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as a cordial or digestive

French translation: comme cordial ou digestif

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English term or phrase:as a cordial or digestive
French translation:comme cordial ou digestif
Entered by: Marie Christine Cramay

02:03 Mar 19, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: as a cordial or digestive
Vinegars of 20 years old or more may be sipped from a teaspoon as a cordial or digestive.

Merci.
Marie Christine Cramay
Italy
Local time: 03:37
comme un corfial ou digestif
Explanation:
or even "comme un sirop ou digestif."

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Note added at 9 mins (2006-03-19 02:13:43 GMT)
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Of course that's "cordial" not "corfial"
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emiledgar
Belgium
Local time: 03:37
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Merci à tous.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5comme un corfial ou digestif
emiledgar
4 +1comme un stimulant/un tonique ou un digestif
Premium✍️
4comme un élixir ou un digestif
Nadia Stephanov


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
comme un corfial ou digestif


Explanation:
or even "comme un sirop ou digestif."

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Note added at 9 mins (2006-03-19 02:13:43 GMT)
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Of course that's "cordial" not "corfial"

emiledgar
Belgium
Local time: 03:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 42
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Merci à tous.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Viviane ABREU DE MATOS
5 hrs
  -> merci
agree  Platary (X)
7 hrs
  -> merci
agree  Didier Martiny: sans article
7 hrs
  ->  merci, je ne pouvais pas me decider: avec ou sans article...
agree  Sylvie Pilon (X): Comme hendiadys.
14 hrs
  -> merci
agree  NancyLynn: cordial: liqueur tonique, reconstituante
18 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
comme un stimulant/un tonique ou un digestif


Explanation:
CORDIAL
1. A stimulant; a tonic.


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Note added at 22 mins (2006-03-19 02:26:41 GMT)
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P.S. et N.B. Selon le style, : Comme une boisson tonique ou une liqueur... mais il n'est pas clair si le vinaigre était utilisé pour des propriétés curatives (stimulant/tonique ou dépuratif) ou en plus comme une eau-de-vie. En fait, si le contexte fournit plus de détails, je préfèrerais "eau de vie".
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di·ges·tive (dī-jĕs'tĭv, dĭ-)
n.
A digestant.


Premium✍️
United States
Local time: 18:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne Bohy: J'aime bien tonique. Eau-de-vie a plutôt une connotation d'alcool fort... ce n'est pas le cas d'un vinaigre !
7 hrs
  -> Merci bien !
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
comme un élixir ou un digestif


Explanation:
cordial ----> sorte de médicament, non? Elixir correspond bien, il me semble.

Nadia Stephanov
Switzerland
Local time: 03:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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