Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
gewässert sein
French translation:
couper / si ce lait (de coco) a été coupé
German term
gewässert sein
que signifie "gewässert sein" (allemand d'Autriche) ? Voici la phrase:
Man wisse nicht, ob diese Milch nicht gewässert sei. Il s'agit en fait de noix de coco coupées en 2 et offertes aux touristes à leur arrivée en Afrique. Une touriste refuse et avance donc : Man wisse nicht, ob diese Milch nicht gewässert sei.
merci d'avance
| 2 +4 | couper / si ce lait (de coco) a été coupé |
Agnès Flandin
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Proposed translations
France
Grande qualité rédactionnelle
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, German to French
couper / si ce lait (de coco) a été coupé
Et, dans le contexte, cela pourrait laisser entendre que la touriste craint que de l'eau potentiellement contaminée aurait pu être utilisée.
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Note added at 12 minutes (2009-02-20 12:31:49 GMT)
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ou plutôt :
si ce lait (de coco) n'a pas été coupé.
Reference comments
les fraudeurs "mouillent" le lait
Professeur Porcher, cité par Blin (1921)
in Le Lait, la Vache et le Citoyen du XVIIe au XXe siècle, p. 287, P.-O Fanica, éditions Quae.
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