Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

freinte et repasses

English translation:

shrinkage and rerun

Added to glossary by DocteurPC
Jan 30, 2005 19:23
19 yrs ago
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French term

freinte et repasses

French to English Tech/Engineering Manufacturing industrial food processing
this is in the context of industrial food processing. The terms refer to loss and shrinkage during the production process. I am trying to find the right terms in English.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

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shrinkage and rerun

a lot of food is passed more than once through machines (or hands - but not many of those anymore)
it shrinks (see other answer) and is rerun a second, third time
think of olive oil - première pression, deuxième pression,....

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Note added at 4 hrs 56 mins (2005-01-31 00:19:48 GMT)
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wordreference gives press for repasse - depending on the process in your question, it might be a better term
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "rerun was fine for the context - thanks."
22 mins

waste and rework

from my past experience

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2 hrs

shrinkage and... depending on your context

Freintes is shrinkage. It refers to losses incurred either during the production process or during stockage. Shrinkage is a "normal loss" due to time, temperature, etc. Wastage ia broader and may also refer to unusual losses, or losses due to mishandling.

Repasses may be have different meanings depending on the context. In the wheat industry it would be middlings
" Useful Feed for Cattle; wheat mids, or middlings, refer to
the co-product remaining after flour or semolina is extracted from wheat and "

In beer or milk production (or any liquid), it is the last running or stripping of the liquid - much weaker than the first runs.
"The first running or last running beer reaches the first running
or last running tank and the water reaches the channel"
http://www.analyticalprocess.com/beer.pdf

Good luck!
Peer comment(s):

agree Kim Metzger : Good answer.
2 hrs
thank you!
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