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brown bar

German translation: bruin café (Niederländisch)


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English term or phrase:brown bar
German translation:bruin café (Niederländisch)
Entered by: Steffen Walter
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21:58 Dec 31, 2007
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Marketing - Cooking / Culinary / Restaurants and Bars
English term or phrase: brown bar
The word is from a list of places to eat in Amsterdam with the headline "Eetcafes and Brown Bars". How is that kind of Dutch restaurant called in German (or in Dutch)? It would be great if somebody could give me a quick hint!
Daniela Gieseler-Higgs
bruin café (in dutch)
Explanation:
Most common is the bruin café or brown bar, so called because over the years, nicotine has stained their walls:
http://www.timeout.com/amsterdam/feature/2849/Amsterdam_bars...
Bruin café(Braunes Café)... ein Ausdruck, den es nur im Niederländischen gibt.
http://www.booking.com/hotel/nl/dearcenseherbergarcen.de.htm...
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Harald Sommerfeld
Germany
Local time: 09:33
Grading comment
Danke, werde es einfach beibehalten!
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4 +1bruin café (in dutch)
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bruin café (in dutch)


Explanation:
Most common is the bruin café or brown bar, so called because over the years, nicotine has stained their walls:
http://www.timeout.com/amsterdam/feature/2849/Amsterdam_bars...
Bruin café(Braunes Café)... ein Ausdruck, den es nur im Niederländischen gibt.
http://www.booking.com/hotel/nl/dearcenseherbergarcen.de.htm...

Harald Sommerfeld
Germany
Local time: 09:33
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Danke, werde es einfach beibehalten!

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Changes made by editors
Jan 1, 2008 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Edited KOG entryDaniela Gieseler-Higgs's old entry - "brown bar" => "Bruin Café (in dutch)"
Jan 1, 2008 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
FieldOther => Marketing


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