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    Default Fodder for satirists

    Hi all!

    I'm a bit stuck with this sentence, could you please help me?

    "The verbal slap to the Venezuelan president came from none other than King Juan Carlos I of Spain, providing fodder for satirists ..."

    Gracias!

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    Red face Re: Fodder for satirists

    Fodder is a term meaning a tpe of food for animals, so in this sentence, fodder for satirists implies that the action of the Spanish King will be used for making jokes and / or great material for cartoons, as it was embarrassing to the President of venezuela.

    One could say forraje para el satíricos, but I don't know if this translates directly. Que' piensa Ustd?

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    Default Re: Fodder for satirists

    Maybe the expression "darle pasto a las fieras" would work for you?

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    Default Re: Fodder for satirists

    En este caso traduciría "fodder" como comidilla.

    comidilla.
    (Del dim. de comida).
    1. f. coloq. Tema preferido en alguna murmuración o conversación de carácter satírico. La conducta de fulana es la comidilla de la vecindad. (Definición de DRAE).
    Hope it helps!

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