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verdura

English translation: vegetables

19:05 Sep 27, 2005
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Agriculture
Spanish term or phrase: verdura
it may be a term used for vegetables
james docter
English translation:vegetables
Explanation:
Yes, vegetables.
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Margarita Gonzalez
Local time: 10:29
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5vegetables
Margarita Gonzalez
5 +3vegetable/greens
tracylezama
5 +2vegetable
Gloria Carranza
5vegetables/greenery
Lora Boisseau


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
vegetables


Explanation:
Yes, vegetables.

Margarita Gonzalez
Local time: 10:29
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosario Villaescusa
18 mins
  -> Gracias Rosario.
agree  Hebe Martorella
29 mins
  -> Gracias Hebe.
agree  Sheila Hardie
37 mins
  -> Gracias Hardie.
agree  John Speese: I agree, I used to work in vegetable production research and "verduras" is what the local Hispanic workers use for vegetables in general.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, John. It's because vegetales is more generic in Spanish.
agree  Marina Soldati
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Marina
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
vegetable


Explanation:
Así es...

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-09-27 19:13:42 GMT)
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Maybe I was too quick to answer.

It also may be related to the color green, depends on the context: greenery, verdure, greenness...e.g. la verdura de los prados.

Gloria Carranza
United States
Local time: 08:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne Grimes: Yes, green vegetables, I'd say.
7 mins
agree  Hebe Martorella
30 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
vegetable/greens


Explanation:
It can be used as a reference to vegetables, but in Mexico it is also used as a name for green leaves such as cilantro, parseley, etc. specially when put on tacos.

tracylezama
Mexico
Local time: 09:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karen Kedney
54 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  TranslateThis
2 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
vegetables/greenery


Explanation:
.

Lora Boisseau
Local time: 16:29
Native speaker of: English
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