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Kinderteller/Seniorenteller

English translation: Kids' menu and senior menu

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German term or phrase:Kinderteller/Seniorenteller
English translation:Kids' menu and senior menu
Entered by: suseacue

11:26 Nov 17, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Food & Drink / Other
German term or phrase: Kinderteller/Seniorenteller
Hallo wiedermal alle zusammen :-)
Bin immer noch mit dieser schrecklichen Sache befasst! Und habe noch ein Problem!
Hat jemand eine gute Idee für die beiden Phrasen??
Children's menu ist ja vielleicht 'ne Idee aber was mach ich nur mit den Senioren!? Da klingt alles doof.
Und außerdem muß ja rüberkommen, daß die Portionen kleiner sind - oh mann!
Freue mich auf Antworten - Danke!

Susanne
suseacue
Local time: 15:53
Kids' menu and senior menu
Explanation:
Kids' menu and senior menu are both used by Denny's (just one example). Kids' or children's menu is quite common, and is senior menu.

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-11-17 11:32:39 GMT)
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Usually there are age restrictions on who is allowed to order these menus, ie kids under 13 or something like that, so \"smaller portions\" is a fact, but not available to everyone.

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Note added at 4 hrs 8 mins (2004-11-17 15:34:16 GMT)
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Cilian and Heidrun are right menus are usually lists of what is offered. If you are talking about one dish, then perhaps child\'s portion, senior portion. Since in Switzerland at least, Kinderteller are usually made for kids and served with appropriate decorations they are not the same as what would be served senior citizens. Some restaurants offer 1/2 portions, which are age-neutral and served to everyone.
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lindaellen (X)
Grading comment
Kid's menu / senior menu

Herzlichen Dank Euch allen!!
Aber die "menu" Idee fand ich am besten;
Ja, ist schon sehr missverständlich, aber "Kinderteller/Seniorenteller" steht nicht nur für ein Gericht sondern für eine Auswahl von Gerichten!!
Thank God there's proz.com!!

In diesem Sinne ihr Süßen, besten Dank und gute Nacht!!

Bis bald

Susanne
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5Smaller portions for children/senior citizens
Textklick
5 +1Kids' menu and senior menu
lindaellen (X)
4small(er) portion
Cilian O'Tuama
4children's meal/senior citizen's meal
Steve Yates
3Menus for smaller appetites, young and old
CMJ_Trans (X)


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Smaller portions for children/senior citizens


Explanation:
(or pensioners, if you want to throw political correctness to the wind)

Textklick
Local time: 14:53
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Niamh Mahony
17 mins
  -> Thanks Niamh
agree  Hilary Davies Shelby
25 mins
  -> Thanks Hils. I've ordered these on occasion, because of the massive portions in SW Germany, which I expect you remember ;-)
agree  Claire Cox: Yes assuming that it is still the same menu that's on offer for both, not the usual chips and nuggets offered as children's menus in the UK (yuk!)
1 hr
  -> Thanks Claire
agree  Sarah Downing: Hi Texty;-)
7 hrs
  -> Hi Sarah, thanks m'dear ;-)
agree  writeaway: but Teller can also mean platter, can't it-Children's platters tend to have a slightly different choice, not just smaller portions, oder?
9 hrs
  -> Thanks W. You could be right in the different selection. I think it varies depending on the locale/Lokal ;-)
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
small(er) portion


Explanation:
would that not cover both?

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 15:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 112

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Textklick: I think the prices vary??? Added: Cilian: Nowhere, but I thought it might be Contextually useful. Asker can decide.
29 mins
  -> where does it say that?
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Menus for smaller appetites, young and old


Explanation:
an idea

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 15:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
children's meal/senior citizen's meal


Explanation:
These are the correct terms if referring to an individual dish, otherwise substitute 'menu' for 'meal'

Steve Yates
Local time: 14:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Kids' menu and senior menu


Explanation:
Kids' menu and senior menu are both used by Denny's (just one example). Kids' or children's menu is quite common, and is senior menu.

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-11-17 11:32:39 GMT)
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Usually there are age restrictions on who is allowed to order these menus, ie kids under 13 or something like that, so \"smaller portions\" is a fact, but not available to everyone.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 4 hrs 8 mins (2004-11-17 15:34:16 GMT)
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Cilian and Heidrun are right menus are usually lists of what is offered. If you are talking about one dish, then perhaps child\'s portion, senior portion. Since in Switzerland at least, Kinderteller are usually made for kids and served with appropriate decorations they are not the same as what would be served senior citizens. Some restaurants offer 1/2 portions, which are age-neutral and served to everyone.

lindaellen (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Kid's menu / senior menu

Herzlichen Dank Euch allen!!
Aber die "menu" Idee fand ich am besten;
Ja, ist schon sehr missverständlich, aber "Kinderteller/Seniorenteller" steht nicht nur für ein Gericht sondern für eine Auswahl von Gerichten!!
Thank God there's proz.com!!

In diesem Sinne ihr Süßen, besten Dank und gute Nacht!!

Bis bald

Susanne

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sabina Winkler CAPIRSI
7 mins
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: when I hear 'menu' (but not when I hear Teller), I think of more than one dish
1 hr
neutral  Heidi Stone-Schaller: I agree with Cilian, you couldn't use menu for this
2 hrs
neutral  writeaway: normally from what I always saw in Germany, these are dishes on the menu that are meant for kids or seniors, because of portion size and/or content. I've never seen a separate menu.
10 hrs
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