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vuelto a humedecer

English translation: re-humidified

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Spanish term or phrase:vuelto a humedecer
English translation:re-humidified
Entered by: patinba

06:49 Jun 2, 2022
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Spanish term or phrase: vuelto a humedecer
Buenas

Ustedes podrían ayudarme a traducir la frase "vuelto a humedecer" en la siguiente oración, por favor?

Oración: "El bar tenía un olor a cigarro seco y vuelto a humedecer".

Contexto: esta oración se encuentra en un cuento sobre la vida de dos amantes que disfrutan de salir a lugares como a restaurantes y bares.

Muchas gracias por la ayuda.
José Pablo Corrales
Costa Rica
re-humidified
Explanation:
Un término común en relación a habanos.

How to 'recover' cigars — boards.ie - Now Ye're Talkin'https://www.boards.ie › ... › Smoking
I would say though, even if you can recover them to smokability they might not be worth smoking. I find rehumidified cigars to taste bland and stale.


How to Re-humidify Your Dry Cigarshttps://www.holts.com › cigar-101 › rehydrate-cigars
Nov 13, 2018 — Store your cigars in a Ziploc bag or a Tupperware container with a tight seal · Introduce your cigars to humidity gradually, starting with a ...
rehumidify cigars from www.holts.com

Can You Smoke Dried-Out Cigars? | Holt's Cigar Companyhttps://www.holts.com › clubhouse › cigar-101 › can-y...
Jan 11, 2021 — You can rehumidify dry cigars – as long as they're not past the point of no return, i.e., the wrapper leaf is tattered and disintegrating.
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patinba
Argentina
Local time: 01:25
Grading comment
Great!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4re-humidified
patinba
3 +3stale cigars
Barbara Cochran, MFA
1re-smoked
neilmac


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
re-smoked


Explanation:
The literal translation of "vuelto a humedecer" would be "re-moistened/moistened again"... However, I think it means lit and relit in this case (as in moistened by the lips of the smokers).

"The bar smelled of dry and re-smoked cigars"


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Note added at 9 mins (2022-06-02 06:59:31 GMT)
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And "vuelto a humedecer" also evokes a whiff of damp, stale air.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-06-02 09:04:00 GMT)
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So, I might consider adding something just to get the feel right, for example:
"The bar, musty and damp, smelled of dry and re-smoked cigars..."

Example sentence(s):
  • The bar smelled of dry and re-smoked cigars
  • The bar had an odour of dry and re-smoked cigars
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 06:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 155
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
stale cigars


Explanation:
The bar smelled like dried-out, stale cigars.

https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/can-cigars-go-stale-...

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https://www.holts.com/clubhouse/cigar-101/can-you-smoke-drie...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-06-02 09:16:36 GMT)
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"vuelto a humedecer" seems to refer to re-humidified or re-hydrated cigars, which is a process that is used to revitalize dried-out cigars that have remained unused over a period of time

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 00:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 103

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: I like "dried-out, stale".... although "re-humidified" is a contender...
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, neilmac.
agree  David Hollywood
14 hrs
  -> Thanks, David.
agree  abe(L)solano
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks, Abe(L).
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
re-humidified


Explanation:
Un término común en relación a habanos.

How to 'recover' cigars — boards.ie - Now Ye're Talkin'https://www.boards.ie › ... › Smoking
I would say though, even if you can recover them to smokability they might not be worth smoking. I find rehumidified cigars to taste bland and stale.


How to Re-humidify Your Dry Cigarshttps://www.holts.com › cigar-101 › rehydrate-cigars
Nov 13, 2018 — Store your cigars in a Ziploc bag or a Tupperware container with a tight seal · Introduce your cigars to humidity gradually, starting with a ...
rehumidify cigars from www.holts.com

Can You Smoke Dried-Out Cigars? | Holt's Cigar Companyhttps://www.holts.com › clubhouse › cigar-101 › can-y...
Jan 11, 2021 — You can rehumidify dry cigars – as long as they're not past the point of no return, i.e., the wrapper leaf is tattered and disintegrating.

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 01:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 122
Grading comment
Great!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: At least "re-humidified" sounds better than "remoistened" in my effort...
43 mins
  -> Thanks Neil!
agree  Carol Gullidge: Without your examples, I would have thought this very odd, but you have convinced me!
55 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  philgoddard
5 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  David Hollywood: right but too technical in this context IMO although in light of your further explanations ok
8 hrs
  -> Thank you!
neutral  Barbara Cochran, MFA: Agree w/David that the literal translation is probably too technical for the context, and that is why I only mentioned it as an aside, in the first place, when I posted my answer early this morning.
9 hrs
  -> The original deliberately refers to the technical term (vuelto a humedecer) and not some "non-technical" term for stale such as seco, or viejo.
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