What did we say?, a short translation excercise.

Question

I actually had to go to work today for a short time, when I arrived home this is what occurred:

Me acerqué al tazón de totopos que estaban en la cocina y probé la salsa que estaba enseguida.

Después de un momento dije:

¡Caramba! esta salsa está discretamente picante!

Mi esposa exclamó, ¡ Cuidado, está descaradamente picosa!

So then , what did we say here?

Native speakers will know immediately, please wait a bit for us learners to answer.

I will vote all answers, and best answer for the best response, have a laugh and enjoy !

As always please advise of errors or typos.

Answer 1

As long as we are using "free style" translations let me try.

You said, "Honey, you made that gringo sauce again."

She said" You better get out the fire extinguisher, gringo!

There is this subtle difference between picante and picosa that is difficult to put in words. Picosa really is like being stung by a bee or wasp.

Looks good to me ha ha - ian-hill, Dec 18, 2014

Not free style at all Daniela --picosa and picante are synonyms -picosa more used here in Mexico - pacofinkler, Dec 18, 2014

You are so very close to it as well Daniela - pacofinkler, Dec 18, 2014

I agree with Paco. We use picoso or enchiloso but not picante for spicy (hot). - gringojrf, Dec 18, 2014

Enchilada can also be used Gringo but be advised jejej there is yet another " albur " hiding in that. - pacofinkler, Dec 18, 2014

Gringo: Do you mean "chiloso"?. I never heard "enchiloso". Maybe "estoy enchilado" que sí es común. - Clío, Dec 18, 2014

Although, be careful with "estoy enchilado" , there is an "albur" in that phrase. Got it? - Clío, Dec 18, 2014

Yes Clío estoy enchilado could be problematic. Enchiloso is Mexican Spanish. Here is a dictionary reference. enchiloso adjective (Centroamérica) (México) [+sabor] hot - gringojrf, Dec 18, 2014

Esta salsa está muy enchilioso. Picoso is risky as well since it comes from the verb Picar. - gringojrf, Dec 18, 2014

Gringo: no quiero entrar en controversia pero soy mexicana y he vivido en México casi toda mi existencia y puedo asegurarte que al menos en el norte de mi país, jamás lo he oído. Se que el vocablo está registrado en RAE y su empleo es común en Costa Rica - Clío, Dec 18, 2014

Sin embargo, no descarto la posibilidad de que en ciertos ambientes sociales, se esté usando, después de todo el lenguaje es un ente dinámico. Yo, personalmente, no lo usaría ( debido a mi profesión, tiendo a ser muy cuidadosa con el empleo del lenguaje) - Clío, Dec 18, 2014

Clío. Thanks for your responses. I live in BCS. I sometimes use picoso and always get told I should use enchiloso as picoso has offcolor meanings. But as you say it may be regional to Baja. - gringojrf, Dec 19, 2014

Answer 2

Its a double entendre (sp?)? So I ask you Paco, what was your wife wearing at the time.

You were referring to the sauce and she was referring to herself.

So from your point of view:

• ¡Caramba! esta salsa está discretamente picante!
• Wow! This sauce is a little spicy.
• ¡ Cuidado, está descaradamente picosa!
• Careful! It is shamelessly hot.

And from her point of view:

• Wow! you're a little naughty.
• Careful! I'm shamelessly hot.

Just a guess.

Lol, there could well be a mexican "albur" here! - Clío, Dec 18, 2014

Hola Gringo and Clio, Dios mio, I never though about that when i wrote it-- the really could be an "albur" here jejejeje !! - pacofinkler, Dec 18, 2014

Good Catch Gringo! - pacofinkler, Dec 18, 2014

I checked with two major Spanish/English dictionaries to make sure of my response. Sin embargo, a los diccionarios les faltan mucho. - Daniela2041, Dec 18, 2014

Si Daniela it is true in many cases - pacofinkler, Dec 18, 2014

I think Gringo is on to something here. lol - rac1, Dec 19, 2014

:) - sanlee, Dec 19, 2014

I was just joking around. I thought the other answers covered it well so I decided to add a bit of humor. - gringojrf, Dec 19, 2014

Answer 3

You said, "Wow, This sauce is hardly spicey at all".

She said, "Pay attention, that sauce is a fire-alarm special".

Jjejej you have the idea sandy - pacofinkler, Dec 18, 2014

You are so very close to it Sandy - pacofinkler, Dec 18, 2014

Ok, after reading every comment, I can't figure out what an albur is. Something sneaky? - sanlee, Dec 19, 2014

Word reference http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=albur - sanlee, Dec 19, 2014

Answer 4

No hay ninguna pertinencia con este hilo excepto en lo que ya dije sobre 'lo que la mujer dice tiene siempre razón'... et voila...

You are sooo cool, Santa.! ¡Qué chévere! - Daniela2041, Dec 19, 2014

Thank you, I didn't know you would do that. - Daniela2041, Dec 19, 2014

Great Santa! - sanlee, Dec 19, 2014

Tienes razón, Santa. - sanlee, Dec 19, 2014

Answer 5

¡Caramba! esta salsa está discretamente picante!

Wow! This sauce is nicely spicy.

Mi esposa exclamó, ¡ Cuidado, está descaradamente picosa!

Take care, it is d a m n (****) spicy!

Sort of Ian , its sneakier than that - pacofinkler, Dec 17, 2014

Ian I put some tricky words in there - pacofinkler, Dec 17, 2014

I can't find "picosa" anywhere amigo.:) - ian-hill, Dec 18, 2014

Unless it means "saucy" - ian-hill, Dec 18, 2014

As in "naughty" - ian-hill, Dec 18, 2014

Answer 6

My attempt

I was interested in a bowl of crisp tortilla chips that were in the kitchen and I immediately tested the salsa.

After a moment I discreetly said:

Wow! This salsa is spicy!

My wife exclaimed, "careful, it's notoriously spicy"!

Yes Bandita-- after a moment !! - pacofinkler, Dec 18, 2014

Answer 7

Estoy perdido...

However, often those who have slaved over a dish expect more of it than they feel it delivers & treat compliments with suspicion... !!

Is this a 'does my bum look big in this ?' kind of question ?

The default 'safe' answer is...

Lo que tu mujer dice, ella tiene razón... siempre

I would like to see Santa in a kilt! That would be cool. - Daniela2041, Dec 18, 2014

Answer 8

Pero prefiero este pequeño hombre... Es más agradable, creo...

Todos los abetos navideños cerca de mi casa los tienen ahora...

I like the guy in the red kilt better. - Daniela2041, Dec 19, 2014