Glossary entry (derived from question below)
français term
Australie
bol
"For the filling:
- 400 g ricotta
- 1 **bol** de pesto au basilic
- 1 oeuf"
(etc.)
Some sites on the web suggest that a 'bol' = 250 ml (ie a cup).
Does anyone know whether 'bol' corresponds to a precise measurement like this, or is it just one of those vague indications (like 'handful')?
Thanks.
| 4 +7 | cup |
Sheila Wilson
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| 3 +3 | bowl |
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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| 3 | scoop |
Patrice
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| 3 | a small jar |
Emma Paulay
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Jul 20, 2008 07:50: Sheila Wilson Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Espagne
20 years producing 100% natural English
Native in: anglais (Variant: British) 
Works in: anglais, français vers anglais
cup
If you Google "cup of pesto" you'll find it's quite a normal measurement, albeit rather unclear to me personally. I believe Americans use this measure quite extensively, so if your translation is aimed at them there should be no problem
Brésil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: portugais
Works in: anglais vers portugais, allemand vers portugais, néerlandais vers portugais, and 8 more.
bowl
| agree |
writeaway
: http://www.diomedia.com/public/2065613/imageDetails.html
1 minute
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| agree |
Jean-Claude Gouin
: Not a very scientific measure, is it?
21 minutes
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| agree |
Assimina Vavoula
4 heures
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| neutral |
Tony M
: I think this is risky, as it isn't commonly used as a measure in EN, and (unlike in FR), 'bowls' come in all shapes and sizes.
4 heures
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| neutral |
emiledgar
: I agree with Tony, even though cup is a specific size, I wold translate this as cup.
6 heures
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| neutral |
sueaberwoman
: With Tony. "Bowl" indicates the shape of the dish in English, not the size. "Saladier" also translates as bowl./ Sorry, hit enter too quickly.
9 heures
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scoop
| neutral |
Tony M
: But 'scoops' come in different sizes, so this is a lot less specific as a measurement / Long live « au pif »!
45 minutes
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yes, it is definitely geared to the "intuitive" cook!
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a small jar
| neutral |
Tony M
: My big qualm here is that a lot of the 'small' jars of pesto I've seen would be way too little for this; I think you'd need to actually say 'a XXX gram jar' or whatever
14 minutes
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