Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 1, 2018 21:16
6 yrs ago
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French term
Finesse
French to English
Other
Cooking / Culinary
Foie gras Glossary.lexique
Finesse : la texture est lisse et soyeuse
Lexique
Lexique
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +2 | texture |
Wendy Streitparth
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| 4 | finessing |
David Hollywood
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| 4 | mouthfeel / texture |
Philippe Barré
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Change log
Mar 15, 2018 09:57: Wendy Streitparth Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
14 hrs
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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24
Selected
texture
If you want to get round it, you could say
Texture: smooth and velvety
Texture: smooth and velvety
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Yolanda Broad
: smooth and velvety
5 hrs
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Thanks, Yolanda
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| agree |
writeaway
1 day 19 hrs
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Thanking you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
5 hrs
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
finessing
https://firstwefeast.com/eat/2015/03/chipotle-twitter-rant
27 mar. 2015 - No one—not a corporation, not Steve Ells—will tell Bobby what he should get in return for his money. We're not corroborating or co-signing this accusation, but we do hope that the phrase “finesse the meat” spreads far and wide. Have you ever been a victim of meat finessing, at Chipotle or elsewhere?
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Note added at 5 hrs (2018-03-02 02:24:04 GMT)
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still very much against the idea of eating meat
27 mar. 2015 - No one—not a corporation, not Steve Ells—will tell Bobby what he should get in return for his money. We're not corroborating or co-signing this accusation, but we do hope that the phrase “finesse the meat” spreads far and wide. Have you ever been a victim of meat finessing, at Chipotle or elsewhere?
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Note added at 5 hrs (2018-03-02 02:24:04 GMT)
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still very much against the idea of eating meat
11 hrs
Philippe Barré
France
France
Native in French
Specializes in field
France
A passion for precision
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French to English
mouthfeel / texture
A suggestion
Example sentence:
"Other wines... have a soft, smooth, and silky mouthfeel."
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