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une dame Jeanne

English translation: raffia flask/bottle


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17:55 Nov 5, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / perfume
French term or phrase: une dame Jeanne
This is a perfume bottle in a wicker /rattan case; demi-john just too big to describe it. would flask or some such do, do you think...many thanks.
Christine Kirkham
Local time: 01:54
English translation:raffia flask/bottle
Explanation:
Often how those bottles of Chianti are described. Interestingly, while my English def. (Webster's] of "demijohn" refers to the wicker casing, my French def. [Lexis] makes no mention of it, only the size of the vessel.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2009-11-06 08:15:13 GMT)
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Ironically, the identification of Chianti with that particular REED-WRAPPED BOTTLE eventually became something of a marketing fiasco, ...
forums.egullet.org/index.php?/topic/101966-ch...old

Chianti Bottle, RAFFIA-WRAPPED GREEN GLASS, 9" Tall Department: Hand Props ...
props.universalstudios.com/prop_db_search_results.asp?...

Those tall Chianti bottles, often wrapped with RAFFIA AROUND THE BOTTOM, were never intended for sale. They were developed as promotional ...
en.allexperts.com/q/Wine-1615/2009/.../Chianti-bottle-1.htm

First off – the bottle's origin. A wine simply labeled “Chianti” is ... Oh, and those WICKER-WRAPPED BOTTLES – the STRAW is a throwback to ...
www.thenakedvine.net/.../census-taker-once-tried-to-test-me...

Where can I find empty Chianti bottles (w/ the WICKER TYPE ENCASING) to buy for an Italian event I am hosting?
www.justanswer.com/.../d6l8-find-empty-chianti-bottles-w

"Chianti was once associated with being a cheap, mass-produced wine served in a RAFFIA BOTTLE," James Rowell, senior store manager of Watson's Wine Cellar, ...
hk-magazine.com/feature/bottled

RAFFIA BOTTLE, Green. Raffia Bottle, Red. Revolver #1. Revolver #2. Snake - prone. Snake - upright. Stork with Baby. Swan #1. Swan #2 ...
www.minibottlelibrary.com/mbl/alpha/baitz/index.html

Mattheus Rose I think it was - either that or chianti in a RAFFIA BOTTLE . I'm not sure if it was Spanish or Portugese. Wonder what it would taste like now ...
librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=333567&sid...
by Wright Morris - 1993 - Biography & Autobiography - 484 pages

A small boy brought us plates of al dente spaghetti and a half a liter of wine in a RAFFIA BOTTLE. The wine burned our tongues and our raw chapped lips. ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0876859082...

C/U of a woman drinking from a RAFFIA BOTTLE. Various shots of men forking hay. Various shots of a tractor hoeing a field. M/S of Cyrillic road signs, ...
www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=1974

by Matthew Evans - 2000 - Travel - 303 pages
It's a very pale green, gorgeous colour though it often comes in a RAFFIA BOTTLE and clocks in at 70% alcohol. Another more common digestivo is Cynar, ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=1864500220...
Selected response from:

xxxBourth
Local time: 02:54
Grading comment
I let the client chose and they felt the raffia flask was best. But I would like say thank you for all help in this . Much appreciated.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4(miniature) demijohnphilgoddard
4 +1raffia flask/bottlexxxBourth


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
(miniature) demijohn


Explanation:
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philgoddard
Local time: 19:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: this sounds like a very sensible suggestion - thank you very much.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gilla Evans: yes, you need the miniature!
2 mins
  -> Thanks Gilla.

agree  IanDhu
2 mins
  -> Thank you!

agree  Verginia Ophof: www.websters-online-dictionary.org/gl/glass+balloon.html
4 mins
  -> Thanks Verginia

agree  jmleger: yes, although it seems to be a misnommer a demijohn contains anywhere between 1 and 10 gallons
7 mins
  -> Thanks! I don't think it's a misnomer as long as you say miniature.

agree  Mary O’Connor
2 hrs
  -> Thanks!

disagree  kashew: Sorry, flask is much better, no confusion. [In brewing, a carboy is also known as a demijohn. It is a glass or plastic vessel used in fermenting beverages such as wine, mead, and beer.]
15 hrs
  -> A flask is not the same thing as a demijohn. The French says demijohn - it's not for us to tell the writer what they should have said.
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
raffia flask/bottle


Explanation:
Often how those bottles of Chianti are described. Interestingly, while my English def. (Webster's] of "demijohn" refers to the wicker casing, my French def. [Lexis] makes no mention of it, only the size of the vessel.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 14 hrs (2009-11-06 08:15:13 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Ironically, the identification of Chianti with that particular REED-WRAPPED BOTTLE eventually became something of a marketing fiasco, ...
forums.egullet.org/index.php?/topic/101966-ch...old

Chianti Bottle, RAFFIA-WRAPPED GREEN GLASS, 9" Tall Department: Hand Props ...
props.universalstudios.com/prop_db_search_results.asp?...

Those tall Chianti bottles, often wrapped with RAFFIA AROUND THE BOTTOM, were never intended for sale. They were developed as promotional ...
en.allexperts.com/q/Wine-1615/2009/.../Chianti-bottle-1.htm

First off – the bottle's origin. A wine simply labeled “Chianti” is ... Oh, and those WICKER-WRAPPED BOTTLES – the STRAW is a throwback to ...
www.thenakedvine.net/.../census-taker-once-tried-to-test-me...

Where can I find empty Chianti bottles (w/ the WICKER TYPE ENCASING) to buy for an Italian event I am hosting?
www.justanswer.com/.../d6l8-find-empty-chianti-bottles-w

"Chianti was once associated with being a cheap, mass-produced wine served in a RAFFIA BOTTLE," James Rowell, senior store manager of Watson's Wine Cellar, ...
hk-magazine.com/feature/bottled

RAFFIA BOTTLE, Green. Raffia Bottle, Red. Revolver #1. Revolver #2. Snake - prone. Snake - upright. Stork with Baby. Swan #1. Swan #2 ...
www.minibottlelibrary.com/mbl/alpha/baitz/index.html

Mattheus Rose I think it was - either that or chianti in a RAFFIA BOTTLE . I'm not sure if it was Spanish or Portugese. Wonder what it would taste like now ...
librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=333567&sid...
by Wright Morris - 1993 - Biography & Autobiography - 484 pages

A small boy brought us plates of al dente spaghetti and a half a liter of wine in a RAFFIA BOTTLE. The wine burned our tongues and our raw chapped lips. ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0876859082...

C/U of a woman drinking from a RAFFIA BOTTLE. Various shots of men forking hay. Various shots of a tractor hoeing a field. M/S of Cyrillic road signs, ...
www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=1974

by Matthew Evans - 2000 - Travel - 303 pages
It's a very pale green, gorgeous colour though it often comes in a RAFFIA BOTTLE and clocks in at 70% alcohol. Another more common digestivo is Cynar, ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=1864500220...


xxxBourth
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35
Grading comment
I let the client chose and they felt the raffia flask was best. But I would like say thank you for all help in this . Much appreciated.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kashew
50 mins
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