Dec 22, 2023 20:19
5 mos ago
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Portuguese term

sopas

FVA Portuguese to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Used in the context of hard food soaked for the benefit of someone with restrictions (usually due to old age) on what they can eat or digest.

P.ex.:

“Hoje em dia (o velho homem) só quer as sopas e o descanso, nada mais.”
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 soup
3 broth
5 -3 soup

Discussion

philgoddard Dec 22, 2023:
A bit like Netflix and chill :-)
Ana Vozone Dec 22, 2023:
"Sopas e descanso" como frase idiomática. Significa que a pessoa não quer chatear-se com nada, quer viver a vida na calma, sem problemas nem complicações. Só quero sopas e descanso.

https://www.google.com/search?q="só quer sopas e descanso"&s...

Proposed translations

+3
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soup

In case you'd rather vote for a flesh-and-blood human being.

CheatGPT doesn't care whether it gets points or not, whereas you could totally make my day!

http://www.wordreference.com/pten/sopa
Peer comment(s):

agree Matheus Chaud
4 mins
agree Arthur Vasconcelos
19 mins
agree AllegroTrans
6 days
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-3
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soup

The word "sopas" translates as "soup" in English because it refers to a soft food that is soaked for the benefit of someone with dietary restrictions.

Example sentences in English:
1. Nowadays, the old man only wants soups and rest, nothing more.
2. She prepared a nutritious soup for her elderly grandmother.
3. The doctor recommended a diet of soups and liquids for the patient's recovery.
4. The nursing home serves delicious soups to cater to the residents' dietary needs.
This is an AI-generated answer.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Matheus Chaud : Without human supervision, ChatGPT suggestions are useless.
10 mins
neutral philgoddard : But it's right, Matheus :-)
12 mins
disagree Ana Vozone : It's all artificial...
12 mins
neutral Oliver Simões : Pecou na concordância nomial ("soup" em vez de "soups"). Os exemplos estão bons.
26 mins
disagree AllegroTrans : zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
6 days
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2 hrs

broth

broth

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Note added at 2 hrs (2023-12-22 22:59:52 GMT) Post-grading
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It is much more likely to use broth to soften food rather than "soup" (ribollita) for example or
sopa alentejana.
Peer comment(s):

neutral AllegroTrans : How is broth fundamentally different to soup?
6 days
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