lousy sentence with 'casta'

English translation: breed

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Spanish term or phrase:casta
English translation:breed
Entered by: David Meléndez Tormen

13:55 Jun 21, 2001
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: lousy sentence with 'casta'
Por tan leales y correctos procedimientos ha conseguido el "Alella Vinícola" triunfar, y sin copiar ni imitar en ningún concepto, antes al contrario, DANDO A SUS PRODUCTOS EL MAYOR VIGOR Y RELIEVE A LA PROPIA CASTA Y PERSONALIDAD (muy españolas !)l os ha visto substituir muy gallardamente en los menús m·s aristocr·ticos...

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Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 11:51
breed
Explanation:
I'd use this word in that context.
See the following example:

"Dennis views the craft of winemaking as a collaborative team project of which he is the director. The winemaking philosophy is simple: seek out grapes with personality and breed, handle them minimally, then focus on blending to bring out nuance and character in the wine"
(http://www.winebow.com/us/california/fife.html)

For the whole sentence, I'd try something like this:

"...bringing their products to the highest level of strenght and character in its own breed and personality..."

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David Meléndez Tormen
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Summary of answers provided
naSEE EXPLANATION
Terry Burgess
naclass, category,
Maria
nabreed
David Meléndez Tormen
nabreeding/class
jgross
na... the greatest vigour to its products and the highest prestige
Parrot
nacasta: plant variety
jsavage


  

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9 mins
SEE EXPLANATION


Explanation:
The Oxfor Superlex dic. gives:-

casta: ="caste; eso le viene de casta it’s in his blood; de casta ‹ toro › thoroughbred; ‹ torero ›
top-class, top-ranking.

Hope this helps:-)

Slán
tb


    Above
Terry Burgess
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16 mins
class, category,


Explanation:
although you could also use "lineage"
By such faithful and accurate process has "Aella Vinicola" been able to triumph, without copying or imitating any concepts, much to the contrary, BY GIVING ITS PRODUCTS THE VITALITY AND PROMINENCE OF ITS OWN CLASS AND PERSONALITY....

you can play with the sentence but that is what it means: "a class by itself"

Saludos afectuosos. Maria ;o)


Maria
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16 mins
breed


Explanation:
I'd use this word in that context.
See the following example:

"Dennis views the craft of winemaking as a collaborative team project of which he is the director. The winemaking philosophy is simple: seek out grapes with personality and breed, handle them minimally, then focus on blending to bring out nuance and character in the wine"
(http://www.winebow.com/us/california/fife.html)

For the whole sentence, I'd try something like this:

"...bringing their products to the highest level of strenght and character in its own breed and personality..."

Suerte!

David Meléndez Tormen
Chile
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 475
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elisabet

Heathcliff
32 mins

mjnmc
34 mins

Mauricio López Langenbach: Se refiere claramente a la casta (variedad) de las uvas.
44 mins

Pilar T. Bayle (X)
49 mins

Elinor Thomas
2 hrs

Claudia Berison
5 hrs

Cecilia Castro de Anderson
7 hrs
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50 mins
breeding/class


Explanation:
'Casta' is given four meanings in the new Collins - caste, stock, class (working class, etc.) or class as in quality, which is evidently what they mean here. 'Breed' does not work in this way, but 'breeding' does. And I am not going to write the sentence for you.



    Collins Spanish-English dictionary, sixth edition, 2000
    Reference: http://gospain.about.com
jgross

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Mauricio López Langenbach: Breed DOES work.
11 mins
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51 mins
... the greatest vigour to its products and the highest prestige


Explanation:
to its tradition...
I don't envy you. I suspect "casta" here is a taurine interpolation of "solera", maybe to sound folksy (though what a belly-flop!).

Parrot
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1 hr
casta: plant variety


Explanation:
Could make sense here. Hope it works out!

jsavage
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