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The correct way of using the sentence "On the 11th day of the month of XXX?"

Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

aproveitamento total de alimentos

English translation:

letting nothing go to waste

Added to glossary by Luiza Modesto
Jun 20, 2009 12:06
14 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

aproveitamento total de alimentos

Portuguese to English Other Nutrition
For example, using banana peels to make cakes or old bread to make pies. The only thing that occurs to me is "making the most of foods." Thank you. :)
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 letting nothing go to waste
4 +1 complete use/utilization of foods
4 +1 making the most of food

Proposed translations

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letting nothing go to waste

I think in English this idea is usually expressed in the reverse: letting nothing go to waste. "Making the most of..." is ambiguous and could also refer to using something to its best effect.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-06-20 15:15:17 GMT)
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"Nothing goes to waste in a thrifty chef's kitchen"...Especially in today's lean times, resourceful chefs look for ways to reroute scraps and leftovers into desirable new dishes.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/02/27/...

"Nothing goes to waste
I had some zucchini that was going bad, so I stuck it in the freezer. I pulled it out last night and made some quick bread"
http://culinarybarbie.blogspot.com/2009/03/nothing-goes-to-w...

"I have a Sunset Magazine recipe for giblet gravy that is incredibly good- I never liked giblets much until I started making this. Now absolutely nothing goes to waste when I cook chicken or turkey!"
http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/08/19/the-frugal-whole-c...
Peer comment(s):
agree kashew
9 mins
agree Michael Powers (PhD) : nicely done, Kathryn, and very idiomatic also - Mike :)
19 mins
agree Susy Ordaz
1 hr
agree T o b i a s
1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Awesome Kathryn, ty so much for your help. Ty too Marlene but i had a gut feeling there was a better way of saying this in English. Ty Michael for the effort. :)"
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1 hr

complete use/utilization of foods

It's not only most; it is "complete". We are talking banana peels, old bread, etc.

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DeCS Server - List Exact Term
Synonyms English: Complete Use of Foods Complete Utilization of Foods. Tree Number: SP6.056.257. Record Number: 50340. Occurrence in VHL: ...
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DeCS Server - List Exact Term
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Sinónimos Inglés: Complete Use of Foods Complete Utilization of Foods. Categoría: SP6.056.257. Número del Registro: 50340. Ocurrencia en la BVS: ...
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Deep-feeling development gives autistics abstractions: When a ...
Examples of physical abstractions that may not be present in autism are getting mercury out of body, making complete use of foods that have gluten or casein ...
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DeCS/2008 Inglês
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LILACS e MDL, Conceitos DeCS em LILACS Regional. Whole Utilization of Foods . Complete Use of Foods . Complete Utilization of Foods . 1.00 ...
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DeCS/2008 Inglês
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Complete Use of Foods . Complete Utilization of Foods . 0.49. 0, 0. /fisiologia . Diabetes Mellitus . /dietoterapia . Dieta para Diabéticos . ...
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Programa Mesa São Paulo
She also holds cookery workshops to teach how to prepare them focusing on the complete use of foods. When there are new donations, she makes up different ...
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DeCS Server - List Exact Term
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Sinónimos Inglés: Complete Use of Foods Complete Utilization of Foods. Categoría: SP6.056.257. Número del Registro: 50340.
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Sinônimos Inglês: Complete Use of Foods Complete Utilization of Foods. Categoria: SP6.056.257. Número do Registro: 50340.
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Mike :)
Note from asker:
All the references you provided are still Brazilian. :)
Peer comment(s):
agree kashew
2 hrs
Thank you, kashew - Mike :)
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1 hr

making the most of food

I totally agree with you. Please, see below.

BBC - Food - Recipes Making the most of summer food (Image: Ainsley Harriot's Thai prawn satay with griddled ... Get the most flavour out of these beautiful but delicate fruits ...
www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mostof_index.shtml -
Peer comment(s):
agree Katarina Peters
16 mins
Thanks!
agree Mary Palmer
49 mins
Thanks!
disagree kashew : I don't think it goes far enough, sorry.
1 hr
Thank you for your valuable opinion...
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