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acidez

English translation: reflux / acidity

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Spanish term or phrase:acidez
English translation:reflux / acidity
Entered by: excalibur79

21:32 Mar 18, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Slang
Spanish term or phrase: acidez
acidez
damiancito (X)
reflux / acidity
Explanation:

se usa 'reflux' para referirse a los acidos producidos por el cuerpo que uno siente que le queman la garganta cuando no digieres bien. 'acidity' se usa mas como un adjetivo.
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excalibur79
Local time: 13:28
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2reflux / acidity
excalibur79
4 +1heartburn/acidity
Yol
4disagreeable person/sourpuss
Heather Chinchilla


  

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
disagreeable person/sourpuss


Explanation:
From Streetwise Spanish Dictionary/Thesaurus: The User-Friendly Guide to Spanish Slang and Idioms.

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Note added at 35 mins (2006-03-18 22:07:54 GMT)
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Heather Chinchilla
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Local time: 14:28
Native speaker of: English
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
heartburn/acidity


Explanation:
Depende del contexto.
Si es acidez de estómago: heartburn
Si se refiere a algo químico: acidity
Y si es acidez referido a un sabor: sharpness o sourness

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Yol
Local time: 20:28
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ginnett Zabala
1 day 21 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
reflux / acidity


Explanation:

se usa 'reflux' para referirse a los acidos producidos por el cuerpo que uno siente que le queman la garganta cuando no digieres bien. 'acidity' se usa mas como un adjetivo.

excalibur79
Local time: 13:28
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hebe Martorella
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agree  Paula Hernández
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