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English term or phrase:	potluck
Spanish translation:	fiesta tipo potluck
Entered by:	jab

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19:52 May 7, 2004

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English term or phrase: potluck

they are talking about a diet to control diabetes and they go like this

"if it is a potluck offer to bring something you enjoy"

In Argentina we say "fiesta a la canasta" when everybody brings something different to eat but I think this would not be understood by Spanish speaking people in the US. Can you help me?

jab

fiesta/almuerzo/cena tipo "potluck"

Explanation:
Si es para Estados Unidos únicamente, te sugiero dejar la palabra en inglés porque todo el mundo la entenderá. Si es necesario, entre paréntesis puedes aclarar que se trata de una fiesta en que cada cual trae algo para comer.

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[PDF] Febrero 1, 2004
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... Ray East, 7:30 PM, MC-FR Sab., 28… Reunión de Padres de Educación Religiosa,
5:00 PM, MC-FR Misa Familiar, Iglesia, 6:00 PM, Cena tipo Potluck, Father Ray ...
ourladyqueenofpeace.org/bulletin/feb_01_04_sp.pdf - Similar pages

[PDF] 25 de enero, 2004
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... Los invitamos a una fiesta tipo potluck en su honor auspiciada por el Comité
de Haití el sábado, 7 de febrero a las 7:30 pm en el Board Room. ...
ourladyqueenofpeace.org/bulletin/jan_25_04_sp.pdf - Similar pages
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... En la reunión del Consejo, Jan Demers propuso que se hiciera una comida tipo \"potluck\"
(cada invitado trae un plato) para los padres y los maestros en vez del ...
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Selected response from:

Susana Galilea
United States
Local time: 04:58

Grading comment

sí es lo que había pensado, graicas.
Sabía lo de "fiseta traje" pero no se adecua al grado de seriedad del texto. Gracias a todos
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

fiesta/almuerzo/cena tipo "potluck"

Susana Galilea

5 +1

una fiesta de "traje"/ o donde cada quien lleva un platillo

EILEEN LYNCH

5 +1

explicación

Blanca González

4 +1

caso de que no haya otra solución

Bertrand DEVAUX

comelona

Eng2Span

3 +1

convivio

GoodWords

lluvia

Sol

3 +1

suerte de la olla

Marsha Wilkie

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

suerte de la olla

Explanation:
He oído esta expresión que debe ser simplemente una traducción del inglés y no un término propio del español.

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Pienso, por lo tanto, que se debe entender en Estados Unidos.

Marsha Wilkie
Colombia
Local time: 05:58
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

fiesta/almuerzo/cena tipo "potluck"

Susana Galilea
United States
Local time: 04:58
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 80

Grading comment

sí es lo que había pensado, graicas.
Sabía lo de "fiseta traje" pero no se adecua al grado de seriedad del texto. Gracias a todos

21 mins confidence:

lluvia

Explanation:
En Uruguay, una fiesta "lluvia" es cuando cada uno trae algo para compartir.

Sol
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 41

22 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

convivio

Explanation:
Mexican term. Not all convivios are potlucks but a potluck is definitely a convivio. Check this U.S. example:

El Centro De Recursos Para Familias Excepcionales Y El Programa ...
El Programa Infantil HOPE Los invita a un: Convivio Invernal Hablaremos sobre como ... Tendremos
pavo al horno y ustedes pueden traer un platillo para compartir. ...
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/student/hope/Grupo_De_Padres.pdf

Here's another example: http://www.mexicanosenvalencia.com/modules.php?name=News&new...

GoodWords
Mexico
Local time: 04:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 78

26 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

una fiesta de "traje"/ o donde cada quien lleva un platillo

Explanation:
That's what it is called in Mexico

EILEEN LYNCH
Local time: 04:58
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

20 mins confidence:

comelona

Explanation:
I've always heard them called this way where I've lived in the States...

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Si hay una comelona, ofrece traer algo que te guste... como quipes, pasteles en hoja, moro de habichuelas negras, mangú... sigo? :-)

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Si hay una comelona, ofrece traer algo que te guste... como quipes, pasteles en hoja, moro de habichuelas negras, mangú... sigo? :-)

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This might not be true everywhere, my experience is only limited to New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Tampa, Miami, Orlando... amongst Cubans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Costa Ricans, and many more... I\'ve been to a few dozen of these in the past few years, as my waistline can attest.

Eng2Span
United States
Local time: 05:58
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

explicación

Explanation:
Si es para España, no existe ninguna expresión para llamarla y hay que explicarlo: "si cada uno va a llevar algo". No se entendería ninguna de las otras traducciones. ¡pero eso no quiere decir en absoluto que no me parezcan bien, sólo quería explicar lo que habría que decir aquí!

Blanca González
Local time: 11:58
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

caso de que no haya otra solución

Explanation:
me parece difícil traducir por una sola palabra como en inglés.

Bertrand DEVAUX
Local time: 01:58
Native speaker of:

French

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