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bebida pegadora

English translation: (not too) intoxicating


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18:25 Oct 30, 2009
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Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
Spanish term or phrase: bebida pegadora
It is a report about beer and one of the attributes say "no sea excesivamente pegadora".
Mayra Reider
Local time: 19:32
English translation:(not too) intoxicating
Explanation:
maybe a bit tame - I agree with Robert that the register maybe requires something more along the lines of 'won't knock you out / make you legless, etc."
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ormiston
Local time: 02:32
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1high alcohol content (beer)
Erik Bry
4a drink with a punch
VicDenver
4strong drink
Enrique Garcia
3(not too) intoxicating
ormiston
3it doesn't give you too strong of a buzzRobert Forstag


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
strong drink


Explanation:
As I understand, "bebida pegadora" means that it has a high alcohol content.

A possible translation could be - "it's not excessively strong."

Saludos.

Enrique Garcia
United States
Local time: 20:32
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a drink with a punch


Explanation:
a drink that has a "punch" meaning "it's strong"

VicDenver
Local time: 17:32
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
high alcohol content (beer)


Explanation:
high alcohol drink/beer

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high alcohol by volume (ABV)

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Note added at 16 mins (2009-10-30 18:42:15 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=high alcohol beers&aq=0...

Erik Bry
Local time: 18:32
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Ruth Ramsey
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
no sea excesivamente pegadora
it doesn't give you too strong of a buzz


Explanation:
Seems to be the meaning, and seems to match register of the Spanish.

Suerte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 20:32
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(not too) intoxicating


Explanation:
maybe a bit tame - I agree with Robert that the register maybe requires something more along the lines of 'won't knock you out / make you legless, etc."

ormiston
Local time: 02:32
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Oct 30, 2009 - Changes made by Erik Bry:
Language pairEnglish to Spanish => Spanish to English


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