English-French translations for ersatz

• ersatz
  Ils veulent que nous appelions ersatz de chocolat le chocolat fabriqué dans sept États membres. They want us to call chocolate as manufactured in seven Member States ersatz chocolate.
  M. Happart a tort lorsqu'il dit que le chocolat que nous produisons depuis toujours est un ersatz de chocolat. Mr Happart is not right when he says that chocolate as we have always manufactured it is ersatz chocolate.
  Et surtout, épargnons au Chili d'être relégué au rôle de comptoir de pêche, ersatz de nos ports communautaires. In particular, let us spare Chile from being relegated to the role of ersatz fishmonger for our Community ports.

Definition of ersatz

• made in imitation; artificial, especially of a poor quality
• something made in imitation; an effigy or substitute

Examples

• Back then, we could only get ersatz coffee

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