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bebida pegadora

English translation: (not too) intoxicating

18:25 Oct 30, 2009

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Spanish term or phrase: bebida pegadora

It is a report about beer and one of the attributes say "no sea excesivamente pegadora".

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Local time: 22:00

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."

Selected response from:

ormiston
France
Local time: 05:00

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Summary of answers provided

4 +1

high alcohol content (beer)

Erik Bry

a drink with a punch

Victor Wouters

strong drink

Enrique Garcia

(not too) intoxicating

ormiston

it doesn't give you too strong of a buzz

Robert Forstag

Answers

5 mins confidence:

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: 23:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

6 mins confidence:

a drink with a punch

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

Victor Wouters
United States
Local time: 20:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

high alcohol content (beer)

Explanation:
high alcohol drink/beer

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Note added at 15 mins (2009-10-30 18:41:18 GMT)
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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
United States
Local time: 21:00
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

39 mins confidence:

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: 23:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 124

17 hrs confidence:

(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
France
Local time: 05:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 26

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