sapinhos

English translation: Frog spawn

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Portuguese term or phrase:	sapinhos
English translation:	Frog spawn
Entered by:	Tania Pires

13:13 Jun 27, 2016

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Wine / Oenology / Viticulture / Subtitles

Portuguese term or phrase: sapinhos

'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!

Tania Pires KudoZ activity Questions: 429 (none open) (52 closed without grading) Answers: 11 Portugal
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Frog spawn

Explanation:
...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;

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Local time: 20:29

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Frog spawn

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Frog spawn

Explanation:
...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;

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:29
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Asker: Thanks Oliver!

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