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FRANKFURTER [7 records]

Record 1 2022-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

A city on the Main River in western Germany.

OBS

Inhabitant :Frankfurter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Ville d'Allemagne (Hesse), sur le Main.

OBS

Habitant : Francfortois, Francfortoise.

OBS

Lorsque l'on parle de Francfort tout court, on désigne normalement Francfort-sur-le-Main en Allemagne [...] Francfort-sur-le-Main est la capitale financière de l'Allemagne. Ne pas confondre avec Francfort-sur-l'Oder qui est cette ville d'Allemagne située sur la rive gauche de l'Oder à la frontière de la Pologne.

OBS

Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son générique, par exemple ville, village.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
DEF

Ciudad de Alemania a orillas del río Meno.

OBS

Habitante: francfortés, francfortesa.

OBS

El nombre de un lugar habitado adopta, en general, el género de su genérico, por ejemplo, "ciudad".

OBS

Fráncfort: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recuerda que el nombre apropiado en español es "Fráncfort" y no "Frankfurt" ni "Francfort".

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Record 2 2017-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

A native or long-term resident of the city of Frankfort (Frankfort on the Main).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Personne née dans la ville de Francfort (Francfort-sur-le-Main) ou qui y habite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
DEF

Persona nativa o habitante de la ciudad de Fráncfort (Fráncfort del Meno).

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Record 3 2008-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meats and Meat Industries
DEF

A thin sausage, usually about six inches in length, traditionally made of smoked meats combined with seasonings, including meats such as all beef, beef and pork, turkey and beef, or chicken and beef.

OBS

In the U. S. the frankfurter is more commonly called the hot dog or wiener and it is served as a sandwich on a long split roll or bun. Frankfurters are available in various sizes from small links, generally used as appetizers, to foot long pieces of meat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
CONT

Saucisse de Francfort. Saucisse fumée précuite, originaire d'Allemagne traditionnellement faite d'une fine pâte de porc, elle connaît aujourd'hui plusieurs variations.

OBS

La version américaine, la fameuse saucisse à hot-dog, peut contenir de la viande séparée mécaniquement, des sous-produits de porc ou de boeuf ainsi que des édulcorants, des aromates et des additifs. Elle contient jusqu'à 30 % de matières grasses.

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restaurant Menus
DEF

A sandwich consisting of a frankfurter in a split roll, usually eaten with mustard, sauerkraut, or relish.

CONT

A hot dog is classified as a type of sausage or, alternatively, a sandwich on a suitably shaped bun with the sausage and condiments on it. Also called a frankfurter(named after the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany) or a frank, a wiener(named after the city of Wien, Austria known as Vienna in English), or(with tongue in cheek) a tube steak. Hot dogs are eaten with a wide variety of condiments, most common of which are mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, sauerkraut, pickle relish, chopped onion, chopped lettuce, tomato(chopped, sliced, or in wedges), pickle spear, and chilli pepper. A hot dog served with all available condiments is known as a hot dog with "the works", or "everything. "

OBS

Other variations are found. A hot dog served with the addition of cheese is known as a "cheese hotdog" or simply a "cheese dog" ... A hot dog served with the addition of chili is known as a "chili dog". A hot dog served with both of these would be a "chili cheese dog"... A hot dog on a stick fried in corn batter is commonly called a corn dog ... A hot dog which is split down the center, stuffed with cheese, wrapped in bacon and deep-fried is known as a francheesie or alternately a francheezie.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menus (Restauration)
DEF

Mot anglo-amér., composé de dog «chien» et hot «chaud» et attesté dep. 1900 comme appellation d'une saucisse chaude placée dans un petit pain allongé.

OBS

Ce mot emprunté à l'anglais n'a pas d'équivalent en français.

OBS

La forme francisée chien-chaud est parfois utilisée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Menú (Restaurantes)
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Record 5 2003-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meats and Meat Industries
CONT

Beka Product Catalogue : BOILED cold cuts with fifteen boiled sausage varieties(frankfurter, viennese, pepperoni and ither types)...

OBS

A frankfurter is a boiled sausage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie

Spanish

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Record 6 2001-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
CONT

Created in 1942 by Texan Neil Fletcher for the State Fair, a corn dog is a FRANKFURTER or other sausage dipped in a heavy cornbread batter and fried or baked. Corn dogs are often served on a stick for easy eating.

OBS

An american expression. The term Pogo (Trade Name) as it is commonly known in Canada is the equivalent of a corn dog.

Key term(s)
  • Pogo

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
OBS

Saucisse enrobée de pâte faite de farine de maïs et cuite en grande friture.

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Articles - Various

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles ménagers divers

Spanish

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