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tart, lip-puckering

French translation: acidulé

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English term or phrase:tart, lip-puckering
French translation:acidulé
Entered by: Melzie

23:24 Mar 19, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Marketing - Food & Drink / scent - flavor - candle
English term or phrase: tart, lip-puckering
...captures the tart, lip-puckering flavor of this popular apple.

Merci de vos suggestions!
Syllab (X)
Local time: 03:52
acidulé
Explanation:
covering both terms
http://www.osmoz.fr/encyclo/marques/parfums_fiche.asp?ID=250...

I didn't look very far on the net as this confirmed my immediate reaction
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Melzie
Local time: 09:52
Grading comment
Thank you all :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4acidulé
Melzie
4 +2aigrelette, astringente
Euqinimod (X)
4 +1surette
Debbie Tacium Ladry
3(la saveur) acide, qui nous fait grimacer
Lidija Lazic


  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
surette


Explanation:
often heard apples described this way.

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Note added at 12 mins (2007-03-19 23:37:06 GMT)
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http://www.sensagent.com/dictionaries/fr-fr/surette/UTF-8/

Je l'ai entendu le plus souvent en conversation, je n'ai jamais entendu quelqu'un dire "suret".
Mais, ce serait quand même une pomme surette....

Debbie Tacium Ladry
Local time: 03:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sylviab: ou sure
7 hrs
  -> thank you sylviab - but "sure" would be sour, not quite the same idea
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
aigrelette, astringente


Explanation:
de quelle variété de pomme s'agit-il ?

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 09:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sktrans
1 hr
agree  sylviab
7 hrs
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(la saveur) acide, qui nous fait grimacer


Explanation:
...

Lidija Lazic
Local time: 09:52
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SerbianSerbian
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
acidulé


Explanation:
covering both terms
http://www.osmoz.fr/encyclo/marques/parfums_fiche.asp?ID=250...

I didn't look very far on the net as this confirmed my immediate reaction

Melzie
Local time: 09:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you all :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jean-jacques alexandre: that's the right term
1 hr
  -> Thank you
agree  Carole Paquis: oui, exactement
2 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Nathalie Elson
2 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Hepburn
3 hrs
  -> thank you
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