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pomodoro da industria / pomodoro da mensa

English translation: industrial tomatoes / eating tomatoes


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Italian term or phrase:pomodoro da industria / pomodoro da mensa
English translation:industrial tomatoes / eating tomatoes
Entered by: Nadia Ziliani
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18:59 Oct 2, 2005
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Agriculture
Italian term or phrase: pomodoro da industria / pomodoro da mensa
Le varietà di pomodoro più adatte ad essere utilizzate per lavorazioni industriale (es. per produrre polpa o concentrato) e quelle invece utilizzabili per il consumo domestico o nella ristorazione
Nadia Ziliani
Local time: 02:30
industrial tomatoes / eating tomatoes
Explanation:
See links below. I recently did a translation on tomato production in Puglia, for the WWF, and these are the terms I used. The English-speaking client was quite happy.
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Claire Titchmarsh
Local time: 02:30
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Grazie mille!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7industrial tomatoes / eating tomatoesClaire Titchmarsh
4canning or processing tomatoes/fresh or produce tomatoesNancy Arrowsmith


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
industrial tomatoes / eating tomatoes


Explanation:
See links below. I recently did a translation on tomato production in Puglia, for the WWF, and these are the terms I used. The English-speaking client was quite happy.


    Reference: http://www.actahort.org/books/599/599_32.htm
    Reference: http://www.seedsofitaly.sagenet.co.uk/tomato.htm
Claire Titchmarsh
Local time: 02:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Grazie mille!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Garaemma: I agree
7 mins
agree  Rachel Fell: I think I'd say "table tomatoes", although eating tomatoes seems OK too
8 mins
agree  Elizabeth Lyons
27 mins
agree  silvia b
53 mins
agree  Michele Fauble
1 hr
agree  Georges Tocco
3 hrs
agree  Peter Cox
11 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
canning or processing tomatoes/fresh or produce tomatoes


Explanation:
industrial sounds a bit harsh...

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Note added at 4 hrs 26 mins (2005-10-02 23:25:41 GMT)
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these terms are used more frequently, at least on this side of the Atlantic

Nancy Arrowsmith
Local time: 18:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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