Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 20, 2007 21:52
16 yrs ago
French term
French and Spanish to English in NYC
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
volatil
French to English
Other
Food & Drink
***This is Canadian French.***
I'm editing the translation of the answers to a questionnaire about a Splenda-like product. The only problem is that I don't have the actual questions so I can't give much context.
Je l'aime bien en sachet mais en pot, il me semble trop volatile.
Do you think that they mean that it would get used to quickly if it were sold in a jar?? That's the only thing I can think of. The translator translated it literally...
Thanks!
I'm editing the translation of the answers to a questionnaire about a Splenda-like product. The only problem is that I don't have the actual questions so I can't give much context.
Je l'aime bien en sachet mais en pot, il me semble trop volatile.
Do you think that they mean that it would get used to quickly if it were sold in a jar?? That's the only thing I can think of. The translator translated it literally...
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | volatile |
xlationhouse
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| 4 | il s'évapore plus vite |
Catherine CHAUVIN
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| 3 | messy |
Melissa McMahon
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Change log
Jul 4, 2007 06:58: xlationhouse Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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8 mins
xlationhouse
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
6 yrs as a translator; 15 yrs in TR mgt
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
volatile
I would tend to stick with the translator's choice here in that it seems that in the jar, the stuff might degrade more quickly than in the small, hermetically-sealed (or nearly so) sachets.
And, the word choice is sort of strange if he/she meant something else...
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-06-20 22:03:45 GMT)
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Not only "degrade", but when you're sticking a (possibly wet, possibly hot) spoon in the jar all the time, the stuff could get clumpy and eventually unusable. But that's a lot to say without just referring back to "volatile"...
And, the word choice is sort of strange if he/she meant something else...
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-06-20 22:03:45 GMT)
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Not only "degrade", but when you're sticking a (possibly wet, possibly hot) spoon in the jar all the time, the stuff could get clumpy and eventually unusable. But that's a lot to say without just referring back to "volatile"...
Peer comment(s):
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LesBrets
10 mins
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Thanks LesBrets!
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| agree |
Assimina Vavoula
7 hrs
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Thanks Assimina!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Catherine CHAUVIN
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
Capable et disponible 7j/7.
Native in: French
Works in: Russian to French, French to English, English to French, and 1 more.
il s'évapore plus vite
Volatil for me concerns more petroleum products than food.
This word logically means that if water evaporates out of a food, (eg. Yoghurt) it makes it less reliable to be consumed after a certain time.
Bonne chance et bon appétit ! lol !
This word logically means that if water evaporates out of a food, (eg. Yoghurt) it makes it less reliable to be consumed after a certain time.
Bonne chance et bon appétit ! lol !
5 hrs
Melissa McMahon
Australia
Australia
Native in English
Specializes in field
Australia
Related KudoZ points
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10
messy
As xlationhouse suggests, "volatile" seems to be being used here to refer to everything the sugar-substitute-in-sachet-form is NOT, ie not neatly contained, not protected from contaminants... in other words, in jar-form it's too "messy" compaired to the sanitary sealedness of the sachet. "Messy" is obviously not a technical word, but I don't think "volatile" is being used here in any precise technical sense.
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