agua Florida
English translation: Water of flowers...
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| na | scented water |
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| na | flower water (perfume barato) |
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| na | Water of flowers... |
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| na | Cologne/ Eau de Cologne/ Eau de Toilette/ Scent |
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| na | Why? |
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scented water Explanation: Es agua con esencias de flores, para oler. Esencias aromáticas (base de la aromaterapia), que se utilizan según qué esencia con fines calmates o energizantes, etc. etc. Espero haber sido útil! :-) |
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flower water (perfume barato) Explanation: Hola. Es el perfume de los pobres (sobre todo si bailan el tango pues las distancias son cortas...) Enlace 1: "Agua de Florida El agua de Florida era el lujo de los pobres. No había familia de barrio que no tuviera en el tocador una botellita de agua de Florida. Con esta agua se rociaba el pañuelo y era señal de elegancia sacarlo a relucir para que su aroma se esparciera por ahí y la gente pensara: —¡Qué bien huele este señor!" Enlace 2; "COLONIAS: Agua florida, Agua kananga, Agua Divina..." Ya ves, haberlas haylas...y muchas más. En el siguiente enlace encontrarás muchos (pero que muchos) ejemplos de "flower water":http://www.google.com/search?as_qt=p&as_q=flower water&as_eq... Suerte :-) Reference: http://www.uady.mx/sitios/editoria/biblioteca-virtual/cosas/... Reference: http://members.es.tripod.de/soluciones/santeria.htm |
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Water of flowers... Explanation: In the spanish culture there is a name brand call"agua florida". You can still find it and grand mothers still use it. It is made of mineral water and plants aromatic oils. In the old times it was believed to have curative powers. It was consider better than alchohol, it was used to lower fevers and to revive women after fainting. Of course it those have a very unussual smell to it. En la cultura de habla hispana, se consigue aun, es un agua de colonia hecha de aceites naturales y agua mineral. En la epoca de nuestros abuelos, se le atribuian propiedades curativas. Si lo enfriaban lo usaban para bajar las fiebres, y su olor podia levantar a las mujeres q se desmayaban, claro por el olor tan distintivo. La oracion debe venir de un libro escrito al principio del siglo pasado. En la actualidad es solo un agua de olor, sin ningun poder curativo. L. B. Guidicelli |
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Cologne/ Eau de Cologne/ Eau de Toilette/ Scent Explanation: "Agua Florida" is a very old term. It means cologne, eau de cologne, eau de toilette. Florida comes from the word "flor". Flor= Flower. Thus, the scent is usually that of flowers, flowers of any kind. In the past, it was believed that smelling a flower scent would make you feel better. I remember my grandmother using the term "agua florida" and also smelling and using some cologne when she felt tired or slightly dizzy. I have not heard anyone say "agua florida" for the last twenty years or so but ,undoubtedly, that is exactly what "agua florida" means.=Cologne. Regards, Bertha Deffenbaugh |
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Why? Explanation: It is surprising how the askers frequently ignore the best answers. I think that non native spanish speakers should abstain from translating into spanish unless they are convinced that their knowledge is good enough. |
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