Laissez refroidir le mélange avant d’en napper les poires

English translation: Let the mix cool down before pouring it over the pears

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French term or phrase:Laissez refroidir le mélange avant d’en napper les poires
English translation:Let the mix cool down before pouring it over the pears
Entered by: Claudine Seynaeve

07:51 Sep 27, 2004
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French term or phrase: Laissez refroidir le mélange avant d’en napper les poires
same recipe ;) again, I am not sure of my translation, I don't think I am using the nice culinary speech for recipes; thanks again ;))
Claudine Seynaeve
Canada
Local time: 09:47
Let the mix cool down before pouring it over the pears
Explanation:
Let the mix cool down before pouring it over the pears
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Austra Muizniece
Latvia
Local time: 16:47
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Thanks austra!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Leave the mix to cool before before adding topping to the pears
Moushira El-Mogy
5Let the mixture cool before garnishing with pears
Tegan Raleigh
4 +1Let the mix cool down before pouring it over the pears
Austra Muizniece
4Let the mixture cool down before pouring it over the pears/covering the pears with it
Béatrice Öman


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Laissez refroidir le mélange avant d’en napper les poires
Let the mixture cool before garnishing with pears


Explanation:
garnishing/ topping

Tegan Raleigh
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Laissez refroidir le mélange avant d’en napper les poires
Let the mix cool down before pouring it over the pears


Explanation:
Let the mix cool down before pouring it over the pears

Austra Muizniece
Latvia
Local time: 16:47
Native speaker of: Latvian
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Thanks austra!

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agree  Béatrice Öman
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Laissez refroidir le mélange avant d’en napper les poires
Leave the mix to cool before before adding topping to the pears


Explanation:
or topping the pears.
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Moushira El-Mogy
Local time: 07:47
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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agree  Béatrice Öman: you beat me to it :)
4 mins
  -> :o) Thank you
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Laissez refroidir le mélange avant d’en napper les poires
Let the mixture cool down before pouring it over the pears/covering the pears with it


Explanation:
"napper" means to cover something with the sauce, not the other way round


    Reference: http://recettes.1001delices.net/n/napper_r452.html
Béatrice Öman
Local time: 15:47
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
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