Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

bretelle

English translation:

backstrap

Added to glossary by Don Green
May 31, 2007 10:38
16 yrs ago
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French term

bretelle

French to English Tech/Engineering Food & Drink meat processing
Retirer la bretelle au ras de la noix

one of the steps in rib steak processing.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 backstrap

Proposed translations

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backstrap

Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique / Quebec

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Note added at 19 mins (2007-05-31 10:57:57 GMT)
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The rib eye includes the eye muscle (longissimus dorsi), the spinalis dorsi lying adjacent to and on the backbone side, and the complexus lying adjacent to and directly below the eye muscle of a primal rib. All other muscles and all bones, backstrap, the blade bone and related cartilage, and the exterior fat covering, shall be removed and excluded.
Il s'agit d'une norme du gouvernement canadien.


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Note added at 23 mins (2007-05-31 11:01:46 GMT)
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...Just called my local butcher, who confirmed...
Peer comment(s):

agree Odette Grille (X) : Straight from the horse's mouth, then ... almost...
8 mins
Thanks ;-) - Ce Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique est une mine d'or. Je suis personnellement tres decu par IATE: je trouvais l'ancien Eurodicautom beaucoup plus "user friendly", et souvent extremement efficace.
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
52 mins
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agree jean-jacques alexandre : tout à fait
1 hr
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neutral Gad Kohenov : Find dictionary but no entry for bretelle for backstrap. Undr which industry did you find it?
1 hr
uNDER "RIB-EYE STEAK"... iF YOU READ THE COMMENT, YOU WILL FIND THE WORD ON LINE No. 3... aLSO, AS i SAID, CHECKED WITH MY BUTCHER, WHO SHOULD KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks to you and your butcher!"
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