pain carré

English translation: sandwich loaf

09:48 Jan 23, 2019
French to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
French term or phrase: pain carré
Good morning,

I'm looking for the translation of "pain carré" for a list of different bread varieties.

Thank you for your suggestions.
Cecile Dupont
Local time: 09:20
English translation:sandwich loaf
Explanation:
It basically just means that the loaf is baked in a loaf tin, unlike all the standard French favourites :-) Was a baker for first few years in France
Selected response from:

Rowena Fuller (X)
France
Local time: 09:20
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +9sandwich loaf
Rowena Fuller (X)
4 +4tin loaf
AllegroTrans
5Loaf of bread
Rebecca Elder


  

Answers


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


Explanation:
It basically just means that the loaf is baked in a loaf tin, unlike all the standard French favourites :-) Was a baker for first few years in France

Rowena Fuller (X)
France
Local time: 09:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rebecca Elder
0 min

agree  LouC1482
1 min

agree  Carol Gullidge: yes, this defines the shape as opposed to just any old loaf - which can come in all shapes and sizes (e.g., cottage loaf)
24 mins

agree  writeaway: as George would say, 'what else'?
36 mins

agree  Pauline Teale
58 mins

agree  Tony M: Oh, so your saying then that this relates to ANY kind of 'pain moulé', even the rounded top variety, as described by A/T?
1 hr
  -> Yes Tony its only the sides and bottom of the loaf that are rectangular, the crustier the top the better :-)

agree  Rachel Fell
1 hr

neutral  B D Finch: ??: https://www.groupe-bondu.com/produits/produits-surgeles/boul... https://fr.dreamstime.com/image-libre-de-droits-pain-carré-f...
2 hrs
  -> Keyword is 'rustique' here... but most French bakeries refer to tin baked bread as pain carré. Given the vast array of French bread shapes, always achieved by bending, twisting annd folding the dough, I felt that this conveyed the meaning

agree  Lara Barnett
3 hrs

neutral  philgoddard: You haven't given any references. Surely you can make sandwiches out of any loaf.
4 hrs
  -> Indeed you can, but this is traditionally a sandwich loaf (probably because square sandwiches fit better in lunchboxes?)

agree  Elisabeth Gootjes
4 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Loaf of bread


Explanation:
Totally agree with Rowsie, in UK English we’d nust say a loaf of a bread

Rebecca Elder
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: well, sometimes there are round loaves. sandwich loaf is an accurate way to translate the French pain carré
34 mins

neutral  Tony M: Way too general: a 'loaf of bread' is a 'pain' or a 'miche de pain', this is something much more specific.
1 hr

neutral  B D Finch: There are round loaves and square loaves and plaited loaves and long loaves, cobs, bloomers and cottage loaves ...
2 hrs

neutral  Lara Barnett: I am not agreeing because there are some more accurate answers, but I get why you put this, i.e. we say "loaf cake" to define a rectangular cake, but its not the case with bread now considering the variety around.
3 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
tin loaf


Explanation:
Baked in a square or oblong tin to give the appropriate shape

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Rowsie confirms this may be any kind of 'tin loaf', not just the literally 'square' (all round) ones I'd imagined.
30 mins

agree  Rachel Fell: Yes, for the UK - oblong; lots of UK "sandwich loaves" have rounded tops https://gailsbread.co.uk/order/bread/171-barnes-sandwich-loa... https://tinyurl.com/y99d3d6c https://tinyurl.com/y99d3d6c
40 mins

neutral  B D Finch: Not always: https://www.boulangerielouise.com/produit/louizami/ https://www.groupe-bondu.com/produits/produits-surgeles/boul...
1 hr

agree  Conor Jarrett
1 hr

neutral  Jessica Noyes: For the UK, as Rachel says, but never for the U.S. or Canada. I truly wouldn't understand this term if I were to encounter it.
1 hr

agree  Lara Barnett
3 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search