French term
United Kingdom
tranché minute
I'm translating an extremely flowery menu, not sure about the following, especially the "mini"
Mélange subtil sucré salé » canard en magret saisi, laqué brillant, tranché minute et mini moelleux
au foie gras coeur pain d'épices
any help much appreciated,
Anne
| 3 | sliced and lightly cooked |
Carol Gullidge
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| 4 +1 | finely sliced |
Transitwrite
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| 4 | freshly minced |
emiledgar
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| 3 | finely chopped |
wordgirl
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| 3 | sliced just before serving |
Claire Chapman
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Oct 16, 2009 14:22: Stéphanie Soudais (X) changed "Term asked" from "tranché minute et mini" to "tranché minute"
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
sliced and lightly cooked
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Transitwrite
: this is already mentionned with 'saisi'
38 mins
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yes, that's true! Perhaps it should be "while you wait"
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freshly minced
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Chris Hall
: "freshly minced duck" doesn't seem right to me.
10 mins
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Disagree is usually reserved for factual mistakes; a disagreement in style is not the same thing, and yes, finely minced duck DOES appear on menus.
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Jean-Louis S.
: Freshly sliced. 'Minced' is not the appropriate word but you are probably right for 'minute'. It might be sliced at your table or, if a buffet, at a carving station.http://tinyurl.com/ykxp64g
58 mins
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Thank you; tranché is, of course, sliced; I had some sort of brain-freeze and saw "émincé"! I was concentrating on "minute" as meaning "freshly done."
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finely chopped
(and not at ALL flowery!)
perhaps this will if nothing else point you in the right direction! :)
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Note added at 30 mins (2009-10-16 14:35:36 GMT)
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Glad this helped. I have had my share of flowery, baroque, and just plain convoluted docs to translate so I can feel your pain!! ;)
| Ah I see, should have got that. The rest is flowery I promise you! |
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Chris Hall
: Yes, it is "finely chopped duck". Nothing at all flowery here!!!
4 mins
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Thanks Chris!
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Philippa Smith
10 mins
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Thank you Philippa!
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Caroline Vignard (X)
: not chopped either, sliced. Thin slices
21 mins
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Hiya Caroline - you may have a point here... I wonder if Anne has a photo available?? (am guessing not) Thanks for your input, however. :)
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Transitwrite
: I think the magret being the breast of the duck is more likely to be sliced tham chopped.
28 mins
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Carol Gullidge
: neither minced nor chopped
47 mins
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Mary O’Connor (X)
: No, it is sliced rather than chopped in this instance.
2 hrs
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France
Une traductrice fiable et experte
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English, English
finely sliced
towards the end: http://www.theflamingo.co.uk/restmenu.htm
and many others.
I'm feeling hungry now with all these menu items!!
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Note added at 39 mins (2009-10-16 14:44:39 GMT)
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....duck breast/filet
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Caroline Vignard (X)
: maybe the answer is "freshly sliced"!!!
2 mins
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Mary O’Connor (X)
: Agree.
2 hrs
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writeaway
: why finely?
2 hrs
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All things textile
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French, English
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