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Troso

English translation: dry goods range


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German term or phrase:Troso
English translation:dry goods range
Entered by: Wendy Streitparth
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22:09 Oct 25, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Retail
German term or phrase: Troso
Kombinierte Lieferung von Troso und Frische

Instructions for supermarket workers for storage of delivered goods.
Roger Matthews
Germany
Local time: 18:42
dry goods range
Explanation:
Our dry goods range includes everything from a humble can of Heinz baked beans to delicious marinated olives
http://www.freshviewfoods.co.uk/page/produce.html
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Wendy Streitparth
Local time: 18:42
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Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4dry goods range
Wendy Streitparth
3preserved foodfreekfluweel
Summary of reference entries provided
Explanation of termJoshua Pepper

Discussion entries: 8





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
preserved food


Explanation:
Should be something like "preserved" / "canned" / "processed" food as opposed to "fresh produce"!

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Note added at 1 uur (2011-10-26 00:02:41 GMT)
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Frische = Fresh

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Note added at 1 uur (2011-10-26 00:08:49 GMT)
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"packaged goods" Goods that feel "dry" instead of "wet' fresh cucmbers!

freekfluweel
Local time: 18:42
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joshua Pepper: "packaged" or "processed" "goods" or "products" sounds good.
46 mins

disagree  Nicole Schnell: Sorry, this is not correct. Also, you can buy dry grocery such as coffee, flour or spices in bulk at most stores.
2 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dry goods range


Explanation:
Our dry goods range includes everything from a humble can of Heinz baked beans to delicious marinated olives
http://www.freshviewfoods.co.uk/page/produce.html

Wendy Streitparth
Local time: 18:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Reference comments


6 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Explanation of term

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Note added at 54 mins (2011-10-25 23:03:48 GMT)
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I originally thought "dry goods", but the link suggests it might be slightly more general than that. For example, drinks are listed under Troso...


    Reference: http://www.gutefrage.net/frage/was-bedeutet-troso-in-einem-s...
Joshua Pepper
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
Note to reference poster
Asker: Great, thanks. I didn't come up with any references. I suppose it is just "dry goods". Very helpful, thanks!


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Kim Metzger: I don't know the English term for Nudeln,Backwaren, Marmelade, etc. either.
24 mins
neutral  freekfluweel: Sorry guys. "Dry goods" mainly refers to dry goods, as in clothing... Should come up with a different grocery's phenomen,
1 hr
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Oct 31, 2011 - Changes made by Wendy Streitparth:
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