minutas

English translation: quick meals

01:28 Jul 16, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
Spanish term or phrase: minutas
"XXX es el clásico restaurante de minutas, favorito del público local que busca comida casera rica".

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Rocío Ruffini
Argentina
Local time: 03:12
English translation:quick meals
Explanation:
that's it

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What are minutas? Think of them as Argentinian fast food. They are a reliable set of dishes that are simple, popular, quick-to-prepare (as quick as a meal in Argentina gets), and often available at all hours.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-07-16 04:29:17 GMT)
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in your context you might go with "fast food" but in Argentina that's McDonalds and that doesn't cut it here

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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-07-16 04:32:05 GMT)
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any native English-speaker will relate to "quick meal" much more than to "fast-food" in your context

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Note added at 7 hrs (2020-07-16 08:35:42 GMT)
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Forget the US culture of queuing at a counter and taking away paper cups of French fries; these short-order dishes are served as a sit-down meal, with china plates and waiter service.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2020-07-16 08:38:50 GMT)
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Love it and a quick way of having lunch with waiter service. Before the lockdown this was my regular way of getting a quick lunch :)

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viva Buenos Aires :)

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Note added at 8 hrs (2020-07-16 10:05:24 GMT)
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"short-order" is good in this context

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n cualquier ciudad de la extensa geografía argentina, mientras caminamos por sus calles, encontraremos una gran variedad de restaurantes y casas de comidas que nos sorprenderán ofreciendo en su menú o en las pizarras puestas en el ingreso, las minutas argentinas. Estas ya son un clásico de cocina argentina y constituyen la principal elección para aquellos que son concurrentes habituales en los restaurantes. Elegir un plato de la lista de minutas, es casi como comer en casa.

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or "ready-to-serve meals"

me gusta más

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ready-to-serve foods are prepared meals
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David Hollywood
Local time: 03:12
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2quick meals
David Hollywood
4minutas
Bruno Dutra
4home like food
Alfredo Guerra Fidalgo


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
minutas


Explanation:

mi sugerencia es mantener el nombre con una referencia al plato típico, pudiendo puntuar el nombre de cada elemento (steak, fries, rice, egg and salad)

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....a minuta has NOTHING related to fast-foods

Bruno Dutra
Brazil
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
quick meals


Explanation:
that's it

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Note added at 2 hrs (2020-07-16 04:22:04 GMT)
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What are minutas? Think of them as Argentinian fast food. They are a reliable set of dishes that are simple, popular, quick-to-prepare (as quick as a meal in Argentina gets), and often available at all hours.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-07-16 04:29:17 GMT)
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in your context you might go with "fast food" but in Argentina that's McDonalds and that doesn't cut it here

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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-07-16 04:32:05 GMT)
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any native English-speaker will relate to "quick meal" much more than to "fast-food" in your context

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Note added at 7 hrs (2020-07-16 08:35:42 GMT)
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Forget the US culture of queuing at a counter and taking away paper cups of French fries; these short-order dishes are served as a sit-down meal, with china plates and waiter service.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2020-07-16 08:38:50 GMT)
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Love it and a quick way of having lunch with waiter service. Before the lockdown this was my regular way of getting a quick lunch :)

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Note added at 7 hrs (2020-07-16 08:40:31 GMT)
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viva Buenos Aires :)

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Note added at 8 hrs (2020-07-16 10:05:24 GMT)
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"short-order" is good in this context

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Note added at 18 hrs (2020-07-16 19:44:29 GMT)
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n cualquier ciudad de la extensa geografía argentina, mientras caminamos por sus calles, encontraremos una gran variedad de restaurantes y casas de comidas que nos sorprenderán ofreciendo en su menú o en las pizarras puestas en el ingreso, las minutas argentinas. Estas ya son un clásico de cocina argentina y constituyen la principal elección para aquellos que son concurrentes habituales en los restaurantes. Elegir un plato de la lista de minutas, es casi como comer en casa.

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Note added at 4 days (2020-07-20 12:41:19 GMT)
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or "ready-to-serve meals"

me gusta más

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Note added at 4 days (2020-07-20 12:43:11 GMT)
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ready-to-serve foods are prepared meals

David Hollywood
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 60
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I think I'd leave the Spanish in too.
47 mins
  -> thanks Phil and a quick way to have a bite here in Argie...with waiter service

agree  neilmac
2 hrs
  -> thanks Neil and ditto
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
home like food


Explanation:
segun lo que he entendido un Restaurante de Minutas es aquel donde se sirve comida tradicional sencilla, la que se puede encontrar en casa. No necesariamente comida rapida o simple.

El origen de las famosas minutas argentinas
El origen de las famosas minutas argentinas

1 Mayo, 2016

En cualquier ciudad de la extensa geografía argentina, mientras caminamos por sus calles, encontraremos una gran variedad de restaurantes y casas de comidas que nos sorprenderán ofreciendo en su menú o en las pizarras puestas en el ingreso, las minutas argentinas. Estas ya son un clásico de cocina argentina y constituyen la principal elección para aquellos que son concurrentes habituales en los restaurantes. Elegir un plato de la lista de minutas, es casi como comer en casa.
¿Qué son las minutas argentinas?

Para los clientes habituales de restaurantes, así como para los turistas que recorren las calles de las diferentes ciudades de Argentina, la carta deberá contener, casi con seguridad, una buena lista de minutas argentinas.

No existe una definición taxativa de los platos que deben ser considerados minutas, pero sí existe una característica común que las define. Son platos integrados por las comidas argentinas más sencillas y más populares.

https://www.recetas-argentinas.com/articulos/el-origen-de-la...

Alfredo Guerra Fidalgo
Cuba
Local time: 02:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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