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French term or phrase:
saveur non consensuelle
English translation:
not to everyone's liking
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Alan Campbell
Mar 24, 2008 18:11
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French term
saveur non consensuelle
French to English
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Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Agriculture (sheepmeat sector)
Help! This text on the wonders of sheepmeat is getting worse! What on earth does "saveur non consensuelle" mean in this context? Disagreeable or unpleasant, maybe?
La viande ovine est une viande perçue comme traditionnelle, difficile à cuisiner, avec une saveur non consensuelle.
Thanks!
La viande ovine est une viande perçue comme traditionnelle, difficile à cuisiner, avec une saveur non consensuelle.
Thanks!
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not to everyone's liking
I like most of the offerings so far and wanted to offer one more alternative.
You could even translate it as simply "not well liked". Or to keep it more literal: "doesn't agree with everyone".
You could even translate it as simply "not well liked". Or to keep it more literal: "doesn't agree with everyone".
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Comment: "Great - this is what I put in the end. thanks for your help!"
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a taste that not everybody likes
a meat that is not to everybody's taste
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| I like this - very similar to the version I went with in the end. Thanks for your help. |
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suezen
: not to everyone's taste
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Bourth (X)
: Brought up on it myself, en bon Kiwi qui se respecte, I am aware a number of people dislike the taste/smell, more of mutton than lamb maybe, but dislike nonetheless. Hence mint, thyme, rosemary, etc. maybe?
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Nadia Ayoub
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acquired taste
i.e. a flavour that's not to everyone's liking but that you can get used to.
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| I very nearly went for this - it sounds great! Thanks for your help! |
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Jack Dunwell
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Thanks fourth!
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Chris Hughes
: spot on
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Thanks Chris!
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Jonathan MacKerron
: with fourth; all my dealings with sheep tend to be "non-consentual "
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Thank you, Jonathan!
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EJP
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Thanks, EJP!
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Gina W
: yes, I would go with this
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Thanks gad!
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an unusual taste
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taste disliked by some (as opposed to being liked by all/the majority)
Hello,
The idea is that the majority of don't like it. Even with popular foods, there are always those who don't like it. So, I think that saying "a taste disliked by some" would work, implying that it's not liked by the majority of people
I'm not sure that this is an "acquired taste" (goût acquis/ qui s'acquiert) because a typical food/drink can be enjoyed by the masses in a given country and still be acquired taste.
I think that "non-consensuelle" means not "unanimous" (loved by everyone).
I hope this helps.
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Typo: Even with popular foods, there are always those who don't like it, thoguht (LOL)
"Acquired taste" means that most people won't like it. But, "non-consensuelle" seems to just mean that it's liked by everyone.
Example:
This green tea taste is not that one that everyone likes; it has a really grassy taste disliked by some.
The idea is that the majority of don't like it. Even with popular foods, there are always those who don't like it. So, I think that saying "a taste disliked by some" would work, implying that it's not liked by the majority of people
I'm not sure that this is an "acquired taste" (goût acquis/ qui s'acquiert) because a typical food/drink can be enjoyed by the masses in a given country and still be acquired taste.
I think that "non-consensuelle" means not "unanimous" (loved by everyone).
I hope this helps.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-03-24 22:01:54 GMT)
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Typo: Even with popular foods, there are always those who don't like it, thoguht (LOL)
"Acquired taste" means that most people won't like it. But, "non-consensuelle" seems to just mean that it's liked by everyone.
Example:
This green tea taste is not that one that everyone likes; it has a really grassy taste disliked by some.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your help! |
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