Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
as a cordial or digestive
French translation:
comme cordial ou digestif
English term
Italy
Technical, Law, Medicine
Native in: French (Variants: Canadian, Swiss, Luxembourgish, Standard-France, Belgian) 
Works in: Italian to French, English to French, Spanish to French, and 1 more.
as a cordial or digestive
Merci.
| 5 +5 | comme un corfial ou digestif |
emiledgar
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| 4 +1 | comme un stimulant/un tonique ou un digestif |
Premium✍️
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| 4 | comme un élixir ou un digestif |
Nadia Stephanov
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Proposed translations
comme un corfial ou digestif
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-03-19 02:13:43 GMT)
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Of course that's "cordial" not "corfial"
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Viviane ABREU DE MATOS
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merci
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Platary (X)
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merci
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Didier Martiny
: sans article
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merci, je ne pouvais pas me decider: avec ou sans article...
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Sylvie Pilon (X)
: Comme hendiadys.
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merci
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NancyLynn
: cordial: liqueur tonique, reconstituante
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comme un stimulant/un tonique ou un digestif
1. A stimulant; a tonic.
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Note added at 22 mins (2006-03-19 02:26:41 GMT)
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P.S. et N.B. Selon le style, : Comme une boisson tonique ou une liqueur... mais il n'est pas clair si le vinaigre était utilisé pour des propriétés curatives (stimulant/tonique ou dépuratif) ou en plus comme une eau-de-vie. En fait, si le contexte fournit plus de détails, je préfèrerais "eau de vie".
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di·ges·tive (dī-jĕs'tĭv, dĭ-)
n.
A digestant.
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Anne Bohy
: J'aime bien tonique. Eau-de-vie a plutôt une connotation d'alcool fort... ce n'est pas le cas d'un vinaigre !
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Merci bien !
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Switzerland
Sworn translator + graphic arts skills
Native in: French 
, English
Works in: English to French, French to English
Discussion
Il semble que cordial est plus precis que liqueur et plus en ligne avec l'anglais en ce cas "sipped from a teaspoon (Webster's
Cordial: a stimulating medeci
Strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal.
CORDIAL : pourquoi pas une "liqueur"?