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Brettljause

English translation: a plate of coldcuts

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German term or phrase:Brettljause
English translation:a plate of coldcuts
Entered by: gfish

11:25 Jul 6, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Folklore
German term or phrase: Brettljause
Die ursprüngliche ***Brettljause*** bestand einfach aus Speck, Wurst und Käse. Die Jause wurde auf dem Holzbrett serviert und mit den Händen vom Holzbrett gegessen, daher der Name ***Brettljause***.

Gibts da irgendwas kurzes und treffendes? Danke!
gfish
Local time: 11:42
a plate of coldcuts
Explanation:
Seems to be the shortest, most concise.

a potpourri of meats and garnishes served on a wooden platter
http://www.steiermark.at/cms/beitrag/10044780/90695/

literally: a snack on a little board
http://cms.graztourismus.at/cms/ziel/93681/EN/
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Stephen Roche
Local time: 20:42
Grading comment
thanks for your help!
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4 +3a plate of coldcuts
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a plate of coldcuts


Explanation:
Seems to be the shortest, most concise.

a potpourri of meats and garnishes served on a wooden platter
http://www.steiermark.at/cms/beitrag/10044780/90695/

literally: a snack on a little board
http://cms.graztourismus.at/cms/ziel/93681/EN/


Stephen Roche
Local time: 20:42
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PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  msherms: normally coldcuts with pickles, onions, etc. - sometimes there might be cheese (topfenjause, etc.) but I think that coldcuts is fine - perhaps cold lunchean platter would do the trick (I go to Austria at least once a year-)
1 hr
agree  BrigitteHilgner: I think this is sufficiently clear. The Austrian version of a "Ploughman's lunch", but normally you don't eat it for lunch, it' tends to serve as a kind of late breakfast or afternoon/evening snack/meal.
1 hr
agree  Maria Ferstl
1 day 22 hrs
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