French: aliment de maintenanceEnglish translation: Maintenance food 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | aliment de maintenance | | English translation: | Maintenance food | | Entered by: | Mark Nathan |
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Nutrition / Pet food | | French term or phrase: aliment de maintenance | | I'm trying to find the best translation of this in English I think "health food" is along the right lines but it doesn't sound right! any help would be appreciated it's for a marketing article about high quality dog food. |
| | Clarification request(s) and responsexxxCMJ_Trans: 9:34am Feb 22, 2007: context a little slim... sounds as though it is part of a several stage process and so a little more information would not go amiss
Jenny Duthie: 9:50am Feb 22, 2007: RE: aliment de maintenance - I'm translating an article promoting high quality pet food (dogs) and trying to find the best English equivalent for this expression, thanks it's 'un aliment de maintenance" and it's from a comparison study the manufacturers have carried out with other brands
Odette Grille: 9:53am Feb 22, 2007: As context, what other kind of aliments are there ?
Jenny Duthie: 10:06am Feb 22, 2007: re context - Thanks very much Odette I know "aliment" means food especially animal food I was just looking for the best way to translate the "de maintenance" part so it reads well in English!!
Claire Cox: 10:12am Feb 22, 2007: Jenny - not wishing to be funny, but can I just ask why you gave the points to Mark when I answered first? It is customary to award points to the first answer if there are two or more the same....
Mark Nathan: 10:21am Feb 22, 2007: Hi Jenny - Yes it does like like Claire beat me to it. BTW Kudoz recommends that you wait at least twenty-four hours before awarding points so that everyone has a chance to anwser. A question often "develops" when more people contribute.
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 Mark Nathan
France
| Note from asker to answererthanks Mark yes I think this is the most helpful answer as it relevant to this context as I'm translating an article for food about dogs with different types of needs
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| maintenance (dog) food
Explanation:
This seems to be the accepted term in English too. I thought I'd seen it on the supermarket shelves (though I'm afraid my non-pedigree dogs don't get anything quite so exalted - good old Winalot for them!)
See:
Adult Small Breed Maintenance Dog Food - Pets and Animals ...Eukanuba Adult Small Breed Maintenance Dog Food Shopping and Price comparison at dooyoo.co.uk.
www.dooyoo.co.uk/pets-and-animals/eukanuba-adult-small-bree... - 100k - Cached - Similar pages
Eukanuba Adult Small Breed Maintenance Dog Food - Review - GOURMET ...Eukanuba Adult Small Breed Maintenance Dog Food - Review - GOURMET Doggy Dinners....
www.dooyoo.co.uk/pets-and-animals/eukanuba-adult-small-bree... - 116k - Cached - Similar pages
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About Dogs - Dog Food - Kasco Maintenance Dog FoodA look at the different dog foods available, and what goes in them. Kasco Maintenance Dog Food.
dogs.about.com/od/dietandnutrition/f/kasco_maintenan.htm - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
Greyhound Maintenance Dog Food from Judge's ChoiceCountry Pursuit Greyhound Maintenance uses only the best raw materials and has a full complement of vitamins, oils and minerals and is free from artificial ...
www.judgeschoice.co.uk/dog-food/greyhound-maintenance.asp - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
Dog Food Nutrition - Country Pursuit Maintenance from Judges ...Dog Food Nutritional Guide, Country Pursuit Maintenance - Superior Quality for Healthier Performance.
www.judgeschoice.co.uk/dog-nutrition/maintenance-nutrition.... - 35k - Cached - Similar pages
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| Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 4
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| Maintenance food
Explanation:
This could relate to the different types of dog food that are available for dogs of different ages, active dogs etc.
"Adult maintenance food" is for normal, fully grown dogs.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?siteid=12&acat...
| Mark Nathan
France
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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| Note from asker to answerer| thanks Mark yes I think this is the most helpful answer as it relevant to this context as I'm translating an article for food about dogs with different types of needs |
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