Mar 6, 2021 16:14
3 yrs ago
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Italian term
miccia corta
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Food & Drink
What could mean "miccia corta" used as an ingredient of a cocktail? It could be a metaphor or a joke, but I really cannot seem to grasp, what it is supposed to convey!
Proposed translations
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| 5 +4 | short fuse |
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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| 4 | short fuse/blue touchpaper |
philgoddard
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Proposed translations
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Ecuador
Native in English
Works in field
Ecuador
Language and engineering expert
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, and 7 more.
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short fuse
https://www.thedrinkkings.com/short-fuse-recipe/
https://www.revolution-bars.co.uk/blog/cocktail-recipes-how-...
https://www.revolution-bars.co.uk/blog/cocktail-recipes-how-...
Peer comment(s):
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Tom in London
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Rosanna Palermo
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Fiona Grace Peterson
2 days 2 hrs
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philgoddard
: It's an ingredient, not the name of a cocktail.
2 days 3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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philgoddard
United States
United States
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United States
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Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
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short fuse/blue touchpaper
I don't normally post identical answers to other people, but Patricia's explanation is incorrect.
If you watch the film, other ingredients of the cocktail include beriberi and nitroglycerin, and when you drink it, smoke comes out of your ears.
British people will understand "blue touchpaper", which is from the instructions for lighting fireworks.
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-03-06 18:04:40 GMT)
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The short fuse cocktail is probably so named to imply that it's so powerful it explodes in your hand.
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-03-06 18:07:18 GMT)
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And the link to the film is in the discussion box.
If you watch the film, other ingredients of the cocktail include beriberi and nitroglycerin, and when you drink it, smoke comes out of your ears.
British people will understand "blue touchpaper", which is from the instructions for lighting fireworks.
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-03-06 18:04:40 GMT)
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The short fuse cocktail is probably so named to imply that it's so powerful it explodes in your hand.
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-03-06 18:07:18 GMT)
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And the link to the film is in the discussion box.
Discussion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQbZtmgQWkA
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