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food pantry / kitchen soup

English translation: soup kitchen


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Spanish term or phrase:comedor comunitario
English translation:soup kitchen
Entered by: carovars
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15:03 Jun 11, 2008
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Spanish term or phrase: food pantry / kitchen soup
Hi! I'm looking for a term to refer to "comedor comunitario". what about kichen soup or food pantry? Is there any difference between them? Are both used in the US? (I'm translating into American English) Do people actually eat in these places or do they take food to their homes? Can they be set up by an individual or it's always an organization? thanks a lot!
carovars
Local time: 02:28
soup kitchen
Explanation:
soup kitchen is where the homless go for free meals.

food pantry - distributes uncooked foodstuff to the needy.
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trans4u
Local time: 23:28


Summary of answers provided
4 +3soup kitchentrans4u
5Kitchen soup
Carolina Barrenechea


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
soup kitchen


Explanation:
soup kitchen is where the homless go for free meals.

food pantry - distributes uncooked foodstuff to the needy.

trans4u
Local time: 23:28
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks you all, that's pretty clear now


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  eesegura: Food pantry generally does not have fresh food that will spoil, such as fresh vegetables and meat, but does have canned and other foods.
5 mins
  -> Exactly. They distribute only dry foodstuff. Thanks a bunch!
agree  Evelyne Trolley de Prévaux
7 mins
  -> Thank you, Evelyne.
agree  Lorna Sanchez
9 hrs
  -> Thank you so much, Lorna.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Kitchen soup


Explanation:
Siempre que he tenido que traducir "comedor popular/comunitario" para la OMS lo he hecho empleando el término "kitchen soup". Espero poder ayudar. Suerte!

No estoy segura de la diferencia entre ambos términos, pero sé que kitchn soup aplica bien.

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Note added at 15 mins (2008-06-11 15:18:42 GMT)
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Mil disculpas es SOUP KITCHEN!!! Qué tal dislexia!

Carolina Barrenechea
Peru
Local time: 00:28
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: no te preocupes, carolinaBch, yo fui la primera con la dislexia al escribir la pregunta!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  eesegura: "Kitchen soup" is soup that is made in the kitchen, whereas "soup kitchen" is a kitchen where the souple is prepared. Soup kitchen has become a term for kitchens that serve the needy - and the food is not limited to just soup.
6 mins
  -> Un error gravísimo. Es Soup Kitchen lo que quise decir. Reitero mis disculpas.
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Changes made by editors
Jun 11, 2008 - Changes made by carovars:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Jun 11, 2008 - Changes made by Ángel Domínguez:
Language pairEnglish to Spanish => Spanish to English


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