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Le gâteau de miel

English translation: Honeycomb

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French term or phrase:Le gâteau de miel
English translation:Honeycomb
Entered by: Liliane Hatem

16:02 Feb 26, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Agriculture / Honey
French term or phrase: Le gâteau de miel
La cire : La cire d'abeille est très peu connue dans le milieu rural. C’est l’huile recueillie après la fonte des alvéoles qui constitue *le gâteau de miel* dans la ruche. Elle a l’aspect du beurre.

I have a feeling that this is not about "honey cake" here... :-)

Thanks for any help you can provide.
-Jen
jenbikkal (X)
Local time: 20:37
honeycomb
Explanation:
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Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 03:37
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merci!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5honeycomb
Liliane Hatem
4honeycomb wax or 'beekeeper's lunch'
Susanna MacKenzie
4Cake of beeswax
B D Finch


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
honeycomb


Explanation:
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Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 03:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
merci!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: No personal knowledge of this as the translation, but seems eminently logical to me.
3 mins
  -> Thanks Tony M:)
agree  Sarah Bessioud
23 mins
  -> Merci Jeux de Mots:)
agree  John Speese: Yes, honeycomb.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks John:)
agree  Mark Bossanyi: http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/honeycomb
15 hrs
  -> Thanks Mark!
agree  Sheila Hardie
17 hrs
  -> Thanks Sheila!
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
honeycomb wax or 'beekeeper's lunch'


Explanation:
You are right, it has nothing to do with "honeycake". Please see the references below.
I would hesitate a little using "beekeeper's lunch" - I don't know how trustworthy the reference is. While the translation is more poetic, it is also more ambiguous. 'Honeycomb wax' is more descriptive.
Hope it helps.
BR,
Susanna


    Reference: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_honeycomb_be_eaten
    Reference: http://www.benefits-of-honey.com/honeycomb.html
Susanna MacKenzie
France
Local time: 02:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Cake of beeswax


Explanation:
Not honeycomb, because that is before it is melted and this is after.

See descriptions of melting honeycombs to extract the honey: http://www.fao.org/docrep/t0104e/T0104E0a.htm#Honey and bees...

"6 One container of cut comb honey of min. weight 200g 7 One shallow frame of honey ready for extraction 8 One cake of beeswax of weight ..."
www.britishbee.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=4316 -


B D Finch
France
Local time: 02:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52
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