Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
syrlig-sød
English translation:
sweet/tart (apple)
Added to glossary by
Dana Sackett
Jul 28, 2005 09:40
18 yrs ago
Danish term
syrlig-sød
Danish to English
Other
Food & Drink
describing the flavour of an apple
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | sweet/tart |
Dana Sackett Lössl
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| 4 +1 | bittersweet |
Eliza-Anna
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| 3 +1 | tart-sweet |
Christian Schoenberg
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| 3 -1 | a sweet tarty flavour |
Jande
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Proposed translations
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39 mins
Dana Sackett Lössl
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Denmark
Cert. Dan-Eng, MA Translation, Est. 1992
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English, and 3 more.
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Danish term (edited):
syrlig-s�d
Selected
sweet/tart
...a suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
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Christian Schoenberg
: Sorry, Dana... didn't see your entry...
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I know, that happens to me all the time. ;-)
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Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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Thanks!
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Helle Sabroe
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Thank you
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Michele Fauble
: 'sweet-tart' Delicious Red, sweet-tart apple. ... www.recipegoldmine.com/kitchart/kitchart71.html
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Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
44 mins
Christian Schoenberg
United States
United States
Native in Danish
&
English
United States
Nordic Legal Language Solutions
Native in: Danish 
, English
Works in: Danish to English, Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
Danish term (edited):
syrlig-s�d
tart-sweet
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)...
Peer comment(s):
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Michele Fauble
: More commonly 'sweet-tart'.
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Thanks, Michele - I prefer sweet-tart, too.
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Danish term (edited):
syrlig-s�d
a sweet tarty flavour
I have never heard anyone say "tart sweet" or "sweet tart" flavour ever.
You need to make tart into an adjective. i.e. tarty
You need to make tart into an adjective. i.e. tarty
Peer comment(s):
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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. ;-)
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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
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Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Meaning and understanding in a package.
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, English
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Danish term (edited):
syrlig-s�d
bittersweet
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\".
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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\".
Peer comment(s):
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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)
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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 .
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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'.
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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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Discussion
I think we need to know what type of apple you are talking about to get it right.Are by any chance referring to "Gr�stens�ble" which is definitely described as "syrlig-s�d" www.vegetaren.dk/aeble and is quite unique? Or is it an artificial sweetner?