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Duftrichtung

English translation: Fragrance


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German term or phrase:Duftrichtung
English translation:Fragrance
Entered by: Klaus Urban
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16:04 Dec 29, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Botany / Düfte
German term or phrase: Duftrichtung
Es geht um eine Tabelle, in der duftende Kamelien aufgelistet sind, genauer um eine Spaltenüberschrift in dieser Tabelle.
Die einzelnen Ausprägungen des Merkmals ***Duftrichtung*** lauten:
"würzig
zart/süß
Zimt
Honig
orientalisch
Osmanthus
süß/würzig
fein
süß/fruchtig
usw."

"Duftnote" käme nicht genau hin.
Eine andere Spalte lautet "Duftintensität", darin wird angegeben, ob der Duft leicht, mittel oder stark ist.
Wer kann helfen?
Klaus Urban
Local time: 04:01
Fragrance
Explanation:
Please see web reference; one of many available.
Selected response from:

Kevin John Purkiss
Germany
Local time: 04:01
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2Fragrance
Kevin John Purkiss
5 +1type of fragrance
ElliCom
3 +1type of fragrance
Claire Cox
3fragrance tendency
Goldcoaster
4 -1scent direction
burakorakcioglu
3kind/ aroma of fragrance
Thayenga
2note
Bernd Runge
2 -1Smell direction
makhno


Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
type of fragrance


Explanation:
Perhaps? I.e. whether it tends more towards the sweet, spicy, honeyed, fruity, etc.

Claire Cox
Local time: 03:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Claire!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Audrey Foster: Yes, as plain as that
1 day13 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Fragrance


Explanation:
Please see web reference; one of many available.


    Reference: http://shop.kunden-pflege.de/de/Wellness-Sets?XTCsid=c56e0a7...
    Reference: http://shop.kunden-pflege.de/en/Wellness-Sets?XTCsid=c56e0a7...
Kevin John Purkiss
Germany
Local time: 04:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Kevin!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Williams
2 hrs
  -> Thanks David
agree  British Diana: for a title we don't need the "type/kind of"
17 hrs
  -> Thanks Diana, and a Happy New Year.
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
kind/ aroma of fragrance


Explanation:
Beides wäre möglich, da Fragrance allein nicht die "Richtung" angibt.

Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 04:01
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  ElliCom: kind is correct, aroma of fragrance is not
32 mins
  -> True. Thank you, Elli
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
scent direction


Explanation:
Hallo!

Meine Recherche hat folgendes Ergeben. Wenn es sich um die Duftnote bei Parfüm handelt verwendet man im Englischen "scent direction". Wenn es sich jedoch um die Duftnote handelt verwendet man "particular type of scent/fragrance (Quelle: Pons, Größwörterbuch)

Example sentence(s):
  • Scent direction: floral - fruity - sensual. Exciting exotic blood orange with Cassis. Mystisch by wild plum and vanilla. And full of passion, thanks to cedar and white musk.

    Reference: http://www.followyourlrdream.com/starfragrance.htm
burakorakcioglu
Germany
Local time: 04:01
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  David Williams: Erstaunlich! Mit Recherche kann man ja fast alles belegen!
2 hrs
neutral  British Diana: Selbst wenn - es ist hier kein Parfüm, und es klingt in meinen Ohren etwas merkwürdig
17 hrs
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
type of fragrance


Explanation:
I have done extensive translations (G to E) for a company that sells scented candles, and am a bit of a perfume "junkie", so I have a fair amount of knowledge about how fragrances or scents are categorized. Scent direction would be an exact translation, but sounds a bit awkward. Type of fragrance is a better way to specify this. Often the word fragrance is simply used as the headline.

Example sentence(s):
  • The type of fragrance you use is very personal.

    Reference: http://www.partylite.com/en-us/products/fragrance/category.a...
    Reference: http://www.partylite.de/de-de/products/fragrance/category.as...
ElliCom
Local time: 22:01
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingrid Velleine
18 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fragrance tendency


Explanation:
I would use "tendency" here to imply that a certain scent tends toward a certain marked fragrancy

Goldcoaster
Switzerland
Local time: 04:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  ElliCom: tending in a direction is not the same as the clearly different fragrance types that are used to differentiate perfumes.
29 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
note


Explanation:
see discussion

Bernd Runge
Germany
Local time: 04:01
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke, Bernd!

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Smell direction


Explanation:
Smell direction


    Reference: http://www.jessinails-kosmetik.com/41758/41794.html
makhno
Local time: 05:01
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Johanna Timm, PhD: Das überzeugt mich eher nicht :-(( Zitat aus dem obigen Link: "After the fruchtigen entrance with tender peach flavour an intensive Blumenbouquet in the heart note opens".
1 hr
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