Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

cosa si nasconde dietro un caffè?

English translation:

So, what is the hidden story behind a (your) coffee?

Added to glossary by Therese Marshall
Mar 25, 2014 15:47
10 yrs ago
Italian term

cosa si nasconde dietro un caffè?

Italian to English Marketing Food & Drink subtitles for a coffee ma
Dalla scelta delle materie prime alla tecnica di torrefazione. Dal confezionamento all’esperienza del “mastro torrefattore”. Che cosa si nasconde dentro un caffè?

I immediately thought of something like "What lies behind a coffee?" but it doesn't convince me...

Discussion

Lara Barnett Mar 26, 2014:
OUR coffee Or what is behind "YOUR" cup of coffee - personalising each cup of coffee makes the reader/potential drinker feel more special.
manducci Mar 25, 2014:
Yes, Barbara. "What's behind a cup of coffee?" or "what's behind the coffee in your cup?" capture the meaning well, although as the speaker is referring to the coffee produced by his/her company, perhaps this should be more explicit: what's behind OUR coffee?
Barbara Carrara Mar 25, 2014:
Therese I agree with your idea, as this is more along the lines of 'what's behind a cup of coffee'.
philgoddard Mar 25, 2014:
Thanks.
So it's either "how does the coffee get here", or "how does it get to you", depending on whether they describe what happens to it after it leaves their premises.
Therese Marshall (asker) Mar 25, 2014:
Extra context Dietro di me, alle mie spalle e tutto intorno, sono stoccati su pallet sacchi di caffè provenienti da oltre 17 paesi del mondo. Qui il caffè viene lottizzato, viene ricostruita la sua marcatura che garantisce tutta la tracciabilità della filiera del prodotto stesso.
Nel momento in cui il prodotto deve essere utilizzato verrà portato direttamente nel nostro silos che provvederà a fare una seconda selezione. Si tratta di un secondo setacciamento effettuato con lo scopo di evitare che eventuali corpi estranei vadano a danneggiare il prodotto. Diciamo che l’80% del nostro magazzino si compone di prodotto Arabica. Le specie di caffè comunemente più note al mondo sono oltre 100 ma quelle commercialmente più rilevanti sono essenzialmente tre: la Coffea Arabica, la Coffea Robusta e la Coffea Liberica.
philgoddard Mar 25, 2014:
Therese I assume they go on to answer the question, so could you give us a few sentences from after this, please?
The idea is presumably something like "how does the coffee get from the plantation to your breakfast table", but it would be useful to have more context.
dandamesh Mar 25, 2014:
or what hides behind

Proposed translations

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So, what is the hidden story behind a (your) coffee?

I think this is a way of featuring a (or your) cup of coffee as a special item that you treasure, giving it a complete life story as a way of glorifying it. I have inserted "story" to avoid the confusion that may be caused with the idea of something physically hidden behind a (or your) cup of coffee, and I think this sums up the idea.
Example sentence:

"The hidden story behind the world's most popular tourist attraction."

Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard : Good idea.
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Thank you.
agree luskie
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Thank you.
agree Barbara Carrara : Or (your favourite)
12 hrs
Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Lara!"
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Our coffee: the journey from bean to cup

As the speaker is describing the care taken by this particular producer in selecting and processing the coffee, I wonder if this needs to be made more explicit? Just a thought.
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard
1 hr
thanks
agree Barbara Carrara
8 hrs
thanks
agree luskie : a me piacciono anche le due proposte con "what's behind..."
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grazie
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