porsjonsbeger

English translation: single-serving container

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Norwegian term or phrase:porsjonsbeger
English translation:single-serving container
Entered by: Helen Johnson

15:47 Jan 30, 2008
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / calorie counter
Norwegian term or phrase: porsjonsbeger
E.g. Fruktyoghurt, 1 porsjonsbeger 175 gram, 176 Kcal.
Not sure what to call this - if it's a 'cup', that's the measure used in US English, and I'm after UK English if poss.
TIA.
Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:00
container
Explanation:
It seems to me it means one container or package containing 175g of fruit youghurt. No?

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Note added at 18 mins (2008-01-30 16:06:10 GMT)
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If you need to specify, try single-serving container.

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Note added at 21 mins (2008-01-30 16:09:20 GMT)
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"Single serving container means a food package that contains a single serving of a food, e.g., 175 g container of yogurt, 355 ml can of soft drink."

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/nutrikit/sec...
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Thomas Deschington
Poland
Local time: 19:00
Grading comment
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container


Explanation:
It seems to me it means one container or package containing 175g of fruit youghurt. No?

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Note added at 18 mins (2008-01-30 16:06:10 GMT)
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If you need to specify, try single-serving container.

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Note added at 21 mins (2008-01-30 16:09:20 GMT)
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"Single serving container means a food package that contains a single serving of a food, e.g., 175 g container of yogurt, 355 ml can of soft drink."

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/nutrikit/sec...

Thomas Deschington
Poland
Local time: 19:00
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 6
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tara Chace: "single-serving container" preserves the "porsjon" concept
1 hr
  -> Thanks Tara

agree  brigidm: Very good, Thomas. But I would add the hyphen, as Tara used.
1 hr
  -> Thanks Brigid. Yeah, I added the hyphen in the note. The example from the link had without.

agree  Pernille Chapman: "Single-serving container" fits perfectly here.
20 hrs
  -> Thank you
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