sopas

English translation: soup

20:19 Dec 22, 2023

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Portuguese term or phrase: sopas

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.”

EvanMG
Portugal

English translation:soup

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

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philgoddard
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soup

philgoddard

broth

Nick Taylor

5 -3

soup

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soup

Explanation:
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.

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soup

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
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broth

Explanation:
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.

Nick Taylor
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PRO pts in category: 98

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