mushy smell

Spanish translation: olor a humedad

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English term or phrase:mushy smell
Spanish translation:olor a humedad
Entered by: Daltry Gárate

22:27 Mar 27, 2013
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: mushy smell
"The room was considerably clean except for the ***mushy smell*** when we first entered."

Gracias de antemano.
Daltry Gárate
Bolivia
Local time: 07:38
olor a humedad/a cosa húmeda
Explanation:
Prefiero la segunda opción pues aunque menos literal me parece más acorde con el tono que confiere la terminación de "mushy".
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Cándida Artime Peñeñori
Cuba
Local time: 07:38
Grading comment
Muchas gracias
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1olor a humedad/a cosa húmeda
Cándida Artime Peñeñori
3 +2olor a cerrado
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
3 +1olor a encierro
Mónica Algazi
4Olor a humedad
Garcia Funes


Discussion entries: 2





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
olor a humedad/a cosa húmeda


Explanation:
Prefiero la segunda opción pues aunque menos literal me parece más acorde con el tono que confiere la terminación de "mushy".

Cándida Artime Peñeñori
Cuba
Local time: 07:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 51
Grading comment
Muchas gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victoria Frazier: olor a humedad
17 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Victoria, y feliz Pascua.
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
olor a cerrado


Explanation:
Es un olor muy típico, que incluye el de la humedad pero es algo más.

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 12:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 312

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  teresa quimper
51 mins
  -> Gracias, Teresa - Bea

agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: With the context, I would go for this. Can't expect opinion poll fillers-in to be amazingly eloquent or accurate linguistically anyway.
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Noni - Bea
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
olor a encierro


Explanation:
Así le llamamos aquí.

http://www.tripadvisor.es/ShowUserReviews-g312749-d308186-r1...

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Note added at 47 mins (2013-03-27 23:15:10 GMT)
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http://www.hogartotal.com/2009/05/30/quita-el-olor-a-encierr...

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 08:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 125
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias por tu opción Monica


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Walsh
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Christine.
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Olor a humedad


Explanation:
Todo depende del país al que vaya dirigido. En España sería "olor a humedad" o bien "olor a cerrado". Si lo que queremos es dejar claro que la habitación tenía un olor que no debería tener me parece más apropiado olor a humedad.

Garcia Funes
Spain
Local time: 12:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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