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in late afternoon

English translation: depends on the culture

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English term or phrase:in late afternoon
Selected answer:depends on the culture
Entered by: Jenni Lukac (X)

19:25 Nov 22, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: in late afternoon
le gouter = snack (in late afternoon)
ahmadwarshal
Local time: 17:51
depends on the culture*
Explanation:
This snack would be well after lunch but before supper. Depending on the hour that various cultures eat their midday and evening meals, this could be between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Here in Spain, for, example, many people don't eat the evening meal until 10.00 p.m.)
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Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 17:51
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4 +9depends on the culture*
Jenni Lukac (X)
4late afternoon
B D Finch
3tea time
Veronika McLaren


Discussion entries: 4





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tea time


Explanation:
Got any snacks? Appetizers?

Veronika McLaren
Local time: 11:51
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
depends on the culture*


Explanation:
This snack would be well after lunch but before supper. Depending on the hour that various cultures eat their midday and evening meals, this could be between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Here in Spain, for, example, many people don't eat the evening meal until 10.00 p.m.)

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 17:51
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 392
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agree  Tony M: Yes, it's a snack to fill the gap between lunch and dinner
7 mins
  -> Thanks very much, Tony.
agree  Sheila Wilson: Depends on the age, too. Kids may have it earlier.
8 mins
  -> Thanks, Sheila. Kids seem to take their afternoon snack on the street walking home from school. here in Saragossa.
agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
9 mins
  -> Cheers and thanks, sibsab.
agree  AllegroTrans: anywtime between 4 and 6 pm. depending on the culture
19 mins
  -> Thanks, AllegroTrans. That's been my experience.
agree  Veronika McLaren: definitely a cultural/class (oops) thing
46 mins
  -> Thanks very much, Veronika. I once read a lovely article about a Thai woman who was always snacking because she had "a lonely mouth".
agree  Armorel Young: in my book "late afternoon" is about 4-5 p.m. - by 6 p.m. we're into "early evening"
1 hr
  -> Thanks very much, Armorel.
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: English monolingual? // Is "le gouter" supposed to be English? That's all. But maybe I've been away too long.
4 hrs
  -> Sometimes people ask questions about the cultural concept behind a word in order to better translate it into another language. I don't know if that is the case here, but I certainly don't mind participating in forums that help another person out.
agree  3ADE shadab: agree with Tony.."Yes, it's a snack to fill the gap between lunch and dinner" in India. We call it TEA TIME
13 hrs
  -> Thanks very much, Mohd. Have a good day.
agree  Aline Mercuri: le goûter is a French expression and it is also called le "04 heures" / 4 o'clock too. Aptly named. It is a snack for children.
20 hrs
  -> Thanks very much, Aline. Here in Saragossa, it's snack time!
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): A 'late-afternoon snack' would cover it.
21 hrs
  -> Thanks, Tina. Have a good evening.
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
late afternoon


Explanation:
Never mind what is being eaten, or the cultural habits of snacking, what about the grammar? I don't know whether "in late afternoon" is correct in US English, but it is definitely not correct in UK English.

"le gouter = (late afternoon) snack".

B D Finch
France
Local time: 17:51
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Native speaker of: English
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