Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

poissoner

French translation:

poissonnier

Added to glossary by David Hollywood
Sep 23, 2004 22:46
20 yrs ago
English term

poissoner

Non-PRO English to French Art/Literary Education / Pedagogy culinary arts
For a magazine article I am writing - could you please tell me the correct French spelling of "poissoner", meaning "fish cook" in English. And are there any accent marks?
Proposed translations (French)
5 +6 poissonier

Proposed translations

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poissonier

The fish
cook, or poissonier (pwah-so-nyay), prepares fish dishes. ...


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Note added at 3 mins (2004-09-23 22:50:32 GMT)
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Whether a successful poissonier (fish cook), District Judge or owner of a private
Inn, Villanova Alumni are no strangers to the kitchen. ...


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Note added at 7 mins (2004-09-23 22:54:22 GMT)
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... also be known by their speciality, for example chef patissier is the pastry chef and chef poissonier is the fish chef. For more information about a career as a ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Hacene
0 min
agree swisstell
2 mins
agree Elena Petelos
3 mins
agree Natou : It's "poissonnier" with 2 n. Also to avoid confusion with the other and more common "Poissonnier" (cuts and sells the fishes), I would say "Chef Poissonnier".
22 mins
agree Laurie Henkinbrant : with Natou - it's Poissonnier. See the Trésor de la langue française : http://atilf.atilf.fr/Dendien/scripts/tlfiv5/advanced.exe?8;...
1 hr
agree Arroger : Natou is right
11 hrs
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