Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
servir a plato puesto
English translation:
family-style service
Added to glossary by
Thais Peiffer
Feb 6, 2011 18:52
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
English/Brazilian Port Translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
servir a plato puesto
Spanish to English
Other
Cooking / Culinary
La cena se servirá siempre en la mesa, ya sea a la francesa (los camareros sirven a los invitados) o a plato puesto, donde la comida está ya en el centro de la mesa y cada invitado se sirve lo que desea comer
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | family-style service |
Kate Major Patience
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| 5 -1 | to serve portions |
Isabel Cisneiros
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| 4 | English service |
Bill Harrison (X)
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| 2 | British service |
Rick Larg
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Proposed translations
+5
6 mins
Kate Major Patience
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
Analytical and creative (DipTrans, MA)
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Galician to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
202
Selected
family-style service
Or even "meze-style", depending on the style of restaurant. The above is the usual term, however.
Note from asker:
| thank you! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much! "
-1
15 mins
Isabel Cisneiros
Portugal
Portugal
Works in field
Portugal
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
to serve portions
meaning the quatities of each component of the main course are already determined and are the same for all clients. Each plate comes ready from the kitchen
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Rick Larg
: Did you read the context? "donde la comida está ya en el centro de la mesa y cada invitado se sirve lo que desea comer"
2 hrs
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| disagree |
Lydia De Jorge
: This is completely incorrect. Please read context.
7 hrs
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2 hrs
British service
For what it's worth.
I had never heard of this before. I has always thought British or English service was when they slung the food at you from the kitchen door.
However the author of the website seems to "know" what he/she is talking about. Maybe this is a term only used in the States(?)
At least it makes a nice contrast to "French"
I had never heard of this before. I has always thought British or English service was when they slung the food at you from the kitchen door.
However the author of the website seems to "know" what he/she is talking about. Maybe this is a term only used in the States(?)
At least it makes a nice contrast to "French"
14 hrs
English service
See
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_types_of_table_servic...
This is the closest approximation.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_types_of_table_servic...
This is the closest approximation.
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