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English to Spanish translations [PRO] Marketing - Food & Dairy / nutrition shakes
English term or phrase:batido or malteada
I have a client that manufactures nutrition shakes as a health supplement. They are called shakes, but they come in a can. This is being translated for a United States audience which covers all dialects of Spanish. We use formal Spanish in our translations. We have been translating "shake" as "batido". They are asking why we don't use "malteada". We have been told "malteada" is not widely used. Also, some of these "shakes" are for people with diabetes if that makes a difference. This is a stand alone word and not used in a sentence and is being used on the packaging. Is there a good explanation for which is the best word to use for a universal audience?
Explanation: El término no es único para todas las regiones hispanohablantes. En Cuba, por ejemplo, es batido sin dudas, dejando "malteada" para los batidos que contienen malta. La expresión sería en ese caso "leche malteada". En Venezuela el equivalente es "merengada" y representa la misma mezcla que contiene leche.
I don´t know which term is more widely used, but I THINK most spanish speakers in the US are from Mexico and Central America, and we use "malteada". Every Spanish-speaking country has their own way of speaking and it is very hard to find words that will be universal. Whichever term you use, even if not all Spanish speakers use it themselves, they will probably know what you´re talking about.
I didn't fully understand your question before: I would say that both "malteda" and "batido" are synonymous and correspond to a (milk) shake in different localities. Cubans, for instance, would more likely call a shake a "batido" in Spanish, whereas a Mexican might call it a "malteada".
I need an English description of the difference between use of "batido" and "malteada" in the different dialects and which is the most common/understood across all dialects.
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(milk) shake or malted
Explanation: (milk) shake or malted
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Saludos
eski :))
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Note to justasheila: I took some of these personally (to gain weight) and they were SHAKES that came in cans: in vanilla, strawberry and chocolate flavoring.
eski :))
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eski Mexico Local time: 10:23 Works in field Native speaker of: English, Spanish PRO pts in category: 12
Explanation: El término no es único para todas las regiones hispanohablantes. En Cuba, por ejemplo, es batido sin dudas, dejando "malteada" para los batidos que contienen malta. La expresión sería en ese caso "leche malteada". En Venezuela el equivalente es "merengada" y representa la misma mezcla que contiene leche.
Teresa Alvarez Local time: 10:53 Native speaker of: Spanish
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