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Do you mean "almost exactly half a liter"? Because "pinte" in France is definitly not a liter

• the_mitsuhiko 8y ago
  Are you sure? Wikipedia [1] disagrees with you. > pinte 1 ~952.1 ml ~2.01 pint ~1.68 pint Although etymologically related to the English unit pint, the French pint is about twice as large. It was the main small unit in common use, and measured 1/36 of a cubic French foot. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_measurement_in_France_before_the_French_Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_measurement_in_France...
  • williamdclt 8y ago
    Interesting! I suppose the pre-revolution "pinte" unit of measurement is different from the volume you order at the bar today. If you order a pinte at a bar, you'll always get a ~half-liter, without any sort of doubt. I'm French and I've heard of almost none of the units in those tables actually
• vinay427 8y ago
  Not the person you replied to, but I believe it depends on region and terminology: > In Canada, the Weights and Measures Act (R.S. 1985), which has the laws in English and French printed side-by-side, defines a pint in English as 1/8 of a gallon, but defines a pinte in French as 1/4 of a gallon.[10] Thus, if you speak English and order "a pint of beer", servers are legally required to serve you 568 ml of beer,[11] but if you speak French and order "une pinte de bière", they are legally required to serve an Imperial quart (une pinte), which is 1136 ml—twice as much.[12] To order an Imperial pint when speaking French in Canada, one must instead order une chopine de bière. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pint#Other_pints https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pint#Other_pints