Nadelbohnen

English translation: string beans

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German term or phrase:Nadelbohnen
English translation:string beans

13:17 Sep 29, 2009
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German to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary
German term or phrase: Nadelbohnen
On a restaurant menu. Some sort of bean, or way of preparing beans, but I'm not sure what kind.
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Local time: 17:52
string beans
Explanation:
Nadelbohnen are the very thin green beans, known as string beans or French beans.
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Sarah Bessioud
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Local time: 18:52
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4 +3string beans
Sarah Bessioud
3 +2(fine) green beans
Judith Imbo
2haricots verts (French beans)
Lonnie Legg


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string beans


Explanation:
Nadelbohnen are the very thin green beans, known as string beans or French beans.


    Reference: http://kundendienst.orf.at/programm/fernsehen/orf2/frischgek...
Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 18:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 60
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neutral  Lonnie Legg: Anne (see disc.) got me wondering. String beans aren't necessarily very thin.
8 mins

agree  Clive Phillips: Our local market-stall holder (in SE England) calls those imported from Africa "bobby beans" but they are a little tougher than string/French/green beans.
39 mins

agree  Tom Tyson: Or French beans, speaking horticulturally
1 hr

agree  Rolf Keiser
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(fine) green beans


Explanation:
if the beans in question are circular in cross section (!) i think they are commonly called green beans (haricots verts in French) - this is UK usage, as we have become accustomed to them.


    Reference: http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/Shopping/FindProducts.aspx?Qu...
Judith Imbo
Local time: 17:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

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agree  urbom: yes, "fine green beans" http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&num=10&lr=&ft=i&cr=&sa...
41 mins

agree  Claire Cox: sounds more appealing than string beans which make you focus on the string not the bean!
6 hrs
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haricots verts (French beans)


Explanation:
"French beans, also called filet beans or haricot verts, are a pencil-thin, sweet green bean prized by gourmet cooks." (www.vegetableexpert.co.uk/Legumes.html)
I'm not sure if the term is specific enough, though.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-09-29 16:18:06 GMT)
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Or if it's a longer bean (as Anne indicates), perhaps: "Asparagus or yard-long beans have a unique nutty flavour. Despite the name, yard-longs are usually harvested when they are twelve to eighteen inches (30-45 cm) long."

Example sentence(s):
  • Haricots verts, French for "green beans," may refer to a longer, thinner type of green beans than the typical, American green beans.

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_bean
Lonnie Legg
Germany
Local time: 18:52
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 22
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