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margarina de pan

English translation: stick of margarine


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Spanish term or phrase:margarina de pan
English translation:stick of margarine
Entered by: Henry Hinds
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03:07 Feb 8, 2006
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Nutrition / Ingredient
Spanish term or phrase: margarina de pan
Las grasas trans están presentes en las grasas vegetales, muchas margarinas (particularmente los panes de margarina)....
spanruss
Local time: 22:43
stick of margarine
Explanation:
It's called a "stick".
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Henry Hinds
Local time: 20:43
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Thx
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Summary of answers provided
5 +8stick of margarine
Henry Hinds
5stick margarine
Emily Wilson
4packet margarine
Rachel Fell
3stick of margarine
David Russi


Discussion entries: 2





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
stick of margarine


Explanation:
It's called a "stick".

Henry Hinds
Local time: 20:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
stick of margarine


Explanation:
This is what comes to my mind

David Russi
United States
Local time: 20:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
packet margarine


Explanation:
in the UK "stick" isn't used

or hard margarine/solid margarine - as opposed to soft, "spreadable" margarine


packet margarine (2). In order to assess the extent to which our new trans-free
fats have the potential to show. post-hardening effects in foods, ...
www.britanniafood.com/common/tc14.pdf

's found in lard, butter, hard margarine, cheese, whole milk and anything that
... If you use lard, butter or hard margarine, switch to vegetable oil and ...
www.bbc.co.uk/health/healthy_living/nutrition/basics_fatsug...

three and a half ounces (90g) hard margarine; 4 tablespoons drinking chocolate
powder ... Make icing: melt the hard margarine with chocolate powder in a pan ...
www.hookerycookery.com/kids017.htm

This process changes vegetable oils into solid or semi-solid margarine or shortening.
Concern about trans fatty acids stems from research suggesting these ...
www.50connect.co.uk/50c/heart2.asp

These are the intended reasons for hydrogenating oil—to turn liquids into
solids (eg, to go from liquid vegetable oil to solid margarine), and to increase ...
www.nutripeople.co.uk/healthnotes_content.asp?org=fmn&page=...

A tub of soft margarine will have a larger proportion of soft liquid oils, while
a packet margarine will contain a higher solid fat content. Back to Top ...
www.margarine.org.uk/pg_field3.htm

Figure 21: UK - Packet Margarine Brand Shares, 2000. Figure 22: UK - Soft Margarine
Brand Shares, 2000. Spreads. Figure 23: UK - Spread Brand Shares, 2000 ...
reports.mintel.com/sinatra/reports/index/&letter=4/display/id=2090&anchor=a2090


Rachel Fell
Local time: 03:43
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
stick margarine


Explanation:
What is "packet" margarine in the UK is called stick margarine in the US, without the "of".

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Note added at 14 hrs (2006-02-08 17:46:51 GMT)
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Without the "of" in this case because it is margarina de pan, not pan de margarina. :)


    Reference: http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/prevent...
Emily Wilson
Local time: 04:43
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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