Regular plain yoghurt

French translation: yaourt nature (classique)

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English term or phrase:regular plain yoghurt
French translation:yaourt nature (classique)
Entered by: Tony M

14:16 Sep 6, 2017
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Food & Drink / Alimentation
English term or phrase: Regular plain yoghurt
Bonjour à tous,

Je souhaiterais avoir vos lumières sur le "regular plain yoghurt"

Plain yoghurt-> yaourt nature
Mais "regular plain yoghurt"? Yaourt nature maigre?

merci par avance!
Virginie Proisy
France
Local time: 01:43
yaourt nature (classique)
Explanation:
'plain' means not flavoured, and almost certainly unsweeted too = 'nature'
'regular' means almost certainly NOT low-fat, fat-free, etc.; not usually expressed like this in FR, since by default, everything is 'regular' unless otherwise stated; but it wouldn't hurt to add 'classique' if you feel it really needs underlining.

Your own suggestion of 'maigre' wouldn't be right, as that would suggest 'low-fat' etc., which is the opposite of what 'regular' means.

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Note added at 21 minutes (2017-09-06 14:38:42 GMT)
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'regular' in EN-US means normal / standard — it may refer to size, where it may be contrasted with both smaller and larger sizes; but it can also refer to e.g. fat content, whence 'regular' contrasts 'light' = low fat — though I think it's unusual to find 'extra-high fat content' products.
Think likewise of 'regular' vs. 'diet' Coke, etc. etc.
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Tony M
France
Local time: 01:43
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merci beaucoup
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4 +5yaourt nature (classique)
Tony M
4 +2yaourt nature ordinaire
Marielle Akamatsu
4 +1Yaourt nature
Irene Chalmers Preire


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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
regular plain yoghurt
yaourt nature (classique)


Explanation:
'plain' means not flavoured, and almost certainly unsweeted too = 'nature'
'regular' means almost certainly NOT low-fat, fat-free, etc.; not usually expressed like this in FR, since by default, everything is 'regular' unless otherwise stated; but it wouldn't hurt to add 'classique' if you feel it really needs underlining.

Your own suggestion of 'maigre' wouldn't be right, as that would suggest 'low-fat' etc., which is the opposite of what 'regular' means.

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Note added at 21 minutes (2017-09-06 14:38:42 GMT)
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'regular' in EN-US means normal / standard — it may refer to size, where it may be contrasted with both smaller and larger sizes; but it can also refer to e.g. fat content, whence 'regular' contrasts 'light' = low fat — though I think it's unusual to find 'extra-high fat content' products.
Think likewise of 'regular' vs. 'diet' Coke, etc. etc.

Tony M
France
Local time: 01:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 106
Grading comment
merci beaucoup

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Agnès Flandin: Très bonne idée
3 mins
  -> Merci, Agnes !

agree  Samuel Deleuze
10 mins
  -> Merci, Samuel !

agree  writeaway: yes, asker's initial instincts were right. have a look in the dairy section of any Fr supermarket. this is real George answer: What else?
39 mins
  -> Thanks, W/A!

agree  Yvonne Gallagher
19 hrs
  -> Thanks, G!

agree  Hélène OShea
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Merci, Hélène !
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
regular plain yoghurt
yaourt nature ordinaire


Explanation:
Suggestion

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-09-06 15:31:39 GMT)
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"Ordinaire" par opposition à "brassé", ou "bio" par exemple.

Marielle Akamatsu
France
Local time: 01:43
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Samuel Deleuze
0 min
  -> Merci !

neutral  Tony M: Although 'ordinaire' can certainly equal 'regular' in some senses (NB but not, for example, for sizes of drinks, where 'normal' would be more appropriate), BUT it is not the sort of expression you usually find in a food marketing context
6 mins

agree  gayd (X)
15 mins
  -> Merci !

neutral  writeaway: nature = plain. no fruit, no sugar, nada. I've never seen any packaging in France or other French-speaking countries indicating yaourt ordinaire. And ordinary isn't used in English. poor marketing word.
24 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
regular plain yoghurt
Yaourt nature


Explanation:
All natural yoghurt in France is "regular" unless specified, e.g. yaourt nature brassé, yaourt nature au lait entier, yaourt nature au bifidus, yaourt nature 0%, etc.

"Yaourt nature" is sufficient.

Irene Chalmers Preire
France
Local time: 01:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: yes, this is everyday stuff. Sometime we translators just try too hard.
1 min
  -> Happens to us all :)

neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: Tony already said this
18 hrs
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