rekomenduojame prie vyno/rekomenduojame su vynu

English translation: recommended to accompany

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Lithuanian term or phrase:rekomenduojame prie vyno/rekomenduojame su vynu
English translation:recommended to accompany
Entered by: Gintautas Kaminskas

07:30 May 18, 2014
Lithuanian to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / menu
Lithuanian term or phrase: rekomenduojame prie vyno/rekomenduojame su vynu
dvi skirtingos frazės apibudinancios simbolius meniu.
Olga Prisekina-Olrichs
Netherlands
Local time: 14:21
recommended to accompany
Explanation:
I have written "recommended to accompany" because in English one uusually says that a certain wine is recommended to accompany a certain food, not vice-versa.
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Gintautas Kaminskas
Australia
Local time: 22:21
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1goes nicely with (...) / goes well with (...)
Inga Jokubauske
4 +1best served with wine
Valters Feists
4recommended to accompany
Gintautas Kaminskas


  

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recommended to accompany


Explanation:
I have written "recommended to accompany" because in English one uusually says that a certain wine is recommended to accompany a certain food, not vice-versa.


Gintautas Kaminskas
Australia
Local time: 22:21
Native speaker of: Native in LithuanianLithuanian
PRO pts in category: 69
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
goes nicely with (...) / goes well with (...)


Explanation:
dar vienas būdas pasakyti tą patį gali būti:

goes nicely with (...) / goes well with (...)

Tik, kaip Gintautas minėjo, wine goes well with cheese, o ne atvirkščiai.

Inga Jokubauske
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in LithuanianLithuanian
PRO pts in category: 20

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agree  LilianNekipelov: Yes.
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best served with wine


Explanation:
Best served [with]” is a standard phrase in recipes and menus.

Examples:
“best served [with such and such drink or food]”
http://www.thistlegrape.com/wine------------------list.html

“best served chilled”,

“best served fresh”,

“best served for [e.g., breakfast]”
-- “Those two items are best served for breakfast out of the fridge.”
http://www.grubgrade.com/2013/11/04/dennys-new-menu-for-the-...

“How to know what foods are best served with champagne; learn more about champagne and sparkling wine in this free instructional video.“
http://www.ehow.com/video_5774424_foods-served-champagne.htm...

“The Grilling Encyclopedia: An A-to-Z Compendium of How to ...
1994 - ‎Cooking
Best served with cold beer.”
http://books.google.com/books?isbn=0871135639

“This is a great cheese and is best served with wine, sliced into sandwiches, and is a must have for any cheese plate.”
http://www.couturierna.com/cheese/brands/soignon/imported-ri...

... and so on.


Example sentence(s):
  • Naturally, the mouth-watering Ogliastran cuisine is best served with wine, and even better, with the king of wines: a Cannonau. http://www.italiantouristoffice.se/sv/docs/151.pdf
  • Here are two variations that we’ve recently called dinner… best served with wine and maybe a light soup or salad. http://www.loveandlemons.com/2013/03/28/edamame-hummus-yogurt-radish-crostini/
Valters Feists
Latvia
Local time: 15:21
Native speaker of: Latvian
PRO pts in category: 16

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