Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
[com a] pele
English translation:
without peeling [them]
Added to glossary by
Henrique Serra
Apr 22, 2004 14:44
20 yrs ago
Portuguese term
United States
pele
Portuguese to English
Other
Cooking / Culinary
Portuguese (Portugal) recipe:
"Asse as postas de bacalhau e em seguida tire pele e espinhas e faça-o em lascas. Lave as batatas e leve-as a cozer em água com a pele."
Does this mean "boil the potatoes with the cod skin" or "boil the potatoes without peeling them"?
i.e. "pele" = fish skin or potato skin?
Thanks!!!
"Asse as postas de bacalhau e em seguida tire pele e espinhas e faça-o em lascas. Lave as batatas e leve-as a cozer em água com a pele."
Does this mean "boil the potatoes with the cod skin" or "boil the potatoes without peeling them"?
i.e. "pele" = fish skin or potato skin?
Thanks!!!
Proposed translations
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| 5 +4 | without peeling them |
Henrique Serra
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| 4 +1 | with their skins |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 | boil potatoes with the peel on |
Kimberley
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Proposed translations
+4
13 mins
Henrique Serra
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
United States
Go with the Pro (also an Agronomist)
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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without peeling them
you peel potatoes
you skin an animal
In the SECOND instance of pele, the meaning is "boil the potatoes without PEELING them".
you skin an animal
In the SECOND instance of pele, the meaning is "boil the potatoes without PEELING them".
Peer comment(s):
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Giovanna Lester
: Exato: cozinhe as batatas sem descascá-las.
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thank you, Giovanna
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airmailrpl
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obrigado, airmailrpl
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isarcat
: yes, although I would say "leave the peel on" but that's a stylistic choice, in fact I'm being too picky ..pedantic, even :)
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thanks and cheers!
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Henrique Magalhaes
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obrigado, Henrique
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Henrique! And to everyone else as well who helped me clarify this sentence. It makes sense... who on earth would boil potatoes with cod skin?!?"
14 mins
boil potatoes with the peel on
I'd say your second option is the one, since it just says to wash the potatoes (not peel them), and boil them with the peel. If it were with the cod skin, the recipe would've told you to reserve it, I think. Hope this helps.
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1 hr
with their skins
is a perfectly normal UK way of saying this
Peer comment(s):
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Amy Duncan (X)
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