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momtoAidenDeclan:
SIL says to cover all - say I'm allergic to all nuts

"Je suis allergique a tous les noix"

spacecanada:

--- Quote from: momtoAidenDeclan on May 22, 2015, 06:56:58 PM ---SIL says to cover all - say I'm allergic to all nuts

"Je suis allergique a tous les noix"

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This sounds better and what I would use for plain language. Fruits secs are simply dried fruits. I have never heard/seen either fruit term used for nuts - in Canada at least. I wonder if that is a France thing?

BensMom:
I think I read on trip advisor or somewhere that cereal and other packaged goods use the fruit secs and that it doesn't mean dried fruit. It means dry fruit, which means nuts? Something like that--like nuts are the fruit of nut trees and they are dry, rather than regular fruit, which is juicy. I dunno. I saw it somewhere and I guess ds did too since he put it there. I already made the cards up, but will have time to adjust tomorrow if we feel necessary. I have someone else checking too.

I would think "toutes les sortes de noix" (all sorts of nuts) would get the point across the same as "tous les noix" all nuts. I think the problem (and maybe why the professor, who is French, used "all sorts of nuts") is that noix specifically means walnuts, but can mean nuts more generally depending on the context. So you wouldn't want anyone to think he's just allergic to all walnuts. That's my guess anyway as to the advised wording from his prof.

BensMom:
I'll have to ask ds about fruit secs, as I'm not finding it again--I'm finding dried fruit, not meaning nuts like I saw somewhere before.

I think I may make adjustments tomorrow and remove that part to simplify it. I think "all nuts" or "all sorts of nuts" with a list will be good, though it's impossible to have a comprehensive list. I think we should add pine nuts though (reminder to self.)

spacecanada:
These are similar to what I use, and have translated into a handful of languages:
http://www.foodallergy.org/document.doc?id=219
We have the larger version, about twice the size of a wallet card I can carry in my purse. Printed on bright goldenrod paper and laminated.

Speaking of which... I need to print some new cards with updated allergens for our trip next month.

Good call on walnuts = noix (sort of). I guess it depends on context. "tout les noix" is more general "all nuts", but could be misinterpreted by someone unfamiliar with the language, for sure.

Here's a tree nut allergy page in French if you need some more terminology (and can read French):
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/pubs/securit/2012-allergen_treenuts-noix/index-fra.php