deli

French translation: épicerie fine

00:01 Feb 17, 2016
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: deli
Le fameux deli, pour delicatessen. En français rien d'équivalent : - cafét non - traiteur non - épicerie très bof
kantx
France
Local time: 17:18
French translation:épicerie fine
Explanation:
Je crois
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AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:18
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5épicerie fine
AllegroTrans
3 +1charcuterie
Ana Vozone
3 -1Patisserie
Yves Antoine


Discussion entries: 7





  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
charcuterie


Explanation:
Pourquoi pas?


    Reference: http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/charcuterie/14...
Ana Vozone
Local time: 16:18
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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agree  Germaine: Exactement!
10 days
  -> Merci!
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
épicerie fine


Explanation:
Je crois

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:18
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 108
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victoria Britten: For me, this is as close as you're going to get. There's no way of stuffing all those cultural differences into just two or three words, in any case...
5 hrs
  -> thanks

agree  Annie Rigler: yes, close equivalent
8 hrs
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agree  Jenny Ann Rydberg
23 hrs

agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
1 day 18 hrs

agree  Germaine: En contexte nord-américain, "deli" renvoie à un resto qui sert viande fumée, porc effiloché, charcuterie, etc. "Épicerie fine" renvoie à une boutique spécialisée en épices, thés, cafés, huiles, grains et autres produits haut de gamme en petits pots...
10 days
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Patisserie


Explanation:
Ou patissier-traiteur ou simplement "deli" suivant contexte si americain...

Yves Antoine
Belgium
Local time: 17:18
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Germaine: En contexte nord-américain, les pâtisseries vendent exclusivement des desserts. Aucun smoke-meat et autres deli.
9 days
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