Mar 30, 2006 12:39
18 yrs ago
German term
Urtrunk or Ur-Trunk
German to English
Other
Botany
Olive leaves / Medicine
We're not talking about beer here, but about the traditional Mediterranean practice of grinding olive leaves with water with a mortar and pestle and taking it as a medicine or tonic. Is it a tincture or an extract? Or.. well... a tonic?
Context:
Ganze Generationen sind mit diesem *Olivenblatt Ur-Trunk* aufgewachsen, indem ihnen jeden Morgen von der Grossmutter dieses schrecklich bitter schmeckende grasgrüne Olivenblatt-Getränk verabreicht wurde.
TIA,
sylvie
Context:
Ganze Generationen sind mit diesem *Olivenblatt Ur-Trunk* aufgewachsen, indem ihnen jeden Morgen von der Grossmutter dieses schrecklich bitter schmeckende grasgrüne Olivenblatt-Getränk verabreicht wurde.
TIA,
sylvie
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | traditional drink |
Oliver Walter
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| 3 +1 | Olive Leave Extract |
gfish
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Proposed translations
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14 mins
Oliver Walter
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traditional drink
You probably don't need to call it an infusion, medicine or whatever; just a traditional drink made from ground olive leaves.
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Brie Vernier
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Thanks
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Brigitte Albert (X)
: Since the ingredients are mentioned later on in the sentence, I would use traditional drink.
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Cetacea
: Or, since it's been done for generations, how about "ancient drink"?
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Thanks, but I would class the tradition as ancient, not the drink.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Oliver, I did go with this one. Seems further down in the text they then describe their olive leaf extract.
-sylvie"
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4 mins
Olive Leave Extract
Olive Leaf Extract
The olive tree is an evergreen native to the Mediterranean area but widely grown in tropical areas and warm climates.
Olive leave extracts have been used effectively in several ways: the leaves as an antiseptic, astringent and tranquilizer. It has also proven effective against fever.
It is one of the new "hot" ingredients in the natural herb scene.
http://www.betterbodz.com/library/olive_leaf.html
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-03-30 12:46:15 GMT)
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This amazing product delivers one of the highest levels
of oleuropein available anywhere. To ensure maximum
results, Olive Leaf Extract is specially prepared by a
patented process to concentrate [...]
http://www.onedietstore.com/pdfs/204.pdf
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-03-30 12:48:28 GMT)
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Does the "Tree of Life" hold the secret to overall health and well-being? What makes olive leaf extract so special? Olive leaf extract contains a crucial antiviral component called oleuropein.
http://www.holisticjunction.com/categories/CR/olive-leaf-ext...
The olive tree is an evergreen native to the Mediterranean area but widely grown in tropical areas and warm climates.
Olive leave extracts have been used effectively in several ways: the leaves as an antiseptic, astringent and tranquilizer. It has also proven effective against fever.
It is one of the new "hot" ingredients in the natural herb scene.
http://www.betterbodz.com/library/olive_leaf.html
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-03-30 12:46:15 GMT)
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This amazing product delivers one of the highest levels
of oleuropein available anywhere. To ensure maximum
results, Olive Leaf Extract is specially prepared by a
patented process to concentrate [...]
http://www.onedietstore.com/pdfs/204.pdf
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-03-30 12:48:28 GMT)
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Does the "Tree of Life" hold the secret to overall health and well-being? What makes olive leaf extract so special? Olive leaf extract contains a crucial antiviral component called oleuropein.
http://www.holisticjunction.com/categories/CR/olive-leaf-ext...
Peer comment(s):
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: in my case it was Lebertran, anybody remember that??
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