This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. German to English
  3. Food & Drink

Frühstückswürstel

English translation: breakfast sausage(s)

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Frühstückswürstel
English translation:breakfast sausage(s)
Entered by: Jeannie Graham

15:32 Nov 23, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Food & Drink
German term or phrase: Frühstückswürstel
list of breakfast items on a menu
Jeannie Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:16
breakfast sausage(s)
Explanation:
:-)
Selected response from:

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 11:16
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7chipolatas
jerrie
4 +5breakfast sausage(s)
Norbert Hermann
4 +2breakfast sausage links
NGK
3 +2small breakfast sausage(s)
Stephen Sadie
4Sausages
CHRICKNIC
4petite sausages / (cocktail) mini sausages
Francis Lee (X)


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Frühstückswürstel
breakfast sausage(s)


Explanation:
:-)

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 11:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 34
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  michael10705 (X)
6 mins
  -> Vielen Dank :-)
agree  Tanja K
25 mins
  -> Thank you :-)!
agree  roneill
59 mins
  -> cheers Ronat :-)
agree  rangepost
1 hr
  -> cheers :-)
neutral  Francis Lee (X): Obviously they're not gonna be 2-pound Cumberland jobs, but you might want to get the "size" element in there for the benefit of light eaters .../ Fair enough - there's my ignorance of the German-speaking world south of the Main. But why only Austria?
3 hrs
  -> Sorry Francis - this text is from Austria and we say Würstel to a Wiener (or Frankfurter as they are called in Austria) and other bigger sausages; bigger than the average English breakfast sausage! And what's more, you can get them all at a Würstelstand.
agree  Trudy Peters: definitely - for the US
12 hrs
  -> cheers Trudy :-)
neutral  Stephen Sadie: with francis
16 hrs
  -> Thanks for your comment and sorry to disappoint you. This text is from Austria and we say Würstel to a Wiener (or Frankfurter as they are called in Austria) and other bigger sausages; bigger than the average English breakfast sausage!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Frühstückswürstel
Sausages


Explanation:
This is what I am always reading on the breakfast menus - at least in the US..

CHRICKNIC
Switzerland
Local time: 12:16
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Frühstückswürstel
chipolatas


Explanation:
(small sausages)

breakfast bangers

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gillian Scheibelein: like the little Nurenberger you can get at Aldi, mmmmm
8 mins
agree  Frosty
10 mins
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: hopefully gammelfleischfrei
24 mins
agree  writeaway
43 mins
agree  Lancashireman
1 hr
agree  Hilary Davies Shelby: both work for the UK, but not in the US
2 hrs
neutral  Richard Benham: ...sounds a bit too Hispanic rather than Teutonic to me!
5 hrs
  -> If it's being translated into English - guess it should sound/relate to the English speaking audience ...
neutral  Stephen Sadie: unsure whether all froreigners would understand that jerrie
16 hrs
agree  sporty
3 days 14 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Frühstückswürstel
breakfast sausage links


Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="breakfast sausage link...

NGK
United States
Local time: 05:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 61

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hilary Davies Shelby: if it's for the US market, you do need to specify that this is link sausage, as you point out. In the UK you could use chipolatas
7 mins
agree  Michele Fauble
1 day 1 min
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Frühstückswürstel
petite sausages / (cocktail) mini sausages


Explanation:
hugely popular across the (English-speaking) globe
http://www.biddlest.com/events/breakfast_cocktail.htm
http://inet3.reidhosp.com/cafeteria/catering/Catering1.htm
http://www.southleagues.com.au/menus.htm
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21107
http://www.columbustelegram.com/articles/2005/05/05/news/new...
http://www.courierpress.com/ecp/warrick/article/0,1626,ECP_1...
(from the sublime to the shocking, these ref's ...)

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 hrs 17 mins (2005-11-23 18:49:27 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

mini sausages, that is ...

Francis Lee (X)
Local time: 12:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Frühstückswürstel
small breakfast sausage(s)


Explanation:
;-

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 16 hrs 49 mins (2005-11-24 08:22:10 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

By the way "small breakfast sausages" gioogles very nicely!One example here:
You can use really any amount of sausages you wish, just don't use the small
breakfast sausages for this, I have even made this using meatballs in place of ...
www.recipezaar.com/138507 - 31k - 23. Nov. 2005 - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten


Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 12:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Georg Schweigart
2 mins
  -> thanks georg
agree  karolina_mb
13 mins
  -> thanks karolina
neutral  Francis Lee (X): If these are on a "Breakfast" menu anyway, surely you could do without repeating the word? / I'm not disagreeing, after all, Stephen ;-)
2 hrs
  -> this denotes the tyope of sausage, francis//who's nitpicking now ?? try googling "breakfast sausages"
neutral  Norbert Hermann: In Austria a Würstel is not necessary small - and this text is from Austria!
17 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search