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pauses dégustation

English translation: (wine) tasting sessions

10:09 Aug 4, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel / Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
French term or phrase: pauses dégustation
"voyages d’affaires avec pauses dégustation "

Does anybody know what is meant by "pauses dégustation" here please? It is taken from a glossary with no context provided. Many thanks for your help:)
KathrynLorra (X)
English translation:(wine) tasting sessions
Explanation:
if the context is wine.

Business trips where they organize wine tasting sessions as an entertaining break from all the hard work...
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Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 03:32
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Summary of answers provided
2 +8(wine) tasting sessions
Mark Nathan
5 +2winetasting breaks
Lise Morel
4 +1wine-tasting interludes
Sarah Bessioud
4 +1tasting stops
Colin Rowe
3stops for tasting
James Roberts
3tasting opportunities
CKSTraductio (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
winetasting breaks


Explanation:
If this is all about wine tasting, then the "dégustations" in question are all about wine!

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-08-04 10:14:04 GMT)
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wine tasting stops would also do obviously :-)

Lise Morel
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helena Grahn
24 mins
  -> Thanks Helena!
neutral  Sarah Bessioud: I'm not sure... Winetasting breaks sounds as though they are short holidays for wine-lovers
32 mins
  -> I think the rest of the sentence dispels any ambiguity (but I agree that with no other context it sounds at best ambiguous)
agree  Michael McCann: Yes, agree - absolutely delightful!
2 hrs
  -> Thanks InfoMarex!
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +8
(wine) tasting sessions


Explanation:
if the context is wine.

Business trips where they organize wine tasting sessions as an entertaining break from all the hard work...

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 03:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Colin Rowe: Sounds good. So close to lunch-time, too. Where can I sign up? ;-) // Incidentally, I see now that the categorization was not done by the asker, but post-edited by Writeaway. Santé! A la tienne!
2 mins
  -> Yes! I only mentioned it because I have come across this before, and the organizers, quite logically, did not limit it to wine - offering "gourmet tasting sessions" with a selection of local products. // Bottoms up!
agree  cmwilliams (X)
1 hr
agree  kashew: not just wine
1 hr
agree  Chris Hall
2 hrs
agree  mimi 254
2 hrs
agree  Evans (X)
3 hrs
agree  Verginia Ophof
3 hrs
agree  AllegroTrans: yes, could be food or drink of any kind
7 hrs
agree  ACOZ (X): I like "gourmet tasting sessions". It's good advertising speak.
12 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
stops for tasting


Explanation:
If a "Pause Café" is a coffee break, then this would seem to be a break in the journey to do some (wine?) tasting. "Tasting break" doesn't sound right, though, so "stops for wine-tasting" seems right, provided of course the subject is still wine.

James Roberts
Local time: 02:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: or 'sip 'n go' :-)
12 mins
neutral  Colin Rowe: or 'sup 'n go' :-) // "burp 'n' go"? ;-)
16 mins
  -> Or "slurp 'n' go"? ;-)
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wine-tasting interludes


Explanation:
I find interlude sounds a little more sophisticated than a "stop" or a "break" and fits perfectly with the idea of wine-tasting.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/interlude
in·ter·lude (ntr-ld)
n.
1. An intervening episode, feature, or period of time: "Kerensky has a place in history, of a brief interlude between despotisms" (William Safire).

http://www.friendlykiwi.co.nz/Wellingtonians.html
Come on tour with The Friendly Kiwi and not only will we whisk you around Hastings, Havelock North, Taradale and Napier on a foodie bonanza with some wine tasting interludes, but we can also duck into some of our favourite art galleries if the mood takes you.

Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 03:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  translatol: Yes, 'interlude' sounds more leisurely. Must point out, though, that 'dégustation' isn't limited to wine, eg une dégustation d'huîtres.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you! I agree, dégustation can apply to anything that passes the lips, but given that the specific field is wine, I put 2+2 together
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tasting stops


Explanation:
Along our meandering route were seven designated tasting stops where we sampled ...

http://www.tampabay.com/features/travel/manhattan-tasting-to...


Three to four wine tasting stops punctuate your travels as does an occasional local point of interest.

http://www.californiaoverland.com/julian_wine_tasting.html


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Note added at 36 mins (2010-08-04 10:45:58 GMT)
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Bring bottled water and drink it between tasting stops. This will refresh your mouth and taste buds.

http://www.bonvivanttours.com/tour_tips.html

At 90ish degrees, your newly acquired wine will roast in the car as you make additional tasting stops if you don't protect it.

http://www.snooth.com/talk/topic/napa-tips-for-a-rookie/

While we can organize a program including the visit of all wineries, we usually suggest one or two wine tasting stops as part of our tours, unless notified ...

http://www.cedarex.com.lb/wine-tasting.php

... hot air balloon flight, the moderate bicycle ride through the vines, or the bargain value horse-drawn carriage tour with lunch and four tasting stops. ...

http://www.rainbowtourism.com/destinations/The_Grape_Escape_...


Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 03:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Hall
49 mins
  -> Thanks, Chris!
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tasting opportunities


Explanation:
you don't have to taste but the organiser is going to provide time for it to be possible. I agree that it is most likely to be wine but any regional products or specialised farm produce is entitled to a dégustation - I believe dégustations de chocolat are very popular!

CKSTraductio (X)
France
Local time: 03:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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