syrlig-sød

English translation: sweet/tart (apple)

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Danish term or phrase:syrlig-sød
English translation:sweet/tart (apple)
Entered by: Dana Sackett

09:40 Jul 28, 2005
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
Danish term or phrase: syrlig-sød
describing the flavour of an apple
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sweet/tart
Explanation:
...a suggestion.
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Dana Sackett Lössl
Denmark
Local time: 16:15
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4sweet/tart
Dana Sackett Lössl
4 +1bittersweet
Eliza-Anna
3 +1tart-sweet
Christian Schoenberg
3 -1a sweet tarty flavour
Jande


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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
syrlig-sød
sweet/tart


Explanation:
...a suggestion.


    Reference: http://www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/commodit/horticul/apples/...
Dana Sackett Lössl
Denmark
Local time: 16:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christian Schoenberg: Sorry, Dana... didn't see your entry...
5 mins
  -> I know, that happens to me all the time. ;-)

agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
3 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree  Helle Sabroe
8 hrs
  -> Thank you

agree  Michele Fauble: 'sweet-tart' Delicious Red, sweet-tart apple. ... www.recipegoldmine.com/kitchart/kitchart71.html
11 hrs
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
syrlig-sød
tart-sweet


Explanation:
I'm not sure what the context is here, but 'syrlig' may refer to the (sometimes) tart taste of cooking apples. The problem, of course, that they seem to be antonyms (as in sweet & sour)...

Christian Schoenberg
United States
Local time: 11:15
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Michele Fauble: More commonly 'sweet-tart'.
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Michele - I prefer sweet-tart, too.
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
syrlig-sød
a sweet tarty flavour


Explanation:
I have never heard anyone say "tart sweet" or "sweet tart" flavour ever.
You need to make tart into an adjective. i.e. tarty


Jande
Australia
Local time: 02:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Christian Schoenberg: It is not at all uncommon to have two hyphenated adjectives modify a noun (both 'tart' and 'sweet' - as I am sure you'll concede - are in fact adjectives). On the other hand, I have never heard anyone refer to an apple behaving like a prostitute. ;-)
4 hrs

neutral  Michele Fauble: A large, sweet-tart apple with a red skin marked with yellow streaking. This all-purpose apple is available from October through March. ... web.foodnetwork.com/food/web/encyclopedia/termdetail/0,7770,4270,00.html
17 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
syrlig-sød
bittersweet


Explanation:
This means sweet with a bitter aftertasete. Pretty sure of this. Hope I have helped!

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Note added at 22 hrs 49 mins (2005-07-29 08:29:29 GMT)
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I also looked up in the Oxford English dictionary and it confirms that the word \"bittersweet\" ,means sweet with a bitter aftertaste. I think \"syrlig-sød\" suggests that.

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Note added at 23 hrs 38 mins (2005-07-29 09:19:13 GMT)
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If you are referring to a Chinese recipe, it could also be of course be \"sweet and sour\".

Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  pcovs: I prefer this one. Bittersweet gives me the right impression when talking about the flavour of an apple. Of course, it might depend on the style etc. of the text etc. ;o)
4 hrs
  -> Bittersweet can also be used in English. Also there is very little diffence between a tart taste and a bittersweet taste. The Danish word is is "syrlig-sød" and this suggests to me that there was an element of "sweetness" in the apple .

neutral  Michele Fauble: Apples can be sweet, sweet-tart, bittersweet, etc., Since the term 'bitter-sød' exists, my guess is that 'sweet-tart' is what is meant, rather than 'bittersweet'.
11 hrs
  -> I have now checked this out a bit: in Vinterberg & Bodelsen "syrlig" is defined as both "tart" and "bitter". I also asked another native English speaker who said that an apple could either be "tart" or "bitter". It depends on the apple.
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