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pastina

English translation: pastina (leave in Italian)

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Italian term or phrase:pastina
English translation:pastina (leave in Italian)
Entered by: Lisa Jane

11:59 Mar 24, 2021
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / Typical Italian dish
Italian term or phrase: pastina
Sto traducendo un testo che fa riferimento al termine "pastina", utilizzato in italiano per descrivere un tipo di pasta alimentare di piccolissime dimensioni e di forme varie (sia corta sia lunga), simile a "minestrina".
Nel contesto viene utilizzato per descrivere un pasto scarso: "pastasciutta solo la domenica, gli altri giorni pastina". Tenuto conto del fatto che "pastasciutta" è tradotto in inglese con "pasta", quale può essere una soluzione?

"small/tiny bits of pasta" che riprenderebbe il termine appena menzionato? "snapped noodles"?
Francesca Ravaldini
Italy
Local time: 07:26
pastina (leave in Italian)
Explanation:
I always leave this is Italian followed by the explanation 'tiny pasta used in soups/broth'

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Note added at 1 hr (2021-03-24 13:45:16 GMT)
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https://www.dinnerplanner.com/small-pasta-for-soup/

in this reference they leave it in Italian also to distinguish from small (but not tiny) pasta shapes such as Ditalini
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Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 07:26
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4pastina (leave in Italian)
Lisa Jane
4 +1soup pasta
Isabelle Johnson
Summary of reference entries provided
For starters
writeaway

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soup pasta


Explanation:
Soup pasta seems to be widely used.

Pasta Soup with Potatoes and Pancetta Recipe | Leite's ...leitesculinaria.com › Recipes
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Italian "soup pasta" da leitesculinaria.com
27 gen 2021 — This pasta soup with potatoes and pancetta is a traditional Italian soup ... 2 1/4 cups (9 oz) farfalline or another soup pasta (or even spaghetti, ...
Valutazione: 5 · 3 recensioni · 45 min · 482 kcal

Isabelle Johnson
Italy
Local time: 07:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  MassimoA: https://www.watchwhatueat.com/easy-vegetable-pasta-soup-reci...
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
pastina (leave in Italian)


Explanation:
I always leave this is Italian followed by the explanation 'tiny pasta used in soups/broth'

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Note added at 1 hr (2021-03-24 13:45:16 GMT)
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https://www.dinnerplanner.com/small-pasta-for-soup/

in this reference they leave it in Italian also to distinguish from small (but not tiny) pasta shapes such as Ditalini

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 07:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 24
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agree  writeaway: agree. It's clearest to leave it in Italian. Not all pasta put in soup is pastina size.
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agree  Debora Blake: Definitely leave "pastina" as is in English.
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agree  EleoE
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agree  Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Reference comments


16 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: For starters

Reference information:
Pastina (Italian: literally, "little pasta") is a variety of pasta consisting of tiny pieces of pasta, typically of a round (irregular) shape with a diameter of about one-sixteenth of an inch. It is the smallest type of pasta produced. It is made of wheat flour and may also include egg.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastina

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/italian-engl...
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/pastina
https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pastina

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writeaway
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

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agree  Barbara Cochran, MFA
5 mins
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