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no es pesada

English translation: rabbit meat is light and easily digested

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Spanish term or phrase:no es pesada
English translation:rabbit meat is light and easily digested
Entered by: Neil Ashby

18:40 Jan 28, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Food & Drink / Meat quality trials - descriptive terms
Spanish term or phrase: no es pesada
SPAIN. From a study into consumer perceptions of rabbit meat quality. I was going to simply translate "pesada" as heavy, as in "heavy on the stomach", but a colleague has suggested something else. So, I'd like to brainstorm more opinions on the best way to express this, either in UK or US English, as I'm not fussy this time.

- Si se analizan las desviaciones estándar, los ítems con una desviación estándar mayor son:
“Es una carne sabrosa, con sabor” (1.25) y “Es una carne fácil y rápida de cocinar” (0.86). Por el contrario, “El conejo es una carne sana y saludable” (0.67) y “La carne de conejo es digestiva, no es pesada (0.73)” -
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 02:35
rabbit meat is light and easily digested
Explanation:
rather than "not heavy", I'd just use "light". A light meal....

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Note added at 1 day 15 hrs (2018-01-30 10:29:37 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to help Neil,
Selected response from:

Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 02:35
Grading comment
I hadn't considered this approach (turning it around). Thanks to all for the suggestions :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4it is not heavy // it doesn't make you feel bloated
Michael Powers (PhD)
4 +3is lean; is not fatty; contains little fat
Rebecca Jowers
3not difficult to digest / is highly digestible
JohnMcDove
3rabbit meat is light and easily digested
Neil Ashby


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
it is not heavy // it doesn't make you feel bloated


Explanation:
Word Reference:

pesado adj (comida que indigesta) (indigestible) heavy adj
El aguacate es muy pesado, no debes comerlo en la cena.
The avocado is very heavy. It shouldn't be eaten in the late evening meal.

Collins:

(Med) heavy
tengo la cabeza pesada my head feels heavy
tener el estómago pesado to feel bloated, feel full up

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 20:35
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ramon Somoza: Or "easily digested"
3 hrs
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Absolutely
3 hrs
agree  Rebecca Reddin: agreed for US English
16 hrs
agree  JohnMcDove: After looking at all the answers, I think this is the simplest option.
22 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
is lean; is not fatty; contains little fat


Explanation:
In Spain (as you know) "comida pesada" often means "fatty" or "hard to digest" (fried foods, judiones de la Granja followed by cordero asado, etc.)

"digestiva, no es pesada" may refer to the fact that rabbit meat is lean, contains little fat and, thus, isn't heavy, is easily digested.

A possible translation

La carne de conejo es digestiva, no es pesada = rabbit meat is lean and easily digested

Just a possibility

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Note added at 3 hrs (2018-01-28 22:34:01 GMT)
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For Ramón, for info (but, anyway, if you find fatty foods "easily digestible", you may have a younger stomach than mine!):

Your body has to work hard to digest fat, which takes up a lot of energy. In fact, fat is the most slowly digested macronutrient, followed by protein and then carbohydrate.
https://www.livestrong.com/article/498950-how-long-does-a-fa...

Large amounts of fat can be hard to digest, but it is still important to incorporate it into our diet.
http://stephanieclairmont.com/fat-and-digestion/

Foods high in fat and fried foods can cause acid reflux and heartburn because they overwhelm the stomach's ability to properly break down its contents. Your stomach finds these foods hard to digest, and slows the entire digestive process. Examples of high-fat and fried foods are...
https://www.wikihow.com/Digest-Food-Faster

High-fat foods--such as ice cream, cooking fats and oils, some nuts and many animal-based food products--are hard to digest.
https://www.leaf.tv › ... › List of Foods That Are Hard to Digest

Rebecca Jowers
Spain
Local time: 02:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Yes, I like "lean and easily digested".
39 mins
  -> Thanks, Phil
neutral  Ramon Somoza: I agree that "comida pesada" means "hard to digest", but have never heard it in the context of "fatty". Food can be easily digestible, yet very fatty.
3 hrs
  -> On the contrary, fat is the hardest food to digest. I will post some reading material on the subject above.
neutral  Robert Forstag: Seems to stray from the source. A food can be “heavy” without being fatty (e.g., as a result of a high carbohydrate content).
7 hrs
  -> Could be, although in Spain I "comida pesada" is often associated with fatty foods and rabbit meat is perceived as being one of the least fatty meats.
agree  Carol Gullidge: Lean, easily-digestible meat. See Michael' s comment re avocado. You'd never call an avocado heavy in English despite its high fat content
14 hrs
  -> Thanks, Carol
agree  Wendy Penn (X)
17 hrs
  -> Thanks, Wendy
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
not difficult to digest / is highly digestible


Explanation:
All answers seem Ok in my view. "Not heavy" would be the most colloquial option.

Meat from rabbit is highly digestible, tasty, low-caloried and often recommended by nutritionists over other meat types.

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/0040/c8d8c98e6427505b887ebe...

http://happythumpers4h.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/4H1510...



JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 17:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
rabbit meat is light and easily digested


Explanation:
rather than "not heavy", I'd just use "light". A light meal....

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Note added at 1 day 15 hrs (2018-01-30 10:29:37 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to help Neil,

Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 02:35
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I hadn't considered this approach (turning it around). Thanks to all for the suggestions :-)
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