pretzel

French translation: bretzel

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English term or phrase:pretzel
French translation:bretzel

08:50 Nov 28, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Retail / retail
English term or phrase: pretzel
chocolate covered pretzel
daphne
bretzel au chocolat / bretzel enrobé de chocolat
Explanation:
as in the following reference:

du bretzel avant d'être cuite au four. Plusieurs types de bretzels sont disponibles
- bretzels fourrés, bretzel fendus et bretzels enrobés de chocolat. ...
www.esa.org.uk/consumer/french/var/frmain.htm - 9k

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5 +2bretzel en français...
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
5bretzel couvert de chocolat
ohlala (X)
4bretzel
Guereau
4bretzel au chocolat / bretzel enrobé de chocolat
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bretzel en français...


Explanation:
pretzel
n
bretzel m
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Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
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Native speaker of: French

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bretzel


Explanation:
Other name of the bretzel. See LGDT:

Domaine(s) alimentation,hors-d'oeuvre
pretzel
A brittle glazed and salted cracker made of a rope of dough typically twisted into a form resembling the letter B.

bretzel n m
Pâtisserie légère, en forme de huit (ou de bras entrelacés), salée et saupoudrée de cumin.
Note :
((...)) consommé traditionnellement avec la bière et couramment à l'apéritif.

[Office de la langue française, 1991]

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bretzel couvert de chocolat


Explanation:
en cherchant sur internet vous trouverez l'histoire "très intéressante" du bretzel qui apportait par les émigrants en provenance d'europe vers les U.S.A. ont transformé le nom de bretzel en pretzel !
Toute une tradition, du sud de le France, en passant par l'Italie et l'Autriche...Et c'est pour cela que l'on vend à New York des pretzel !
Un délicieux biscuit salé ou sucré...mais une histoire d'immigrants !

ohlala (X)
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bretzel au chocolat / bretzel enrobé de chocolat


Explanation:
as in the following reference:

du bretzel avant d'être cuite au four. Plusieurs types de bretzels sont disponibles
- bretzels fourrés, bretzel fendus et bretzels enrobés de chocolat. ...
www.esa.org.uk/consumer/french/var/frmain.htm - 9k

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JH Trads
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