrecetas.com/recetas/helados/6987.htm
13 mins
agree  Horticulturist: Vanilla ice cream (helado de vainilla) and "helado de nata" are for sure different things. "Helado de nata" isn't very common at all in the USA (not sure about UK), that's why there is really no name for it. But "plain ice cream" sounds good.
36 mins
  -> thanks Hort. Yes, it doesn't really exist in the UK either.
agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
52 mins
  -> thanks Patricia
agree  franglish: Iced cream might be an option, too
2 hrs
agree  Janine Libbey
3 hrs
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Yes, always a challenge when visitors arrive!
3 hrs
agree  Consult Couture
5 hrs
agree  JPW (X)
7 hrs
agree  PB Trans: http://www.gomadrid.com/dict/h.shtml
9 hrs
agree  LiaBarros
11 hrs
agree  Words and Sense
15 hrs
neutral  Cinnamon Nolan: I agree with Jules, in that this would be interpreted as vanilla ice cream without anything on top.
19 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
whipped cream ice-cream


Explanation:
In Spain "nata" means whipped cream and this is my favourite flavour and I find it more delicious than just "plain" ice-cream. But, of course, I never consider myself as more knowleagable than my colleagues. Good luck, Sherry.

María T. Vargas
Spain
Local time: 21:16
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
vanilla icecream


Explanation:
;)

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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-12-06 16:56:28 GMT)
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En mi país al helado de crema le ponen vainilla. Ver libro de recetas Crandon. Decir "cream ice cream" es redundante, por lo tanto opté por " vanilla ice cream".

Rosina Peixoto
Uruguay
Local time: 16:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elin Davies: I would go for this one rather than plain (but ice cream not icecream).
27 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Elin.
neutral  Horticulturist: Vanilla ice cream (helado de vainilla) and "helado de nata" are for sure different things. "Helado de nata" isn't very common at all in the USA (not sure about UK), that's why there is really no name for it. But "plain ice cream" sounds good.
36 mins
  -> Te agradezco tu comentario.
neutral  franglish: definitely no vanilla
2 hrs
  -> Gracias por el comentario
neutral  JPW (X): vanilla ice cream would be 'helado de vainilla' surely?
7 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
extra creamy ice-cream


Explanation:
Another possibility that occured to me... Thank goodness it's freezing cold here, or I'd have to dash out to my favourite heladería and muse on the subject over a cone....

Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 21:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 233
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cream-flavoured ice cream


Explanation:
Another option, given the fact that you are translating a list of flavours.

http://www.fantasyicecream.co.uk/products-fantasy.aspx

http://www.menorquina.co.uk/display-product.aspx?ProductId=1

http://www.newinn-ilminster.co.uk/index.cfm?pageID=4&menuID=...

http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,472860,00.html




    Reference: http://en.fotolia.com/id/603300
PB Trans
Local time: 20:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 51

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Graham
10 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
white ice cream (without vanilla flavouring)


Explanation:
Just a possibility.

Or "white ice cream (without vanilla)"

I had never seen/heard of/tasted this kind of ice cream until I came to Spain (isn't it yummy!!) ... and I suppose anyone in a similar situation would have a hard time understanding the difference between it and vanilla ice cream.

In my opinion, "Plain ice cream", to someone who's unaware of the existance of "helado de nata", sounds like vanilla ice cream without any topping, sauce, fruit, etc.

There are some links for "white ice cream", but when you check them out, they refer to VANILLA ice cream. That's why it seems important to me to add the info that it doesn't contain any vanilla flavouring.

Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 21:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 59
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