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watermelon rind

Spanish translation: corteza / cáscara de sandía


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English term or phrase:watermelon rind
Spanish translation:corteza / cáscara de sandía
Entered by: Xenia Wong
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15:18 Sep 25, 2004
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: watermelon rind
His mother gave him watermelon rinds and honesy to drink

¿corteza del melón?
Susana Vivas
Argentina
Local time: 09:02
corteza de sandía
Explanation:
Asi le decimos en mi país.
Selected response from:

Xenia Wong
Local time: 07:02
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4corteza de sandía
Xenia Wong
4 +1cáscara de sandíaaykon
4 -1corteza de melón
George Rabel
4 -1trozos de sandía (con cáscara)
Cecilia Della Croce


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
corteza de sandía


Explanation:
Asi le decimos en mi país.

Xenia Wong
Local time: 07:02
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 173

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  aykon: o cáscara de sandía
9 mins
  -> Gracias Sonja..........xen

agree  havett: Corteza, cáscara.
24 mins
  -> Si, ambas.....gracias Havett..............xen

agree  Ltemes
9 hrs
  -> Agradecida Ltemes...........xen

agree  blucero
2 days6 hrs
  -> Gracias Blucero.............xen
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
corteza de melón


Explanation:
eso mismo..muy generoso el fulano

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-09-25 15:21:21 GMT)
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o la fulana

George Rabel
Local time: 08:02
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  aykon: "watermelon" es sandía
13 mins
  -> thanks, but watermelon is also known simply as "melón" or "melón de agua" in some Spanish-speaking regions.
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
trozos de sandía (con cáscara)


Explanation:
o cuñas de sandía

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 09:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 170

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  aykon: here it s just the rind, not pieces with rind. poor guy...
7 mins
  -> maybe, but we don't know for sure... Thanks, Sonja
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cáscara de sandía


Explanation:
o corteza...

aykon
Local time: 13:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  analisa: definitely!
11 hrs
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