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café carioca

English translation: watered-down espresso

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Portuguese term or phrase:café carioca
English translation:watered-down espresso
Entered by: sarahjeanne (X)

21:55 Dec 19, 2006
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Food & Drink
Portuguese term or phrase: café carioca
será Long black? Obrigada
Andreia Silva
Portugal
Local time: 02:42
watered-down espresso
Explanation:
or maybe espresso cut with water. probably the closest thing to regular american coffee
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sarahjeanne (X)
Brazil
Local time: 22:42
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4watered-down espresso
sarahjeanne (X)
5 +1long black
Eloisa Aquino
4diluted black coffee
Enza Longo


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
watered-down espresso


Explanation:
or maybe espresso cut with water. probably the closest thing to regular american coffee

sarahjeanne (X)
Brazil
Local time: 22:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  claudia estanislau: sounds right
9 mins
agree  Fernando Domeniconi: watered-down espresso
39 mins
agree  Clara Duarte: Googlei por referências em inglês americano e em inglês britânico e confirmei.
2 hrs
agree  Susy Ordaz
10 days
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
diluted black coffee


Explanation:
or diluted espresso

Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 21:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
long black


Explanation:
I agree, long black is good.

Also, Americano (see link). And, at least in Canada, alongé or alonge.

I'm a coffee buff! :)

Example sentence(s):
  • A longer version of the espresso, and not so strong as the original espresso is more diluted with the extra hot water.

    Reference: http://www.cybercoffee.com.au/recipes.html
    Reference: http://www.ringsurf.com/info/Food/Coffee/Coffee_Drinks/Ameri...
Eloisa Aquino
Local time: 21:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
3 mins
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