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Petite restauration

English translation: light refreshments

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French term or phrase:petite restauration
English translation:light refreshments
Entered by: KateAustin

13:35 Mar 13, 2002
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
French term or phrase: Petite restauration
Document entitled "Salariés des entreprises étrangères dans les stations de sports d'hiver".

The phrase is "exemple des tours-operators qui exploitent des chalets en demi-pension ou avec hébergement et petite restauration et services annexes, inaccessibles à la clientèle de passage."

Does "petite restauration" refer to:
1. provision of snacks/sandwiches etc. ie. not full hot meals...
2. a small restaurant/snack bar, ie. with little space.
3. vending machines
4. provision of breakfast
5. something else?

Thank you for your help.

Kate.
KateAustin
light refreshments
Explanation:
that's what I'd say.

e.g.:

"The Geysir shop has grown together with the increase in tourism to the area and now offers a wide range of light refreshments and quick and excellent service to tourists and day-trippers alike. In addition to food and drink the shop also sells all kinds of useful equipment for the traveller. We welcome you to the Geysir shop."

"A small kitchen is available for the meeting room; however the preparation of meals is not allowed. Light refreshments may be served. The user is responsible for any food or beverage damage to the carpet. A fee will be assessed against any group that does not restore the room to its original clean condition. Use privileges may be revoked."

HTH,

Serge L.
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Serge L
Local time: 22:39
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Thank you for your help, I think this is the best possibility within the context.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3light refreshments
Serge L
4 +1your first option
Fernando Muela Sopeña
4 +1More of your no. 1, plus the fact that some places offer menus
Parrot
4snack bar (with sandwiches, cold pizza)
RHELLER


  

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your first option


Explanation:
"Petite restauration" is a provision of sandwichs, pizzas, snacks.


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There are too many examples in Internet. See the links below:

Apple Pie - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... The Apple-Pie offers \"petite restauration chaude\" such as pizza, croûte au fromage,
etc., in order to satisfy young appetites, between 11:30 to 21:30. ...
www.gstaad.ch/applepie/ - 4k - En caché - Páginas similares

Untitled Document - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Nourriture Un snack bar avec boissons et petite restauration (sandwiches variés,
frites, hot-dogs, soupe, croque-messieurs...) à prix modique sera ouvert ...
www.hebel.net/~ehanuise/archives/old_00-11-12.html - 35k - En caché - Páginas similares

Fernando Muela Sopeña
Spain
Local time: 22:39
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 58

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agree  DPolice
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snack bar (with sandwiches, cold pizza)


Explanation:

"petite restauration" probably refers to:
1. provision of snacks/sandwiches etc. ie. not full hot meals... snack bar, and could also include (not only) vending machines.
Otherwise they would use demi-pension (breakfast and dinner) or pension complete (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)


RHELLER
United States
Local time: 14:39
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More of your no. 1, plus the fact that some places offer menus


Explanation:
and a few are self-service; this is actually in opposition to "grande restauration", which is THE restaurant business as conceived in France. Hope it helps in the meantime, wait for other answers.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 22:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1861

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agree  Pierre POUSSIN
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light refreshments


Explanation:
that's what I'd say.

e.g.:

"The Geysir shop has grown together with the increase in tourism to the area and now offers a wide range of light refreshments and quick and excellent service to tourists and day-trippers alike. In addition to food and drink the shop also sells all kinds of useful equipment for the traveller. We welcome you to the Geysir shop."

"A small kitchen is available for the meeting room; however the preparation of meals is not allowed. Light refreshments may be served. The user is responsible for any food or beverage damage to the carpet. A fee will be assessed against any group that does not restore the room to its original clean condition. Use privileges may be revoked."

HTH,

Serge L.


    Reference: http://www.geysircenter.is/english/ferdir/soluskali.html
    Reference: http://dcwi.com/~bptpl/welcome.htm
Serge L
Local time: 22:39
PRO pts in pair: 227
Grading comment
Thank you for your help, I think this is the best possibility within the context.

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agree  obeid
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agree  Nicola Da Si (X)
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agree  markmx
19 hrs
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