Sep 15, 2008 08:31
15 yrs ago
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French term
film cristal
French to English
Marketing
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
packaging for sugar lumps
Les célèbres morceaux irréguliers xxxxx sont désormais disponibles emballés individuellement sous film cristal.
Individual packaging for upmarket cane sugar lumps.
Thanks for any help.
Individual packaging for upmarket cane sugar lumps.
Thanks for any help.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | crystal clear film |
Jack Dunwell
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| 4 +1 | cellophane |
Tony M
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| 5 -1 | poche(tte) plastique |
Sébastien Ricciardi
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| 5 -2 | Clingfilm or Cling-wrap or Saran Wrap |
Subbanna
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| 1 | pergamyn paper |
EJP
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Proposed translations
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crystal clear film
One useage in my dictionary for "de cristal"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jennie Knapp
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Thank you Jennie
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| agree |
Tony M
: Yes, in the olden days we'd probably have said 'cellophane'
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Though technically 'cellophane' is what it means here (also cling film etc) it seemed to me not quite upmarket enough for individually wrapped sugar clusters so this is what I used. Thank you everyone for your efforts"
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Sébastien Ricciardi
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Related KudoZ points
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poche(tte) plastique
J'ai jamais compris pourquoi ils utilise ce mot aussi compliqué pour dire un truc aussi simple....
y a qu'à regarder le prix sur réf1 pour se convaincre que ca à rien d'exceptionnel
Le prestige du mot "cristal", j'imagine...
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-09-15 17:27:05 GMT)
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so that would be "wrapping plastic" in EN
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-09-15 17:28:21 GMT)
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http://www.agnet.org/library/pt/2004004/
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Note added at 22 hrs (2008-09-16 07:16:20 GMT)
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Maybe film plastique is more adapted
y a qu'à regarder le prix sur réf1 pour se convaincre que ca à rien d'exceptionnel
Le prestige du mot "cristal", j'imagine...
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-09-15 17:27:05 GMT)
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so that would be "wrapping plastic" in EN
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-09-15 17:28:21 GMT)
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http://www.agnet.org/library/pt/2004004/
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Note added at 22 hrs (2008-09-16 07:16:20 GMT)
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Maybe film plastique is more adapted
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
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Jack Dunwell
: Hi Sébastien. Yr ref is about horticulture. I think that the thing here is, as you say, looking to add value/perceived value. If it was it would, S, but in fact if you look at Heading its "sugar lumps" (for the table)
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aren't there talking about sugar cane in the question ? Maybe film plastique is more adapted
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Tony M
: It just means a transparent plastic wrapper; it specifically mentions 'individually wrapped', so I don't think 'pochette' is really applicable; and do just let's note in passing that Asker did request the translation into ENGLISH ;-)
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pergamyn paper
This is just a guess but could it be wrapped in Pergamyn paper which is transparent, unbuffered, wood-free, chlorine and acid-free paper?
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Note added at 1 day50 mins (2008-09-16 09:22:10 GMT)
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If it's not paper, maybe it's cellophane which is indeed crystal clear?
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Note added at 1 day50 mins (2008-09-16 09:22:10 GMT)
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If it's not paper, maybe it's cellophane which is indeed crystal clear?
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Nothing to suggest that 'film' = paper of any kind
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Yes, it was my first thought because paper and cardboard are usually used for sugar packaging. I still think cellophane is probably what is meant.
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Clingfilm or Cling-wrap or Saran Wrap
The term is used differently in UK, Australia and USA for these commonly known brands of plastic wrap
google and see the number of hits
google and see the number of hits
Reference:
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2 days 6 mins
cellophane
Even though 'cellophane' was originally ®, like 'hoover' it has passed into UK EN usage as a generic (don't know about AE?)
Seems to me this is the most explicit and least clumsy way to explain what it is.
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Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2008-09-17 11:01:28 GMT)
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Credit where credit's due, and indeed, it was of course EJP who first suggested this in her/his 'added note' — which unfortunately I hadn't read when I posted this! That's one of the disadvantages of 'added notes' — it's all too easy to gloss over them!
Seems to me this is the most explicit and least clumsy way to explain what it is.
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Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2008-09-17 11:01:28 GMT)
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Credit where credit's due, and indeed, it was of course EJP who first suggested this in her/his 'added note' — which unfortunately I hadn't read when I posted this! That's one of the disadvantages of 'added notes' — it's all too easy to gloss over them!
Peer comment(s):
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EJP
: Yes, as I said in my note to my first thought of pergamyn paper.
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Thanks, EJP! Yes, indeed, and I thought it was important enough to justify an answer to itself. If you'd care to hide your original answer and re-post this, I'd be happy to delete my own answer.
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