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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

reservar secos

English translation:

set aside to dry

Added to glossary by schmetterlich
Aug 10, 2018 07:41
5 yrs ago
Spanish term

reservar secos

Spanish to English Other Agriculture cacao
Tofu falso de chocolate con láminas
de paiche con pimienta rosada, espárragos bebé en vinagreta de soya
Guarnición
Limpiar y blanquear los espárragos. Reservar secos.

Wash and blanch the asparagus... Keep them dry?

Thanks
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 set aside to dry
3 +2 Dry the asparagus and set aside.

Discussion

Domini Lucas Aug 10, 2018:
@neilmac I would have completely agreed with you, had I not had yesterday's experience with the strawberries. I know that it sounds like splitting hairs (lots of 'agreeing emojis implied'!), however I was specifically told that strawberries, once washed, should not have water left on them. Hence being told to dry them with paper towel straight away and then setting them aside (as opposed to setting them aside and letting them dry naturally). If asparagus should also not be left 'wet', this could be an important difference. To be honest, I didn't know this before last night - maybe it was good timing!
schmetterlich (asker) Aug 10, 2018:
Could be set aside?

Proposed translations

+2
43 mins
Selected

set aside to dry

That's what I usually see in recipes.

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Note added at 44 mins (2018-08-10 08:25:33 GMT)
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"Wash and blanch the asparagus, and set aside to dry."

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Note added at 7 hrs (2018-08-10 15:02:47 GMT)
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OR "dry and set aside" if you think it makes a blind bit of difference.
Example sentence:

Set aside to dry while you make the sauce...

Pipe the icing around the edges of the roof and steeple pieces and set aside to dry.

Reference:

https://ludwig.guru/s/set+aside+to+dry

Peer comment(s):
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
1 hr
neutral Domini Lucas : This sounds usual to me as well. I nearly added agree, however, having been told yesterday to dry strawberries with a paper towel before setting aside, I wonder if Monica might be right.
3 hrs
Same difference. One tries to credit the asker with a modicum of nous.
agree Marie Wilson : Life's too short to dry fruit and veg.
13 hrs
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+2
2 hrs

Dry the asparagus and set aside.

Me parece que "reservar secos" implica que los espárragos deberían estar secos antes de reservar. Por eso, lo traduciría "dry the asparagus and set aside."
Example sentence:

Dry the tomatoes with a paper towel and set aside.

Peer comment(s):
neutral Domini Lucas : as per my comment above
1 hr
agree philgoddard : It's a minor distinction, but may as well stay close to the Spanish.
3 hrs
agree neilmac : Same (expletive deleted) difference. Eyeroll emoji sorely missing here...
5 hrs
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