Ficha técnica

English translation: Specifications

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Portuguese term or phrase:Ficha técnica
English translation:Specifications
Entered by: Claudio Mazotti

20:58 Apr 30, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
Portuguese term or phrase: Ficha técnica
This is information located on a culinary website and is a section describing different kinds of beers. Under each beer, this heading appears with the following info directly underneath:

Aroma de lúpulo:
Amargor:
Douçura:

Would the correct English word be Attributes... Characteristics... ???
Ryan Green
Portugal
Local time: 04:52
Specifications
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Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Specifications
Claudio Mazotti
4 +2Fact sheet
Nick Taylor
4 +2Characteristics
Donna Sandin
4Data sheet
Martin Riordan


Discussion entries: 3





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Specifications


Explanation:
a suggestion...

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  gninolps (X): Also: "Details" / "Description"...
9 mins
  -> tks a lot!

agree  Paulinho Fonseca
2 hrs
  -> tks a lot!

agree  Marlene Curtis
17 hrs
  -> obrigado!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Fact sheet


Explanation:
Fact sheet

Nick Taylor
Local time: 04:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Filipa Plant dos Santos: I think this one is good, given that the product is a beer. Specifications is not suitable in this case, in my opinion. Data sheet is also good, but perhaps Fact Sheet sounds slightly better?
8 hrs
  -> thanks Filipa

agree  suesimons
8 hrs
  -> thanks Sue
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Data sheet


Explanation:
Another option...

Example sentence(s):
  • Data sheets are common with a wide range of materials, components, machinery, structures, systems, etc.

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datasheet
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 01:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Characteristics


Explanation:
Ficha tecnica has very context-specific meanings (Credits - for a TV show; masthead, for newspaper). So it depends on the context of this text. If this text is prescribing certain attributes that a beer must have to be accepted or to meet a certain standard, - then specifications is correct. If it is merely describing the beer in order for comparison with other beers, then "characteristics" is more appropriate.

Donna Sandin
United States
Local time: 00:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Scott Bowman: I agree wholly with your assessment and it is for this reason I asked for clarification
2 hrs

agree  suesimons: Yes, this could also fit.
6 hrs
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