Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
abus dangereux
English translation:
Alcohol should be consumed in moderation
French term
abus dangereux
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Proposed translations
Germany
Par Excellence Translations
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
Alcohol should be consumed in moderation
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Helen Shiner
: Though clearly we don't have such admonitory labels on wine in the UK - or if we do, I never spend time reading them!
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"I don't have a drink problem: I drink, I get drunk, I fall over - no problem!" / Actually, I do have a drink problem: I can't afford it!
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Julie Barber
39 mins
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Thanks!
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Tony M
: I think this would be a culturally-appropriate solution
1 hr
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Thanks, Tony!
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Switzerland
law & international affairs background
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) , English
Works in: English to French
the abuse of alcohol is dangerous for (your health)
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voir aussi (encore le champagne)
http://www.maisons-champagne.com/traduction/english/vignes_a...
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il en va de même pour l'absinthe (on ajoute après : "the abuse of alcohol is dangerous for your health", "drink moderately")
http://www.absinthe-pandor.com/en.html
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polyglot45
: mais cela pue la traduction ! sorry but they clearly didn't pay anybody to get a proper translation !
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We all know that those champagne producers are in a difficult situation these days, the bankers are unemployed! or they just thought they would save a buck by outsourcing to a low paid freelancer!
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Enza Longo
: yes - I found this on an article on Alcohol Policy: "French magazines ads are restricted and must bear this health warning: "The abuse of alcohol is dangerous for health: consume in moderation."
37 mins
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Tony M
: In Enza's ref., the citation clearly calls for a direct, literal translation; but for more general use, I think cultural adaptation is required.
1 hr
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Romania
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, French to Romanian, and 3 more.
dangerous in excess
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...I have been living with wine most of my life. ... remembering that, as with all things in life, excess can be dangerous.
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OR EVEN SO: excess can be dangerous!
France
Because each word is important
Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, Canadian, Swiss, Belgian) 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
Alcohol abuse is detrimental to your (or one's) health...
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"Alcohol abuse is detrimental to your (or one's) health. Please drink with moderation"
many hits on Google
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http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=789372
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actually it seems like they simply use "drink with moderation"
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Tony M
: I think 'detrimental' is too big a word for G/P warnings; cf. tobacco: "Smoking damages your health"
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United Kingdom
Thorough, knowledgeable and resourceful
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 4 more.
excessive consumption
We are proud to present our new program “Le Diplôme de Sommellerie Le Cordon Bleu”, an integral component of gastronomy. In the culinary world, wine is an asset. Today, a carefully selected wine menu is important for the reputation of a restaurant....
NOTE: Excessive consumption of alcohol is dangerous to your health. Please consume in moderation.
http://www.lcbparis.com/index.cfm?fa=FrontEndMod.ShowWebPage...
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Jean-Louis S.
: or "Excessive.... Drink in moderation"
16 mins
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Yes, thank you jlsjr:-)
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South Africa
Native in: Afrikaans
Works in: English to Afrikaans, Afrikaans to English, French to Afrikaans, and 1 more.
dangerous if abused
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OK OK, dangerous WHEN abused.
http://www.chpa-info.org/issues/FAQs_Dex.aspx
"The raw form of dextromethorphan can be purchased over the Internet in unfinished form and is very dangerous when abused."
http://www.compdrug.org/remidiesrisk.htm
"over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, which are legal, but dangerous when abused."
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Enza Longo
7 mins
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Helen Shiner
: Sounds like a wild animal - if you shout at it, it might bite you. I can't imagine this on a wine label.
19 mins
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writeaway
: never abuse your booze-it could take a nip out of you
37 mins
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Tony M
: I tend to agree with HS and W/A: although we do talk about 'drug/alcohol abuse', it sounds odd if used in this stand-alone fashion
1 hr
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Reference comments
Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6692593.stm
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BBC News | HEALTH | Alcohol 'should carry health warning'Alcoholic drinks should carry health warnings and a regulatory body should be set up to stop drinks manufacturers targeting children, the BMA says.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/health/313809.stm
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Helen Shiner
: For some reason, I can't click on your link - is there a digit/letter missing? Or is it just me?
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Colin Rowe
: @Helen: The link worked OK for me
46 mins
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United Kingdom
Thorough, knowledgeable and resourceful
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 4 more.
Drinkaware labelling
Always Drink Responsibly,
WWW.DRINKAWARE.CO.UK
Plenty of admonition if you visit the site...
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Tony M
: This, too, is a good, culturally-appropriate solution
49 mins
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Thank you Tony!
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Celine Reau
1 hr
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Thank you Celine:-)
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Michèle Voyer
: nice proposal
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Discussion
Mais si vous osiez leur dire que ces deux versions ne sont pas géniales. Voyez le site québécois, la modération a toujours meilleur goût, moderation is always in good taste, pas mal dans les deux langues non? http://www.educalcool.qc.ca/fr/
Ou alors on y va pour un message choc comme ceux que l'on trouve sur les paquets de cigarette au Canada LA CIGARETTE TUE ou quelque chose du genre.
Dans notre monde politiquement correct, ça passe quand même bien, le message choc!