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Mimosa de Grasse

English translation: mimosa from Grasse

16:29 Sep 19, 2009

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty

French term or phrase: Mimosa de Grasse

Hello,
Am translating a powerpoint on various perfumes and this is one of the ingredients, can't find a translation for it anywhere. Could it be Oil of Mimosa perhaps?
thanks,
Anne

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English translation:mimosa from Grasse

Explanation:
Grasse is the 'capital' of flowers (and flower essences and oils) in France

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Note added at 10 mins (2009-09-19 16:40:15 GMT)
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or mimosa of Grasse, if you prefer.

The Scent Trail: How One Woman's Quest for the Perfect Perfume ... - Google Books Result
by Celia Lyttelton - 2009 - Biography & Autobiography - 336 pages
... ambrette seeds from Peru, sandalwood from Indonesia, iris from Tuscany, jasmine from Morocco and, of course, mimosa from Grasse itself. ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0451226240... -

Voile d'ambre Purse Spray
It has a luminous, feminine opening of bergamot and mimosa from Grasse, France, followed by a jasmine heart, which is softened with rose and ...
www.shopwiki.com/Voile d'ambre+Purse+Spray

BVLGARI VOILE DE JASMIN Perfume by Bulgari - 1.7 oz EDT SPRAY
It has a luminous, feminine opening of bergamot and mimosa from Grasse, France, followed by a jasmine heart, which is softened with rose and ...
www.shopwiki.com/BVLGARI VOILE DE JASMIN Perfume by Bulgari...

New & upcoming perfumes: Givenchy, Hermes & L'Artisan :: Now Smell ...
Sep 16, 2005 ... 2005 mimosa harvest in its top notes along with tender orange blossom notes”, with the mimosa from Grasse making up 25% of the juice. ...
www.nstperfume.com/.../new-upcoming-perfumes-givenchy-herme...

ARMANI MANIA Bvlgari Voile De Jasmin
Bvlgari Voile De Jasmin perfume has a sensual and luminous opening of bergamot and mimosa from Grasse. This is delicately followed by a jasmine heart, ...
www.shopwiki.co.uk/.../d=ARMANI_MANIA_Bvlgari_Voile_De_Jasm...

Winter Fragrances Article
Mimosa of Grasse (mimosa from Grasse, France the perfume capital of the world) · Bergamot. Les Parfums de Rosine's – La Rose De Rosine ...
9am.ten.com.au/winter-fragrances.htm - Cached - Similar -

Bvlgari pour femme : womens fragrance at Glimpse.com - fashionable ...
Eau de Parfum Spray and 6.8 oz. Body Lotion Notes: Living Mimosa from Grasse, Prelude Rose, Living Jasmine Sambac (China) Web ID: 379011. $145.00 ...
www.glimpse.com/.../detail-bvlgari-pour-femme-:-womens-frag...

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jlsjr
United States
Local time: 20:56

Grading comment

Thanks, so obvious really!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
5 +12	mimosa from Grasse	jlsjr

Summary of reference entries provided

Grasse, France

Travelin Ann

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +12

mimosa from Grasse

jlsjr
United States
Local time: 20:56
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks, so obvious really!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Helen Shiner: That would be my view of it without further context.//I did not mean that it was something other than an ingredient in perfume. I was talking about sentence structure.

6 mins

-> Merci, Helen. As Ann says it is a perfume ingredient, I could not see it being something else.//Sorry for not being clear; I was trying to give an excuse/reason for having used a confidence level of 5, which I usually don't do...

agree

Lionel_M: Grace is the capital of Perfume J. -))// J., tu vas te créer des ennemis chez nos amis Hollandais....

9 mins

-> Merci, Lionel! Oui, c'est en effet le terme souvent employé pour GraSSe :), bien que son rôle est surtout de produire des fleurs et de fabriquer les ingrédients de base allant dans les parfums (essences).//I had qualified it by saying "in France"...

agree

Susanna Garcia: Absolutely

14 mins

-> Merci, Susanna!

agree