Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

La química sucede

English translation:

It's a magical/winning formula

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Nov 19, 2013 14:54
11 yrs ago
Spanish term

La química sucede

Non-PRO Spanish to English Marketing Food & Drink Alcoholic Drink description
This sentence is used to describe an alcoholic drink. Many thanks in advance for your help.

Discussion

Billh Nov 21, 2013:
The chemistry works..... may cover it.
Lisa McCarthy Nov 19, 2013:
The client needs to be warned that it is not going to make much sense in English if sufficient information is not provided.

The problem here is that even if the translator is an advertising specialist and native (I myself work a lot in this area) the problem is that we don't have a clue what the Spanish is supposed to mean, and as you said, what the text is for - an advert, among a list of other products in a catalogue/on a website? - or who the target audience is - young, sophisticated.... (do we need something snappy, witty...?)
philgoddard Nov 19, 2013:
Sorry, I can see that you do list marketing as one of your specialist subjects. But it still needs a native English speaker.
philgoddard Nov 19, 2013:
This needs to be done by a specialist advertising translator and, most importantly, by a native English speaker. It also requires a proper brief by the client, saying what the target market is and what message they're trying to convey. I don't think KudoZ is the right place for a question like this.
Lisa McCarthy Nov 19, 2013:
@ Patricia Doesn't make any sense to me. If the client can't explain it, I'd just put 'Chemistry occurs' :-))

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Posts about Food and Drink written by Mark Foreman. ... 2000, 48, 5343 explains how Maillard **chemistry occurs** during the sun drying of grapes into raisins. ... pyrazoles; I used to add with care hydrazine to solutions of 1,3-diketones in alcohol.
Patricia Mendez (X) (asker) Nov 19, 2013:
this is all I got from client: "La química sucede" no se refiere a nadie o nada en especial. Es algo muy general. " :(
Patricia Mendez (X) (asker) Nov 19, 2013:
I've just asked the client. I'll let you know. Thanks a lot!
Lisa McCarthy Nov 19, 2013:
@ Patricia Is this for an advert? Among a list of other drinks?
Patricia Mendez (X) (asker) Nov 19, 2013:
It's a new Gin. I have a visual of the bottle and these 2 sentences.
-La química sucede -
-Floral, carnoso, recuerdos de uva y fruta. Suave y complejo, blanco y luminoso
philgoddard Nov 19, 2013:
If it really is just three words and nothing else, does it have visuals to go with it? Without context, your question is impossible to answer.
Lisa McCarthy Nov 19, 2013:
Magic happens.../ It's magical... That's all I can think of if there's nothing else besides those words.
Lisa McCarthy Nov 19, 2013:
@ Patricia You have no more text apart from that to describe the drink? Is this the entire sentence? What is the alcoholic drink?
Patricia Mendez (X) (asker) Nov 19, 2013:
Sorry but I don't have more context. All I can think of is "La química sucede (entre la bebida y el que la bebe???)
Helena Chavarria Nov 19, 2013:
Could you provide further context, please? 'La química' sucede between two people, inside the drink?

Proposed translations

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It's a magical/winning formula

It's always important to provide as much information as possible.

Here I presume they are referring to the combination of all these ingredients. I'm not sure what audience this text is aimed at. What I have suggested is more suitable for an ad.

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Or a 'winning combination'
Peer comment(s):

agree Trudy Peters : or maybe: the formula is working
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks a lot, Lisa"
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There is a chemical reaction

chemical reaction - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/chemical reaction
Definition of chemical reaction : A chemical reaction is when a substance (or a few substances) change into another substance. Chemical reactions are chemical...
Peer comment(s):

neutral philgoddard : Gosh, that's really making my mouth water.
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