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French term
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tours de main
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P.M.I. implantée dans l’Indre à Argenton-sur-Creuse, nous avons pour vocation de fabriquer des produits sur la base de recettes et de « tours de main » artisanaux auxquels nous appliquons une rigueur et des principes industriels (notamment H.A.C.C.P./ Certification IFS).
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En effet, l’entreprise, peut produire jusqu’à 30 tonnes de pâtisseries par jour avec la rigueur industrielle (régularité, traçabilité, sécurité alimentaire, HACCP, IFS) tout en conservant les « tours de main» essentiels à la qualité de ses produits.
This is from a leaflet advertising a company selling bakery products.
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En effet, l’entreprise, peut produire jusqu’à 30 tonnes de pâtisseries par jour avec la rigueur industrielle (régularité, traçabilité, sécurité alimentaire, HACCP, IFS) tout en conservant les « tours de main» essentiels à la qualité de ses produits.
This is from a leaflet advertising a company selling bakery products.
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Nov 6, 2011 14:10: philgoddard Created KOG entry
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It often translates either as 'knack" or "flick of the wrist", but this is obviously what it means here.
It often translates either as 'knack" or "flick of the wrist", but this is obviously what it means here.
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Hannah Burrow
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Definition and links
I've looked at several different definitions of 'en un tour de main' and all agree with one another that this expression means to do something in an instant (faire qqch en un tour de main). Apparently the term goes back to the 17th century and means literally to do something in the time it takes to turn your hand or flick your wrist, as mentioned in the previous post.
I've found some links below so you can see how the expression has been used in culinary contexts.
I've found some links below so you can see how the expression has been used in culinary contexts.
Example sentence:
http://www.lhotellerie-restauration.fr/blogs-des-experts/Tour/sommaire.asp?abo=o&a=&s=%2Fblogs%2Ddes%2Dexperts%2FTour%2FConfection%5Fpate%5Fbrioche%2Ehtm#abo
Reference:
http://www.linternaute.com/expression/langue-francaise/198/en-un-tour-de-main/
http://cuisine.larousse.fr/lecon-experts/tours-de-main/rechercher
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