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an eating utensil

Spanish translation: utensilio para comer

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English term or phrase:	an eating utensil
Spanish translation:	utensilio para comer
Entered by:	Santiago Jorge

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18:48 Aug 19, 2011

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Cooking / Culinary / eating utensils

English term or phrase: an eating utensil

This comes from a state government document in the United States that regulates a parenting program, which allows inmates special visitation time with their children. The whole sentence is: "Toddlers may bring their own food, but it must be in the manufacturer's original, sealed container, along with an appropiate eating utensil."

Santiago Jorge KudoZ activity Questions: 15 (1 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 0 United States
Local time: 23:10

utensilio

Explanation:
..."junto con el utensilio apropiado para comerla".
Yo usaría utensilio en este contexto. Alude simplemente a un implemento sencillo para consumir una comida envasada.

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http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palillos
..."un par de pequeños palos rectos de similar longitud, son los utensilios tradicionales usados para comer en Extremo Oriente"...

Selected response from:

cgowar

Grading comment

I think I will go with this one, as using "para comerla" clearly ties the "utensilio" with the food just mentioned.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

utensilio

cgowar

5 +2

utensilio apropiado/adecuado para comer

Blanca Collazo

4 +2

cubiertos y plato (adecuados)

Adriana Martinez

4 +1

un cubierto adecuado

isabel murillo

cubierto

Hardy Moreno

vajilla

Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña

Discussion entries: 2

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

cubiertos y plato (adecuados)

Explanation:
Hacer una traducción literal suena muy poco natural, pues los "utensilios para comer" son cubiertos y platos.

Espero te sirva.

Adriana Martinez
Puerto Rico
Local time: 00:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 44

10 mins confidence:

vajilla

Explanation:
Así me parece! Nada mas!
Saludos!

Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña
Local time: 01:10
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

44 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

utensilio apropiado/adecuado para comer

Explanation:
none

Blanca Collazo
Local time: 21:10
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

38 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

utensilio

cgowar
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 118

Grading comment

I think I will go with this one, as using "para comerla" clearly ties the "utensilio" with the food just mentioned.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for your help!

19 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

un cubierto adecuado

Explanation:
entiendo que es en singular, y un niño de esa edad sólo utilizá un "utensilio para comer", es decir un cubierto, sea tenedor o cuchara.

isabel murillo
Local time: 06:10
Native speaker of:

Catalan,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

2 days21 hrs confidence:

cubierto

Explanation:
cubierto. "eating utensil" usually refers to a fork, knife or spoon, etc.

Hardy Moreno
Local time: 23:10
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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