power of the fork

Romanian translation: puterea de a decide

10:48 Aug 23, 2011
English to Romanian translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: power of the fork
When consumers go to the supermarket and choose a product, they are wielding the power of the fork.
Cristina Bolohan
Romania
Local time: 23:07
Romanian translation:puterea de a decide
Explanation:

Ca şi Idiom, n-am găsit. Dar pornind de la Fork şi contextul în care este folosit, mă gândesc că ar fi o variantă.
Consumatorul îşi exercită puterea de a decide?!

fork something out (to someone)


1. Inf. Lit. to serve food to someone, using a fork. He forked out the chicken to everyone. He brought up a big dish of fried chicken and forked it out.
2. Fig. to give out something to someone. We forked the coupons out to everyone who asked for them. We forked out the coupons.
See also: out
fork something over (to someone)

Inf. to give something to someone. (Usually refers to money.) Come on! Fork the money over to me! Fork over the cash you owe me!
fork some money out (for something)

Fig. to pay (perhaps unwillingly) for something. (Often mention is made of the amount of money. See the examples.) Do you think I'm going to fork twenty dollars out for that book? Forking out lots of money for taxes is part of life.
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Era György
Local time: 23:07
Grading comment
multumesc, cred ca in contextul dat varianta oferita de dvs este cea mai indicata
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2puterea alegerii
Bogdan Doicin (X)
4 +2Eşti ceea ce mănânci !
toma_cristina
3 +1puterea de a decide
Era György


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
puterea alegerii


Explanation:
Cuvant cu cuvant inseamna "puterea furculitei". Cu furculita mananci. Ce anume? Ce alegi sa mananci. De-aia si expresia asta.

Bogdan Doicin (X)
Local time: 23:07
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
Notes to answerer
Asker: multumesc, stiu ca puterea alegerii este the power of choice


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vasile Airinei
1 hr

agree  Gabi
3 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
puterea de a decide


Explanation:

Ca şi Idiom, n-am găsit. Dar pornind de la Fork şi contextul în care este folosit, mă gândesc că ar fi o variantă.
Consumatorul îşi exercită puterea de a decide?!

fork something out (to someone)


1. Inf. Lit. to serve food to someone, using a fork. He forked out the chicken to everyone. He brought up a big dish of fried chicken and forked it out.
2. Fig. to give out something to someone. We forked the coupons out to everyone who asked for them. We forked out the coupons.
See also: out
fork something over (to someone)

Inf. to give something to someone. (Usually refers to money.) Come on! Fork the money over to me! Fork over the cash you owe me!
fork some money out (for something)

Fig. to pay (perhaps unwillingly) for something. (Often mention is made of the amount of money. See the examples.) Do you think I'm going to fork twenty dollars out for that book? Forking out lots of money for taxes is part of life.


    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/fork
Era György
Local time: 23:07
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Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
multumesc, cred ca in contextul dat varianta oferita de dvs este cea mai indicata

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agree  Tradeuro Language Services
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Eşti ceea ce mănânci !


Explanation:
Dacă e vorba de produsele alimentare din supermarket..... clienţii de lasă conduşi de afirmaţia :"Eşti ceea ce mănînci !"

Nu e vorba doar despre o simplă alegere. Este vorba despre un nou concept: salvezi planeta şi mediul înconjurător, alegând să mănînci produse pe care le poţi tăia doar cu furculiţa (legume, fructe...regim vegetarian) fără ajutorul cuţitului (carne). Din păcate nu prea îmi este familiar acest subiect şi altă exprimare nu am găsit...

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Note added at 2 ore (2011-08-23 13:33:15 GMT)
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http://ecosapiens.ro/forum/topic/ceea-ce-mancam-influenteaza...


    Reference: http://www.earthsave.org/lifestyle/power_fork.htm
    Reference: http://www.meetup.com/vegan-415/events/17545472/
toma_cristina
Local time: 23:07
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  George C.
16 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc !

agree  Valentin Cirdei: Şi eu cred că asta e ideea. „Forks over Knives”.
19 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc !
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