Jun 22, 2008 08:49
15 yrs ago
French term

les appareils de repas informels

French to English Other Furniture / Household Appliances
les appareils de repas informels ooops?
Tjs mes listes de household appliances, mais je vois pas le coup du "repas informel"! Ce sont des appareils à raclette ou à fondue, à votre avis? Informal meals ça va pas me faire!!! qt a snack c'est pas ça non plus! qu'est ce qu'on peut bien inventer un Dimanche?
Change log

Jun 22, 2008 09:45: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Furniture / Household Appliances"

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Non-PRO (2): CMJ_Trans (X), writeaway

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Discussion

Emma Grubb Jun 23, 2008:
@ ormiston: I think the types of appliances you are referring to would tend to be called "countertop appliances", whereas the term "tabletop appliances" refers more to those used by diners seated around a dining table.
ormiston Jun 23, 2008:
I agree it sounds great but I had checked tabletop as a term before offering my suggestion and what seemed to come up was mainly KITCHEN appliances (mini cookers, bread ovens etc. although also raclette machines)
cjohnstone (asker) Jun 22, 2008:
ça a l'air tt bête mais merci des idées, je crois que je vais m'en tenir à informal meal appliances!! et ils y retrouveront bien leurs petits, comme on dit!!! Merci encore
Ghyslaine LE NAGARD Jun 22, 2008:
Excellente question... pique-nique peut être où comme vous dites peut raclette ou autre fondue ou encore l'appareil avec la pierre chauffante.... qui encombrent bien des cuisines....

Proposed translations

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4 hrs
Selected

tabletop cooking appliances

Another option which covers various types of appliances.

http://www.abbode-cookware.co.uk/acatalog/TABLETOP_COOKING.h...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-06-22 13:09:20 GMT)
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Actually, it seems to be much more commonly written as "table top cooking":

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q="table top cooking"&b...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-06-22 13:12:26 GMT)
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See also:

http://uktv.co.uk/food/homepage/sid/5198
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway : yeah-that's what's informal about them. you don't 'serve' the meal, you sit around the table and cook it. fun meals!
2 hrs
agree Tony M
9 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "top of the tops, just what I needed and never thought of!!! Thks a million"
+3
36 mins

informal meal appliances

Eu égard à ces éléments, les treize marchés suivants, de dimension nationale, seront donc examinés : friteuses électriques, grille-pain, cafetières électriques, machines à expresso, bouilloires, fours posables, barbecues et grils électriques, cuiseurs vapeur, appareils à sandwichs et à gaufres, préparateurs culinaires, appareils pour repas informels (raclette, pierrades, etc.), fers à vapeur et centrales vapeur.

http://www.finances.gouv.fr/fonds_documentaire/dgccrf/boccrf...

http://www.tefal.co.uk/tefal/about/groupeseb.asp?mscssid=HTQ...

world leadership in:

Non-stick cookware Irons and steam generators Electric kettles Electric deep fryers

Food preparation Toasters Espresso machines and filter coffee makers Informal meals

A quick trip round Internet and BINGO !
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway : http://www.minefi.gouv.fr/fonds_documentaire/dgccrf/boccrf/0... /sorry! didn't see you posted the same www ref. oops.
17 mins
if you look on the site, it shows pictures and it is clear they are separate categories - I just cut and paste
agree Dave 72 : Think this sounds best (although maybe the English language needs to invent a new all-encompassing term for these items!)
1 hr
agree Juliette Scott : I agree with Dave - doesn't sound very social, does it !
1 hr
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3 hrs

casual dining appliances

I realise this might sound like it's only for evenings but to me it sounds a little more sociable
Peer comment(s):

agree Trudy Peters : I prefer casual dining to informal meal
29 mins
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