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rico pollito

English translation: yummy food/yummy chicken

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Spanish term or phrase: rico pollito
English translation:yummy food/yummy chicken
Entered by: Silvia Hanine-Studnicki

18:11 Mar 25, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / short stories
Spanish term or phrase: rico pollito
The short story takes place these days, in BA. The narrator is a woman whose father is at a health center under post-operative stress. She goes everyday to feed him and does her best to make him eat the "rico pollito" served there. She sees him as a little child that depends on her, which exhausts her and makes her feel rather frustrated, too.I need a natural,up-to-date, mother-like word to translate "rico pollito" into English. Answers from English native speakers are welcome!
Maru Araujo
Local time: 05:53
yummy food/yummy chicken
Explanation:
an option
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Silvia Hanine-Studnicki
United States
Local time: 01:53
Grading comment
Well, this was my own version , too. As there are so many coincidences, I'll keep "yummy chicken" in my translation, "yummy" is udsed to talk to children, isn't it? Thanks a lot!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +13yummy food/yummy chicken
Silvia Hanine-Studnicki
4 +1nice/tasty chicky-wicky
Edward Tully
4nice/good chicken
MariCarmen Pizarro
3 +1tasty chicken
bcsantos
4finger-lickin' chicken-licken
Carol Gullidge


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
nice/good chicken


Explanation:
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MariCarmen Pizarro
Local time: 03:53
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tasty chicken


Explanation:
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bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 10:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mirtha Grotewold
7 mins
  -> thank you Mirtha
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +13
yummy food/yummy chicken


Explanation:
an option

Silvia Hanine-Studnicki
United States
Local time: 01:53
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Well, this was my own version , too. As there are so many coincidences, I'll keep "yummy chicken" in my translation, "yummy" is udsed to talk to children, isn't it? Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kathryn Litherland: "yummy chicken" definitely puts a parent-child-like spin on it.
15 mins
  -> Thank you Kathryn
agree  Alfredo Gonzalez
51 mins
  -> Thank you Alfredo
agree  Juan Carlos García
53 mins
  -> Thank you Juan Carlos
agree  Silvia Brandon-Pérez: ¿Te has fijado cuantas de nosotras hay por estos lares? Y no aparecen mucho en general. Todas somos bellas y brillantes :)
55 mins
  -> Thank you tocaya
agree  JenHel
1 hr
  -> Thank you Jen
agree  Juan Jacob: I'll go for yummy.
1 hr
  -> Thank you Juan
agree  trans4u
1 hr
  -> Thank you
agree  patricia scott
1 hr
  -> Thank you Patricia
agree  Alex Lago
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Alex
agree  kironne
10 hrs
  -> Thank you Kironne
agree  David Ronder: Yummy chick-chick, if you feel inclined to infantilise it further
15 hrs
  -> Thank you David
agree  Bubo Coroman (X)
16 hrs
  -> Thank you Deborah
agree  Alice Bootman: Yes, yummy is the way to go!
19 hrs
  -> Thank you Alice
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
nice/tasty chicky-wicky


Explanation:
definitely a "mumsy" option!

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Edward Tully
Local time: 10:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 152

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Brandon-Pérez: I would have killed my mother if she had ever said this, but...
51 mins
  -> yes, especially if it was coming in on the "choo choo train"...;-)
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
finger-lickin' chicken-licken


Explanation:

or "lovely/delicious... checken-licken"

But I don't suppose she would be at all bothered about "borrowing" from KFC

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Note added at 27 mins (2009-03-25 18:39:17 GMT)
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oops, chIcken!


Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 315
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