canettes

English translation: cans/canned drinks

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French term or phrase:	canettes
English translation:	cans/canned drinks
Entered by:	Martin Cassell

11:16 Jul 6, 2007

French to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / Kitchen essentials

French term or phrase: canettes

Among a checklist for essentials to take with you when moving house. This is the kitchen section:

Cuisine
• Eponge
• Essuie-mains, Torchons
• Liquide vaisselle
• Assiette en carton
• Gobelets et couverts en plastique
• Petite poêle à frire
• Papier aluminium
• Canettes

I can only think of cans of beer, but that seems out of step with the rest of the list (this is from France, not Oz, after all).

Martin Cassell KudoZ activity Questions: 99 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (18 closed without grading) Answers: 422 United Kingdom
Local time: 20:37

cans ...

Explanation:
cans of coke, fruit juice, etc.

I do think it refers to drinks given the context.

Selected response from:

MurielP (X)
Local time: 20:37

Grading comment

Thanks Muriel: yours by a short head!

Thanks to all for helping (directly or indirectly) to confirm that there's no other meaning than the obvious lurking here ... sometimes hard to persuade oneself!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

drinks

Lori Cirefice

4 +3

cans ...

MurielP (X)

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

cans ...

Explanation:
cans of coke, fruit juice, etc.

I do think it refers to drinks given the context.

MurielP (X)
Local time: 20:37
Native speaker of:

French,

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

LM Loh: yes, or canned drinks.

1 min

-> thanks

agree

jean-jacques alexandre

46 mins

-> Merci Jean-Jacques

agree

Melzie: put them both together and what do you get? Cans of drink

55 mins

-> Yes! thanks Melzie

agree

emiledgar

1 hr

disagree

Jacqui Audouy: I'm sure "canettes" are actually those little bottles, not cans, it's a false friend .........Just checked in Trésor de la Langue Française and definitely a bottle

9 hrs

disagree

Carole Watters: I agree with Jacqui, 'canettes' in France are 25cl beer bottles. I've never heard of using that word for another drink content. (not in Northern France anyway!)

10 hrs

agree

Lionel CHEVALIER: lionel chevalier spécialisé en cuisine/terme culinaire

18 days

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

drinks

Explanation:
In my opinion canettes is being used to mean "boissons gazeuses" here, could be beer, could be coca-cola, etc. Seems logical to me in this list, when you're moving, don't forget the drinks because you'll be tired and thirsty after lifting all those boxes !

Lori Cirefice
France
Local time: 21:37
Native speaker of: English

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