Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

porsjonsbeger

English translation:

single-serving container

Added to glossary by Helen Johnson
Jan 30, 2008 15:47
16 yrs ago
Norwegian term

porsjonsbeger

Norwegian to English Other Cooking / Culinary calorie counter
E.g. Fruktyoghurt, 1 porsjonsbeger 175 gram, 176 Kcal.
Not sure what to call this - if it's a 'cup', that's the measure used in US English, and I'm after UK English if poss.
TIA.
Proposed translations (English)
2 +3 container

Proposed translations

+3
12 mins
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container

It seems to me it means one container or package containing 175g of fruit youghurt. No?

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Note added at 18 mins (2008-01-30 16:06:10 GMT)
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If you need to specify, try single-serving container.

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Note added at 21 mins (2008-01-30 16:09:20 GMT)
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"Single serving container means a food package that contains a single serving of a food, e.g., 175 g container of yogurt, 355 ml can of soft drink."

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/nutrikit/sec...
Peer comment(s):

agree Tara Chace : "single-serving container" preserves the "porsjon" concept
1 hr
Thanks Tara
agree brigidm : Very good, Thomas. But I would add the hyphen, as Tara used.
1 hr
Thanks Brigid. Yeah, I added the hyphen in the note. The example from the link had without.
agree Pernille Chapman : "Single-serving container" fits perfectly here.
20 hrs
Thank you
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