máčecí poleva

English translation: frosting/icing

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Czech term or phrase:máčecí poleva
English translation:frosting/icing
Entered by: Nicholas Miller

14:30 Apr 15, 2003
Czech to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / food processing
Czech term or phrase: máčecí poleva
cereální tyčinky: máčecí poleva hořká/mléčná apod.
Jiri Vymlatil
Local time: 02:36
(dark or milk chocolate) frosting (dip)
Explanation:
Lit. frosting/icing dip, but more likely 'frosting or 'icing', presumably from dark or milk chocolate. So 'dark or milk chocolate frosting'
The usual phraseology would be:
Covered in dark or milk chocolate

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Note added at 2003-04-15 17:06:03 (GMT)
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Some examples
http://cookie.allrecipes.com/AZ/ChocoFrosting.asp
http://www.pastrywiz.com/chocolate/choc01.htm
http://hometown.aol.com/jimg004/frostindx.html
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/ds/frost/ds-frost021.shtml
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Nicholas Miller
Czech Republic
Local time: 02:36
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Summary of answers provided
4cereal bars: bitter/milk chocolate icing
Radovan Pletka
4 -1(dark or milk chocolate) frosting (dip)
Nicholas Miller


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
(dark or milk chocolate) frosting (dip)


Explanation:
Lit. frosting/icing dip, but more likely 'frosting or 'icing', presumably from dark or milk chocolate. So 'dark or milk chocolate frosting'
The usual phraseology would be:
Covered in dark or milk chocolate

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Note added at 2003-04-15 17:06:03 (GMT)
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Some examples
http://cookie.allrecipes.com/AZ/ChocoFrosting.asp
http://www.pastrywiz.com/chocolate/choc01.htm
http://hometown.aol.com/jimg004/frostindx.html
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/ds/frost/ds-frost021.shtml

Nicholas Miller
Czech Republic
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Radovan Pletka: only 2 hits on Google for chocolate frosting
2 hrs
  -> About 30 hits with Copernic, though. Google isn't the be all and end all of search engines.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cereal bars: bitter/milk chocolate icing


Explanation:
Cereal bars give about 12,000 hits
See the links below.
Bitter is not used too often, unsweetened is used more often


    Reference: http://www.sweetstreet.com/AllProducts.asp
    Reference: http://www.members.shaw.ca/goodiesgalorebygwen/squares_bars....
Radovan Pletka
United States
Local time: 17:36
Native speaker of: Czech

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Dylan Edwards: If these are cereal bars as I understand the term, they can be chocolate-covered or chocolate-coated. I'd use "icing" (I think "frosting" is the US equivalent) only for cakes.
2 days 18 hrs
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