Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

eatery

French translation:

casse-croûte

Added to glossary by Viktoria Gimbe
Apr 15, 2005 02:51
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English term

eatery

English to French Social Sciences General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Threatened by gangsters in his hometown, he decided to leave for Nanshui and eventually opened a tiny eatery there.

Discussion

Sandra C. Apr 21, 2005:
FYI, In France, un casse-cro�te is usually the word for sandwich, not small restaurant; but I know that some other francophone countries use it to describe a small eatery, a snack bar...

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casse-croute

Un "eatery" est un petit restaurant très peu sophistiqué (hamburger, frites, "spécial du jour") et d'apparence ordinaire.

Un "tiny eatery" n'aurait pas plus de 10 places assises.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "C'est exactement ce que je cherchais! Merci!"
4 mins

bistrot

Just a suggestion, This is a linguistic minefield in French.
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8 mins

petit restaurant

ou un petit café
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13 mins

taverne ou gargotte

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Café restaurant

Corner Bakery Cafe restaurant, catering, menu, gift cards
Breakfast through lunch and dinner, carry-out or dining-in, hearth-baked breads
and pizzas, sandwiches and homestyle sweets. Includes general information on ...
www.cornerbakery.com/ - 17k - 13 Apr 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

Petites Annonces. Commerces CH : Recherche café-restaurant - [ Translate this page ]

Petit café restaurant
... Jeune couple dynamique, cherche petit café-restaurant entre 40 à 80 places,
Vaud ou Lausanne environs, terasse si possible, avec ou sans reprise ...
www.swissone.com/annonces/ads/commerces-ch-18105.html - 2k - Cached - Similar pages

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Note added at 16 mins (2005-04-15 03:07:57 GMT)
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Dans le Robert Collins : Café-restaurant (US)
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2 hrs

brasserie

Me semble convenir au contexte.
Lieu où l'on sert des "menus brasserie" par opposion à des
"menus gastronomiques" dans les restaurants de prestige.
De plus en plus usité en France à la place de café-restaurant.
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