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efecto promotor del apetito

English translation: whet the appetite

10:12 Aug 17, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / Turismo termal
Spanish term or phrase: efecto promotor del apetito
"Beneficios para la salud: La presencia de gas en las aguas minerales tiene un ***efecto promotor del apetito*** cuando se ingieren antes de las comidas. Estas aguas carbogaseosas calman más rápidamente la sed debido al efecto anestésico del gas carbónico sobre las terminaciones nerviosas de la mucosa oral tan implicadas en la percepción de la sed"

No sé cómo traducir esta expresión que me suena un poco extraña en castellano. Yo diría simplemente que la presencia de gas contribuye a abrir el apetito o algo similar. (Whet the appetite, boost the appetite??)

¿Alguna sugerencia?

¡Gracias!
soniagp
Spain
English translation:whet the appetite
Explanation:
Yo creo que en español es simplemente verborrea... que lo que realmente quieren decir es que beberse un vaso de agua con gas antes de la comida simplemente te abre el apetito. :)

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Note added at 6 mins (2018-08-17 10:18:19 GMT)
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También podrías probar con "increase/stimulate the appetite", que suena un poco más técnico
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Cristóbal López Mazo
Spain
Local time: 16:52
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5appetite-stimulating effect/stimulates the appetite
neilmac
4 +4whet the appetite
Cristóbal López Mazo
4 +1whets/sharpens the appetite
Lisa McCarthy


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
whet the appetite


Explanation:
Yo creo que en español es simplemente verborrea... que lo que realmente quieren decir es que beberse un vaso de agua con gas antes de la comida simplemente te abre el apetito. :)

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Note added at 6 mins (2018-08-17 10:18:19 GMT)
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También podrías probar con "increase/stimulate the appetite", que suena un poco más técnico

Cristóbal López Mazo
Spain
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rick Larg: Because he just pipped Lisa at the post!
1 hr
  -> thanks!
agree  Lisa McCarthy: Yep, I was looking for refs :-))
2 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  Barbara Cochran, MFA
2 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  philgoddard: I think your alternative suggestions may be better, given the "scientific" nature of the text.
5 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
whets/sharpens the appetite


Explanation:
This seems to be used in similar contexts:

The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, from ...
https://books.google.es/books?id=BS1WAAAAYAAJ
Charles Hutton, ‎George Shaw, ‎Richard Pearson - 1809 - ‎Science
On the Sulphureous Mineral Waters of Castle-Loed and Fairburn, ... Almost every person remarks, that it whets the appetite, and sits light on the stomach.
Algae whet the appetite | Food Science and Technology
https://www.fstjournal.org/features/32-1/algae-foods
Feb 21, 2018 - Algae whet the appetite ... In terms of water, land and energy use as well as carbon emissions, ... Spirulina also contains high quantities of antioxidants (vitamin E, β-carotene, phycocyanin), minerals, such as bioavailable iron, ...

Primo Beer's Supposed Health Benefit Claims - Google Sites
https://sites.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/ndnp.../primo-beer-s-h...
Check out the claimed health benefits of drinking Primo Beer in these ads: ... "It sharpens the appetite, aids the digestion, and quiets tired nerves. ... Primo Beer is made mostly of pure artesian water that bubbles up from a thousand feet below ...

Loss of Appetite | Home remedy and Dietary Cure for Loss of Apetite
www.online-vitamins-guide.com › Health › Alternative Medicines
Constipation, lack of exercise, excessive drinking and smoking are the other reasons. If you take a brisk walk before meals, it sharpens the appetite and the food ... juice in a glass of water, squeeze a lemon into it, add salt to taste and drink it.

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PressReader - San Francisco Chronicle Late Edition: 2014-06-22 ...
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/san-francisco-chronicle-late...
Jun 22, 2014 - Shrubs — also known as drinking vinegars — are easy to make, keep ... the piquant vinegar makes the mouth water and sharpens the appetite.

Health Principle #3 - Water - Home
https://hesalivefarm.weebly.com/building-blocks-of-health/he...
Mar 23, 2015 - ... stomach and sharpens the appetite for the most important meal of the day. ... Also, the habit of drinking very cold water is harmful to digestion, ...

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 16:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 139

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Or "stimulates..."
1 hr
  -> Ta :-)
neutral  philgoddard: We've already had "whet", and "sharpen" is an exact synonym.
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Phil, I was looking for refs so did not see the other post at the time I posted. And what's the problem in posting a synonym? Sometimes one word is preferred over another.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
appetite-stimulating effect/stimulates the appetite


Explanation:
An option.
A Google search for "stimulates the appetite" gets 172,000 results; a similar search for "appetite-stimulating effect" gets about 12,900 results.
Fake science and marketing often go hand in hand :)

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Note added at 3 hrs (2018-08-17 14:06:58 GMT)
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The more scientific-sounding "appetite-stimulating effect" might be what the promoters want to convey in their spiel.

Example sentence(s):
  • Therapeutic applications of ghrelin to cachexia utilizing its appetite-stimulating effect

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16721031
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 16:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 93

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans: appetite-stimulating effect; your first answer retains the syntax of the ST
10 mins
agree  Lisa McCarthy
41 mins
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: with AT
1 day 6 hrs
agree  John Druce: Agree that this pseudo-scientific tone fits better here.
1 day 23 hrs
agree  MollyRose: This fits the register of the source text.
3 days 10 hrs
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