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Ausgabetheke

English translation: service counter

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German term or phrase:Ausgabetheke
English translation:service counter
Entered by: Rowan Morrell

11:10 May 29, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Food & Drink / Food Counters
German term or phrase: Ausgabetheke
"Verwendungszweck

"Das Gerät ist speziell für den Einbau in Lebensmittel- und Ausgabetheken entwickelt worden.

"Das Gerät ist zur Kühlung von flachen Lebensmittelerzeugnissen, wie z.B. Snacks, Kuchen und flachen Tortenstücken bei Temperaturen von ca. 6°C bestimmt."

From instructions for some sort of food cooling device. "Lebensmitteltheke" is food counter, I guess, but what about "Ausgabetheke"? Display counter, maybe? I found a reasonable picture of one here:

http://www.garderoben-haarmann.de/ausgabetheke.htm

TIA for your help.
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 00:47
serving counter
Explanation:


... the part where the food is handed over the counter from seller to buyer
Selected response from:

Alarch Gwyn
Local time: 14:47
Grading comment
Thanks Anne and the peer graders. I think I'll go with Trudy's suggestion and call this a service rather than serving counter. Thanks also to the others for their ideas.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3serving counter
Alarch Gwyn
4delivery counters
Naresh Advani
4dispensing counter
gangels (X)


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
delivery counters


Explanation:
By extrapolation and deduction of your own suggestion. There are also a number of hits on Google for "delivery counters". I hope this fits in to your context.

Naresh Advani
Local time: 18:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
serving counter


Explanation:


... the part where the food is handed over the counter from seller to buyer

Alarch Gwyn
Local time: 14:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks Anne and the peer graders. I think I'll go with Trudy's suggestion and call this a service rather than serving counter. Thanks also to the others for their ideas.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Moore (X): ...certainly, or perhaps "service counter"
14 mins
agree  Trudy Peters: service counter
1 hr
agree  Textklick: with Trudy
1 hr
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dispensing counter


Explanation:
but service counter would be fine, IMO

gangels (X)
Local time: 06:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 13
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