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picante característico

English translation: characteristically pungent smell

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Spanish term or phrase:olor picante característico
English translation:characteristically pungent smell
Entered by: Cecilia Della Croce

13:53 Feb 7, 2006
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Spanish term or phrase: picante característico
En la misma hoja de seguridad de un producto, esta es la descripción del olor: picante característico.
¿Se suele utilizar picante en este contexto para describir el olor?
¿Alguna idea?
Muchas gracias otra vez.
Gabriela Rodriguez
Argentina
Local time: 16:03
characteristically pungent
Explanation:
este adj se usa para olores
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Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 16:03
Grading comment
muchas gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3characteristically pungent
Cecilia Della Croce
4 +1characteristic spicy
Mónica Algazi
3 +2characteristically spicy
Robert Forstag


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
picante característico
characteristic spicy


Explanation:
una opción

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-02-07 13:59:57 GMT)
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porque "hot" con aroma/smell no suena bien, ¿no?

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 16:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roberto Rey: cally spicy...fuiste la primera..
26 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
picante característico
characteristically pungent


Explanation:
este adj se usa para olores

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 16:03
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
muchas gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Heidi C: me gusta pungent porque expresa el "ardor" del picante, mientras que "spicy" también podría ser "condimentado" Saludos :)
5 mins
  -> gracias, Heidi
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Estoy de acuerdo con Heidi :)
22 mins
  -> gracias, Teresa
agree  Marina Soldati
22 mins
  -> gracias, Marina
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
picante característico
characteristically spicy


Explanation:
This is how it would be put, in English. "Spicy" can indeed be used to characterize an odor, as well as a taste. "Strong" would be an alternative.

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Suerte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 15:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 126

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jacqueline van der Spek
6 mins
  -> Gracias, Jacqueline.
agree  Jaime Russell
8 mins
  -> Gracias, Jaime.
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