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Kandiserede frugter

English translation: Crystallised fruit

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Danish term or phrase:Kandiserede frugter
English translation:Crystallised fruit
Entered by: Sandra Alboum

16:22 Mar 19, 2004
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
Danish term or phrase: Kandiserede frugter
Does this mean "candied fruit"?
Sandra Alboum
United States
Local time: 20:24
Crystallised fruit
Explanation:
The short answer is YES.

The Danish dictionary gives crystallised fruit, but the Concise Oxford defines candied fruit as exactly the same thing.
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 02:24
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6Crystallised fruit
Christine Andersen
5 +3candied fruit
Suzanne Blangsted (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Crystallised fruit


Explanation:
The short answer is YES.

The Danish dictionary gives crystallised fruit, but the Concise Oxford defines candied fruit as exactly the same thing.


    Vinterberg & Bodelsen
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 02:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 22

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eliza-Anna: I have also seen ''crystallised fruit' on supermarket shelves in England.
19 mins
  -> Thanks - they went out of fashion, I think, but they're back in some shops here.
agree  Karen Goulding: I think "crystallised" is a more general term, but "candied peel" is used for lemon and orange peel, etc. used in baking.
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  Tore Bjerkek: Synonym: candied fruit
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  Mario Marcolin
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  Shaun Friel: If your target language is British English. My wife is Canadian so the subtle differences in terminology are familiar to me.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks - I wondered if it was something to do with which side of the Atlantic you are aiming at. I've definitely heard and seen both.
agree  abborre
4 hrs
  -> Thanks
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
candied fruit


Explanation:
snt.mattilsynet.no/rettsregler/forskrifter/ positiv/vedlegg2kap7.pdf

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Note added at 3 hrs 32 mins (2004-03-19 19:54:57 GMT)
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US English

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 17:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 21

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tore Bjerkek: fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals
28 mins
  -> Thanks Tore
agree  Liesbeth Huijer
1 hr
  -> Thanks Liesbeth
agree  Shaun Friel: If your target language is American English
3 hrs
  -> you are right, I should add that
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