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English: coffee boy in Wimpy Bar

Portuguese translation: empregado de mesa







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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:coffee boy
Portuguese translation:empregado de mesa
Entered by:Mariana Moreira
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English term or phrase: coffee boy in Wimpy Bar
I worked for seven years as a coffee boy in a Wimpy Bar. Then I worked in a restaurant for 12 years.

Coffee boy?
Wimpy Bar?

MTIA
Guillaume Pluton
empregado de mesa no bar Wimpy/Wimpy Bar
Explanation:
Uma sugestão:)
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Mariana Moreira
Portugal
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2empregado de mesa no bar Wimpy/Wimpy Bar
Mariana Moreira
4 +1atendente no Wimpy Bar
Claudio Mazotti
4garoto fo café no Wimpy BAR
Flavia Martins dos Santos


  


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
coffee boy in wimpy bar empregado de mesa no bar Wimpy/Wimpy Bar

Explanation:
Uma sugestão:)

Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 138
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Susy Ordaz
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Suzy

agree Jorge Freire: Os restaurantes Wimpy eram uma cadeia de restaurantes muito populares nos anos 60 e 70 em Inglaterra. Agora só há meia dúzia deles e não são nada do que eram
12 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Jorge, ainda me lembro bem... acho que foram os primeiros hamburgueres "fast-food" que comi!!!
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
coffee boy in wimpy bar garoto fo café no Wimpy BAR

Explanation:
Ele era responsável pelo café no bar mencionado

Flavia Martins dos Santos
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
coffee boy in wimpy bar atendente no Wimpy Bar

Explanation:
I suggest not translating the name of the place, it's the brand name o a chain of hamburger restaurants.

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Ben Kohn
5 hrs
  -> obrigado!!!
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