Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

sapinhos

English translation:

Frog spawn

Added to glossary by Tania Pires
Jun 27, 2016 13:13
7 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

sapinhos

Portuguese to English Other Wine / Oenology / Viticulture Subtitles
'Chegaram cá as primeiras cubas à adega e chamavam “os sapinhos”. Parecem uns sapinhos'

This is related to wine, is there anyway I could find an equivalent in English?

Thanks in advance for your help!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 Frog spawn

Proposed translations

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Frog spawn

...as a metaphor for young wine recently arrived in vats in the winery cellar, just as frog spawn is what very young frogs start out in life as;
Note from asker:
Thanks Oliver!
Peer comment(s):

agree Clauwolf
1 hr
Obrigado!
agree Gilmar Fernandes
5 hrs
Obrigado!
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