Not a silver dollar one either.

Czech translation: lívaneček

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English term or phrase:	silver dollar pancake
Czech translation:	lívaneček
Entered by:	Petr Štádler

11:32 Oct 27, 2011

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English term or phrase: Not a silver dollar one either.

A sentence from a kids' book.

A girl aged app. 8 gets her homework soaked by a juice and is complaining about the stain left on the paper: "...a big purple stain the size of a pancake. Not a silver dollar one either. A giant, jaggedy triangle..."
I am guessing the sentence is there to further enhance the ugliness of the stain but am not sure.

The book is written by an American but contains almost no slang, the language is pretty easy so that a kid can read it. Target audience = kids aged 8-10.

Can anybody explain, please? Many thanks in advance.

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lívaneček

Explanation:
Zdá se, že jde o malé palačinky (lívanečky)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancake#North_America

Musí to být specificky americké, v Kanadé se to neužívá.

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Local time: 13:53

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lívaneček

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Tomas Zahradnicek

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not a silver dollar one either.

lívaneček

Explanation:
Zdá se, že jde o malé palačinky (lívanečky)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancake#North_America

Musí to být specificky americké, v Kanadé se to neužívá.

Sarka Lhotak
Canada
Local time: 13:53
Native speaker of:

Czech,

English

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děkuju!

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Reference information:
A silver dollar pancake refers to a pancake about two to three inches (5 to 7 cm) in diameter, or just a bit bigger than the pre-1979 silver dollar coins in the United States, for which they are named. It is usually made by frying a small spoonful of the same batter as any other pancake. One serving is usually five to ten silver dollar pancakes.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancake

Tomas Zahradnicek
Native speaker of:

Czech

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