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piel exterior de la aceituna

English translation: skin of the olive/olive skin

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Spanish term or phrase:piel exterior de la aceituna
English translation:skin of the olive/olive skin
Entered by: Terry Burgess

21:17 Mar 13, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: piel exterior de la aceituna
Produccion de aceite de oliva en la Argentina.
Ines Insua
Argentina
Local time: 16:05
outer skin [or, skin] of the olive
Explanation:
I think I'd just say "skin" as I don't think olives have any other:-)
Luck Ines!
terry

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Note added at 2003-03-13 21:22:16 (GMT)
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or...olive skin

See:

Basic Stages of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Production - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... certain naturally occurring bacteria, on the olive skin, can invade ... They enter the
hammer mill where the olive and stone ... 27-35C) to allow the oil droplets to ...
www.riverinaolivegrove.com/page6.html

Luck!
terry

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Note added at 2003-03-13 21:26:21 (GMT)
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I\'m 99% sure it\'s NOT \"peel\" as this more commonly refers to citrus fruits.
t
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Terry Burgess
Mexico
Local time: 13:05
Grading comment
thank you!!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4outer skin [or, skin] of the olive
Terry Burgess
5 +2peel or skin
Luz Bordenkircher
5 +1Olive skin
LindseyH
4the skin of the olive
Raquel Iglesias


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
outer skin [or, skin] of the olive


Explanation:
I think I'd just say "skin" as I don't think olives have any other:-)
Luck Ines!
terry

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Note added at 2003-03-13 21:22:16 (GMT)
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or...olive skin

See:

Basic Stages of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Production - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... certain naturally occurring bacteria, on the olive skin, can invade ... They enter the
hammer mill where the olive and stone ... 27-35C) to allow the oil droplets to ...
www.riverinaolivegrove.com/page6.html

Luck!
terry

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Note added at 2003-03-13 21:26:21 (GMT)
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I\'m 99% sure it\'s NOT \"peel\" as this more commonly refers to citrus fruits.
t


    NN
Terry Burgess
Mexico
Local time: 13:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2372
Grading comment
thank you!!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mijo Schyllert
11 mins
  -> Thank you Mijo:-)
agree  Benoit HUPIN (X)
24 mins
  -> Thank you Benoit:-)
agree  Jamiewalke: absolutley. Definately not peel, which can be a verb too - you certainly don't peel an olive!
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Jamie! ..and you're dead right..if I ever tried to peel an olive, with the way my wrist shakes, I'd probably cut my damned hand off:-)
agree  Refugio: The skin of the olive sounds better because otherwise it sounds like a human skin color.
2 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
peel or skin


Explanation:
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Luz Bordenkircher
Local time: 15:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 114

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Atacama
0 min
agree  Daniel Burns (X)
3 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the skin of the olive


Explanation:
This is my best guess.

Raquel Iglesias
Spain
Local time: 21:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 101
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Olive skin


Explanation:
.

LindseyH
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tania Marques-Cardoso
4 hrs
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