Café crème

English translation: coffee with cream

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Dutch term or phrase:	Café crème
English translation:	coffee with cream
Entered by:	Willemina Hagenauw

07:58 May 9, 2008

Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / coffees

Dutch term or phrase: Café crème

Another option on a drinks vending machine. What would you say in English?

Willemina Hagenauw KudoZ activity Questions: 1661 (9 open) (19 without valid answers) (23 closed without grading) Answers: 549
Local time: 18:25

coffee with cream

Explanation:
I asked someone who thinks it's right. I'm not sure

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-05-09 11:12:01 GMT)
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Un café crème is un café with a lot of steamed milk.

Selected response from:

kathybxl
Local time: 20:25

Grading comment

I think this must be the right one! Many thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

Café Crème or French Coffee

analytical (X)

creamy coffee

Mark Straver

coffee with cream

kathybxl

3 -1

caffé latte

Judith Verschuren

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

29 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

café crème caffé latte

Explanation:
for the hip people amongst us :-)

It us usually served in a bigger cup than ordinary coffee

Judith Verschuren
Local time: 19:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch

9 mins confidence:

cafã© crã¨me

coffee with cream

kathybxl
Local time: 20:25
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

I think this must be the right one! Many thanks!

32 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

café crème Café Crème or French Coffee

Explanation:
Both terms are used, although 'coffee with creme' as suggested by kathybxl is also correct. But for vending machines, 'French coffee' will probably fit best in your context.

Some references:
http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/30332
http://www.selectdrinks.co.uk/cappuccino-vending-machines.ht...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-05-09 11:23:50 GMT)
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This is turning into an interesting discussion among us coffee lovers....

analytical (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 19:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

Sabine Piens: I agree with "Café Crème" ; French Coffee however, is like Irish Coffee but with Grand Manier instead of whisky

7 mins

-> Thanks Sabine, I agree with you that 'French Coffee' sometimes contains Grand Marnier (and I have even seen recipes with Kahlua) but in those cases the beverage was referred to as 'French Coffee Drink'.

agree

Suzanne Jansen: yes, you could also keep café crème, depending which country the machine will be used in. Okay in Begium, caffé latte better in the Netherlands

1 hr

-> Thanks Suzanne, but what about 'koffie verkeerd' in the Netherlands? I agree with Sabine that 'caffeé latte' is coffee with hot milk.

neutral

kathybxl: French Coffee could also be the home made. It's not the same coffee.

2 hrs

-> Hi Kathy, you are right and this is when the handy French press can be used. I was just about to add this as a note!

disagree

Mark Straver: In my experience, it is not coffee with cream or milk.

6 days

agree

Cecelia Murphy: well in your experience, what is it?

233 days

6 days confidence:

creamy coffee

Explanation:
I've seen many vendors of café crème, and it was always a creamy, smooth coffee but did not have cream or milk in it!
It is a black coffee with a foam layer on top due to the coffee brewing process (think also: home-made variants with the Senseo machines that are so popular) and doesn't have any milk or cream unless you put it in yourself.

Mark Straver
Sweden
Local time: 19:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English

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