Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
café portionné
English translation:
individual coffee pods/portioned coffee
Added to glossary by
Ana Pando & Anne Spence (X)
Feb 5, 2006 14:40
18 yrs ago
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French term
café portionné
French to English
Bus/Financial
Management
XYZ, filiale du Groupe ABC et référence du café portionné haut de gamme, ....
This is the introduction to a company and there is no context to help. They make all sorts of branded coffee products. By "café portionné" do they mean granulated coffee? - or "portions of coffee" (which doesn't make sense in English), or what???
This is the introduction to a company and there is no context to help. They make all sorts of branded coffee products. By "café portionné" do they mean granulated coffee? - or "portions of coffee" (which doesn't make sense in English), or what???
Proposed translations
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| 2 +1 | individual coffee pods |
Ana Pando & Anne Spence (X)
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| 4 +6 | single serve coffee |
Alexandra Hague
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| 5 +4 | portioned coffee |
Tradesca (X)
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Proposed translations
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10 mins
French term (edited):
caf� portionn�
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individual coffee pods
Have a look at the link below. The site is in French and English. It's a new coffee making machine which is being advertised a lot on tv in France at the moment. You use a small pod each time you make a drink, rather than measuring out spoonfuls of coffee from a bag.
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Peer comment(s):
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suezen
: What is a pod? A pod is a measured portion of ground coffee. ... Ground, measured, shopping.msn.com/results/shp/?bCatId=4744 - 79k
14 mins
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Tony M
: This is fine, as long as they ONLY make that kind of pack; but many mfrs make several different types, some of which couldn't be called 'pods'
20 mins
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Comment: "It was a very dificult choice because both of the others were excellent but I chose this because it tied up with text further on. Many thanks everyone."
+4
11 mins
French term (edited):
caf� portionn�
portioned coffee
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Safest bet!
21 mins
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Thanks!
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Enza Longo
37 mins
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Merci !
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sporran
1 hr
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Merci !
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MatthewLaSon
: that's it!
15 hrs
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+6
29 mins
French term (edited):
caf� portionn�
single serve coffee
This may be a good alternative as a general description of the product as the words "pod" and "capsule" seem to be brand specific (without mentioning any names!!!)
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Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Another good option, though perhaps a little clumsier for repeated use?
3 mins
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thanks
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RHELLER
: how about single-serve packets?
38 mins
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thanks
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Bianca Jacobsohn
: or sachets?
56 mins
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thanks
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Sylvia Smith
1 hr
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thanks
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French Foodie
: single-serve :-)
2 hrs
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thanks
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Marc Glinert
: yes pretty good, or single dose if you don't mind the medical connotation
19 hrs
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