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French to English translations [Non-PRO] Food & Drink / Restaurants | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Tony M France Local time: 13:53 | ||||||
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5 +6 | menu displayed on blackboard |
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menu displayed on blackboard Explanation: Yes, it's certainly that! Places that use an erasable blackboard system tend therefore to have a more flexible menu that may change from day to day, rather than those 'posher' restaurants with exquisitely-printed menus that tells you they don't change them very often... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2019-12-11 23:42:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I think here it is being used as metonymy — the 'blackboard' to represent 'la carte' (remember the inversion of 'carte' and 'menu' between FR and EN!) — or mor generally, the 'food'; just as we use 'table' as metonymy for 'restaurant'. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 hrs (2019-12-12 02:00:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A sorely-missed well-wisher very kindly offers the following comments: "Found these on the web, in case ... Asker is looking for a translation as much as an explanation: From traditional hot and cold bar food to A CHALKBOARD OF DELICIOUS CHEF'S SPECIALS and dishes of the week With a CHALKBOARD OF DELICIOUS LUNCH OPTIONS as well as freshly baked treats, it's hard to leave Jason unhappy smack in the middle of the bar and restaurant area -- trendy decor but more important, a CHALKBOARD OF FABULOUS WINES by the glass at very reasonable prices Then we all ordered delectable desserts from a CHALKBOARD OF TEMPTING OFFERINGS. Despite a CHALKBOARD OF TEMPTING SUNDAY MORNING BRUNCH SPECIALS, I opted to go with the regular menu's Mexican Omelette with a toasted raisin bagel w/ cream The references to "regular menu" (opposite) and "chef's specials" and "dishes of the week" certainly support your comment about variability." Thanks, old friend, for still looking out for us! |
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