French-English translations for cornichon

gherkinAs President Prodi quite rightly said this morning, we should not be expending our energy on measuring the size of cucumbers and gherkins. Comme l'a dit très justement le président Prodi ce matin, il ne faut pas s'épuiser à mesurer la taille des concombres et des cornichons.
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pickleA pickle goes well with a hamburger.This tub is filled with the pickle that we will put the small cucumbers into.The climber found himself in a pickle when one of the rocks broke off.