Mar 4, 2004 10:27
20 yrs ago
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English term
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Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Carvery
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Cooking / Culinary
In work and I'm stuck on this - it's driving me mad! Translating a travel itinerary for a group of French people - they're going to a hotel for a Carvery Dinner - I know this is typically 'English' but not sure if it has a direct translation into French - can explain my way round it but just wondering the French has a standard phrase for this? Thanks!
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +1 | Buffet traditionnel Carvery |
Orianne Gogo-Mulot
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| 4 +1 | restaurant rotisserie |
MurielP (X)
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| 4 | repas carvery |
Mihaela Sinca
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| 3 | COMMENT |
Tony M
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| 3 -2 | restaurant-grill |
writeaway
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Proposed translations
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51 mins
Orianne Gogo-Mulot
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
Technical translator ENG/DE>FR
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, German to French, French
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Buffet traditionnel Carvery
--> ... un buffet traditionnel Carvery avec un choix de grillades succulentes, de légumes frais du jardin, de salades et desserts de saison.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks!!!"
3 mins
Mihaela Sinca
15 years of professional translation
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to French, English to Romanian, French to Romanian, and 10 more.
repas carvery
un repas « Carvery » est comparable à un buffet mais le chef se tient derrière la table et vous sert
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3 mins
restaurant-grill
grill according to Collins
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Note added at 2004-03-04 10:33:09 (GMT)
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maybe drop the hyphen?
EasyVoyage : Hotel Eden Park - [ Translate this page ]
Hotel Eden Park, Thèmes : hotel eden park, hotel eden, ville de porto,
animation musicale, confort plus, propose un menu, restaurant grill, ...
www.easyvoyage.fr/voyage/eden_park.html - 20k -
Vente fonds de commerce et murs restaurant grill à Evry - Essonne - [ Translate this page ]
vente d\'un restaurant grill, murs et fonds (91) - Essonne - Évry. Chiffre
d\'affaires : 273.244 € Loyer : Prix : 762.200 €. Contact ...
www.commerces-a-vendre.com/ind/chant.htm - 8k
Restaurant Grill Le Panoramic, restaurant Nancy, pizzeria Nancy ... - [ Translate this page ]
... Notre établissement est composé - Al\'étage, d\'un restaurant traditionnel
où nous vous servirons grillades au feu de bois, marmites et poissons. ...
www.restaurant-panoramic.com/Page1.html - 5k
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Note added at 2004-03-04 10:33:09 (GMT)
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maybe drop the hyphen?
EasyVoyage : Hotel Eden Park - [ Translate this page ]
Hotel Eden Park, Thèmes : hotel eden park, hotel eden, ville de porto,
animation musicale, confort plus, propose un menu, restaurant grill, ...
www.easyvoyage.fr/voyage/eden_park.html - 20k -
Vente fonds de commerce et murs restaurant grill à Evry - Essonne - [ Translate this page ]
vente d\'un restaurant grill, murs et fonds (91) - Essonne - Évry. Chiffre
d\'affaires : 273.244 € Loyer : Prix : 762.200 €. Contact ...
www.commerces-a-vendre.com/ind/chant.htm - 8k
Restaurant Grill Le Panoramic, restaurant Nancy, pizzeria Nancy ... - [ Translate this page ]
... Notre établissement est composé - Al\'étage, d\'un restaurant traditionnel
où nous vous servirons grillades au feu de bois, marmites et poissons. ...
www.restaurant-panoramic.com/Page1.html - 5k
Peer comment(s):
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Hacene
: indeed
1 min
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| disagree |
David Sirett
: A French 'restaurant-grill' does not usually have behind a counter carving large joints and placing slices of meat on customers' plates, as in a carvery.
28 mins
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some do, some don't. is an equivalent and probably needs some extra explanation
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Tony M
: Sorry, but I agree with David's comment; I don't think the concept of 'grill' (which exists separately in English too) conveys accurately to a French person the spirti of the traditional English carvery...
2 hrs
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Tom Bishop
: Sorry, I have to agree with David and Dusty. Larousse Fr/En says "restaurant où l'on mange de la viande découpée à table". Not entirely sure about this either, as in my experience it is normally carved at a counter.
3 hrs
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45 mins
restaurant rotisserie
I agree with David, a carvery serves large pieces of meat from which slices are 'carved'
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Yes, I have seen this term used in France, and explained EXACTLY as an English 'carvery' NB: rôtisserie!
1 hr
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thanks, and yes for the accent which I hadn't put
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2 hrs
COMMENT
In answer to Pauls' absic question, I personally haven't yet come across a specific French equivalent term.
I don't believe merely retaining 'carvery' serves much purpose, but I DO feel that inlcuding somewhere 'rôti' or 'rôtisserie' is clearest in conveying the concept to a French-speaker --- it's certainly worked for the few people I've tried it on, on odd occasions!
I don't believe merely retaining 'carvery' serves much purpose, but I DO feel that inlcuding somewhere 'rôti' or 'rôtisserie' is clearest in conveying the concept to a French-speaker --- it's certainly worked for the few people I've tried it on, on odd occasions!
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