Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
contre saison
English translation:
counter season
Added to glossary by
Mark Nathan
Aug 31, 2002 22:24
22 yrs ago
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French term
France
contre saison
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Agriculture
agriculture
Le haricot vert de contre saison est le premier produit d'exportation...
The meaning is obvious, but I don't think the expression "counter season" really exists in English, and I am struggling to find something not too long winded.
The meaning is obvious, but I don't think the expression "counter season" really exists in English, and I am struggling to find something not too long winded.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | counter season |
Jean-Luc Dumont
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| 5 +7 | off-season |
Libero_Lang_Lab
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| 4 +6 | out-of-season |
Sheila Hardie
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Jean-Luc Dumont
France
France
Native in French
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
counter season
Full time agronomists are located strategically throughout the 1000 kms of Chiles fruit growing regions.
it is a jargon phrase in the import export of out of season fruit and vegetables
The Advantages of Chile
The counter season from December - May allows buyers to 'hedge' their bets and take cover for six months from the European season. Exports of frozen fruits and vegetables from Chile 1999 rose to 50,000MT mainly to Europe.
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Note added at 2002-09-01 00:23:18 (GMT)
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Food Adelaide - Products - Fruit & Veg
... also the centre of the almond-growing industry, providing valuable counter season ... Vegetables.
Products available include: Fresh: Salad vegetables; Root vegetables; ...
www.foodadelaide.com/fruitveg.htm - 15k - Cached - Similar pages
SeedQuest Vegetables - Pepper - Expo - Harris Moran Seed - Karma ...
... In Sinaloa, for counter season production, Karma produced high yields and excellent
ratings for shape, thickness of walls, color, and shippability. ...
www.seedquest.com/vegetables/pepper/ expo/harrismoran/karma.htm - 14k
it is a jargon phrase in the import export of out of season fruit and vegetables
The Advantages of Chile
The counter season from December - May allows buyers to 'hedge' their bets and take cover for six months from the European season. Exports of frozen fruits and vegetables from Chile 1999 rose to 50,000MT mainly to Europe.
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Note added at 2002-09-01 00:23:18 (GMT)
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Food Adelaide - Products - Fruit & Veg
... also the centre of the almond-growing industry, providing valuable counter season ... Vegetables.
Products available include: Fresh: Salad vegetables; Root vegetables; ...
www.foodadelaide.com/fruitveg.htm - 15k - Cached - Similar pages
SeedQuest Vegetables - Pepper - Expo - Harris Moran Seed - Karma ...
... In Sinaloa, for counter season production, Karma produced high yields and excellent
ratings for shape, thickness of walls, color, and shippability. ...
www.seedquest.com/vegetables/pepper/ expo/harrismoran/karma.htm - 14k
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for your valuable help. You have confirmed that "counter season" is acceptable jargon."
+7
2 mins
Libero_Lang_Lab
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
The sports specialists
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English, French to English
off-season
Declined
off season vegetables is the term I think.
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Note added at 2002-08-31 22:29:49 (GMT)
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http://www.merexfoodcorp.com/consbc.html
http://www.selection-rungis.com/Siteen/haricot.html
Off-season green/haricot beans
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Note added at 2002-08-31 22:29:49 (GMT)
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http://www.merexfoodcorp.com/consbc.html
http://www.selection-rungis.com/Siteen/haricot.html
Off-season green/haricot beans
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Peter Bagney
1 min
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| agree |
Maria Luísa Jacquinet
10 mins
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| agree |
Sheila Hardie
: In fact, after searching some more, I think off-season is more appropriate for vegetables:)
11 mins
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Aida Macedo
1 hr
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| agree |
marfus
2 hrs
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| agree |
spencer
7 hrs
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| agree |
neilmac
4874 days
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Comment: "wouldn't that be hors saison?"
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9 mins
Sheila Hardie
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
passion des mots
Native in: English 
Works in: Catalan to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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27
out-of-season
Declined
Another possiblity.
HTH
Sheila
Positively perfect peaches - [Traduzca esta página ]
... Sure you can find peaches in the produce department year round, but the out-of-season
fruit is being shipped from places as far away as Chile, and that means ...
www.mochasofa.ca/food/program/articles/01august13a.asp - 45k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 2002-08-31 22:37:05 (GMT)
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Diamond Organics - [Traduzca esta página ]
... Okra (Sum-Fall), $2.99 1/2 lb, out of season. Peas, Shell, $4.95 lb, Snap,
$6.49 lb, Snow, $6.49 lb, ... Sweet 100 Tomatoes, $3.85 basket, Baby Vegetables. ...
www.diamondorganics.com/vegetables.html - 64k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 2002-08-31 22:40:07 (GMT)
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Searching some more I have reached the conclusion that Dan\'s right and off-season is used with vegetables and perhaps out-of-season with fruit.
Sorry for confusing you!
Sheila
HTH
Sheila
Positively perfect peaches - [Traduzca esta página ]
... Sure you can find peaches in the produce department year round, but the out-of-season
fruit is being shipped from places as far away as Chile, and that means ...
www.mochasofa.ca/food/program/articles/01august13a.asp - 45k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 2002-08-31 22:37:05 (GMT)
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Diamond Organics - [Traduzca esta página ]
... Okra (Sum-Fall), $2.99 1/2 lb, out of season. Peas, Shell, $4.95 lb, Snap,
$6.49 lb, Snow, $6.49 lb, ... Sweet 100 Tomatoes, $3.85 basket, Baby Vegetables. ...
www.diamondorganics.com/vegetables.html - 64k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 2002-08-31 22:40:07 (GMT)
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Searching some more I have reached the conclusion that Dan\'s right and off-season is used with vegetables and perhaps out-of-season with fruit.
Sorry for confusing you!
Sheila
Peer comment(s):
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Libero_Lang_Lab
: this was my first thought, but 'out-of-season' has a slightly negative implication and wouldn't therefore be used by vegetable importers/growers etc to flaunt their wares!
8 mins
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you're right - it does sound a bit negative, although off-season isn't much more positive (makes me think of something having gone off!! :-)
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R.J.Chadwick (X)
1 hr
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thanks:-)
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Jean-Luc Dumont
: I actually think off-season is more negative than out of season :) - off-season sounds like a bad season bad beans :) - out-of season (not bad)is seen from the local point of view- Counter season is the jargon term based on opposing hemispheric climates
1 hr
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thanks, JLDSF, I agree that it does sound like the produce has gone off - but your term does seem to be used too -I'd never heard of counter season to be honest:-))
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marfus
: [i'n not much of a positive thinker anyway]
2 hrs
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thanks, marfus - neither am I !!:-))
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Sarah Walls
3 hrs
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thanks, Sarah:-)
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neilmac
4874 days
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Comment: "again, I think this would be OK for hors saison"
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