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Gomos de batata

English translation: (potato) wedges

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Portuguese term or phrase:Gomos de batata
English translation:(potato) wedges
Entered by: Paula Pereira

15:52 May 22, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / Menu
Portuguese term or phrase: Gomos de batata
"Gomos de batatas panados com especiarias"

The potatoes are cut in four or more pieces resembling orange segments or sections. Then they are coated and deep-fried. But doesn't it sound strange to call these "Potato Sections"? Potatoes do no have sections! I am about to kill this Chef :-S

"Pieces", "Slices", "Segments"?

TiA
Paula Pereira
Portugal
Local time: 23:12
(potato) wedges
Explanation:
Só conheço assim.

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Note added at 5 mins (2011-05-22 15:57:43 GMT)
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O par de idiomas não está errado? Deveria ser Pt>En.

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Note added at 11 mins (2011-05-22 16:03:50 GMT)
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Ótimo, Paula, fico feliz por ter ajudado. Eu NUNCA traduzo para o inglês, mas qdo morei na Alemanha comia muito destes potato wedges com alecrim, deliciosos. Até lá são vendidos com esta denominação. :-)
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Constance Mannshardt
Brazil
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +10(potato) wedges
Constance Mannshardt
4Potato slits (along the length)
Leonor Machado


Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
gomos de batata
(potato) wedges


Explanation:
Só conheço assim.

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Note added at 5 mins (2011-05-22 15:57:43 GMT)
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O par de idiomas não está errado? Deveria ser Pt>En.

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Note added at 11 mins (2011-05-22 16:03:50 GMT)
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Ótimo, Paula, fico feliz por ter ajudado. Eu NUNCA traduzo para o inglês, mas qdo morei na Alemanha comia muito destes potato wedges com alecrim, deliciosos. Até lá são vendidos com esta denominação. :-)

Constance Mannshardt
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos :)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Estava errado sim, Constance, mas já inverti. Eu não traduzo habitualmente para inglês. Já agora, obrigada pela rápida resposta. É que é exactamente isso que eu queria :))))


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti
0 min
  -> Obrigada! :-)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
16 mins
  -> Obrigada! :-)
agree  Verginia Ophof
20 mins
  -> Obrigada:-)
agree  imatahan
30 mins
  -> Obrigada! :-)
agree  Douglas Bissell: Absolutely!
31 mins
  -> Thank you! :-)
disagree  Nick Taylor: In solid geometry, a wedge is a polyhedron defined by two triangles and three trapezoid faces. A wedge has five faces, nine edges, and six vertices. A wedge is a subclass of the prismatoids with the base and opposite ridge in two parallel planes. A wedg
50 mins
  -> Wedges in a kitchen :-): http://www.google.com/search?q=potato wedges&hl=en&prmd=ivns...
agree  Gilmar Fernandes: Indeed. Take a look: http://www.google.com/search?q=potato wedges&hl=en&prmd=ivns...
4 hrs
  -> Exatamente :-D. Obrigada.
agree  Diana Coada (X)
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada! :-)
agree  Georgia Morg (X)
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada! :-)
agree  connie leite
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada! :-)
agree  T o b i a s
7 hrs
  -> Obrigada! :-)
agree  Rachel Fell: cookery isn't always geometrically correct ;-) http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/potatowedgeswithrose_86029
7 hrs
  -> Thank God! :-D
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Potato slits (along the length)


Explanation:
Sug

Leonor Machado
Local time: 23:12
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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