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Sirva você mesmo o seu prato

English translation: Serve your own plate

20:04 Oct 3, 2019
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary
Portuguese term or phrase: Sirva você mesmo o seu prato
Dicas para uma boa refeição:
- Inclua 5 cores de alimentos
- Sirva você mesmo o seu prato
GRACINDA LEX
English translation:Serve your own plate
Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1487&bih=742&sxsrf=ACYBGNT...
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Ana Vozone
Local time: 09:01
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +9Help yourself
Clauwolf
3 +5Serve your own plate
Ana Vozone
4 +1Serve your plate yourself
Katarina Peters
4 +1serve yourself
Paul Dixon
4self service
airmailrpl


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Serve your own plate


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1487&bih=742&sxsrf=ACYBGNT...

Example sentence(s):
  • If dining at a buffet where you serve your own plate but someone else brings/refills your beverages or condiments, a 10 percent tip is appropriate.
  • In order to follow the rule of “No Second Helpings” you must serve your own plate.
Ana Vozone
Local time: 09:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katarina Peters: even better :)
1 min
  -> Thanks! :)
agree  Vanessa de Oliveira Duarte Silveira
16 mins
  -> Obrigada, Vanessa!
agree  Luiza Dias
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Luiza!
agree  T o b i a s: https://tinyurl.com/y68cslpy
2 days 2 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Tobias!
agree  Valéria S. Alves
19 days
  -> Obrigada, Valéria!
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Serve your plate yourself


Explanation:
:)

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 04:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulinho Fonseca: or 'serve yourself' > https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/table-etiquette-guide-info...
2 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Help yourself


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 05:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Robertson
38 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Gilmar Fernandes
40 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Nick Taylor
58 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Helen Oliveira
2 hrs
  -> obrigado
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
2 hrs
  -> obrigado
agree  Verginia Ophof
6 hrs
  -> obrigado
agree  Luiz Fernando Santos Perina
13 hrs
  -> obrigado
agree  Mario Freitas:
1 day 43 mins
  -> obrigado
agree  Beatriz Souza
1 day 7 hrs
  -> obrigado
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
self service


Explanation:
Sirva você mesmo o seu prato => self service

Significado de Self service
O que é Self service:

Self service é uma expressão em inglês que significa “serviço próprio” ou “autosserviço”, na tradução livre para a língua portuguesa.

O self service é um sistema de atendimento, adotado principalmente em restaurantes, onde o cliente tem a possibilidade de servir o seu próprio prato, de acordo com as opções disponibilizadas pelo estabelecimento.
https://www.significados.com.br/self-service/

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Note added at 13 hrs (2019-10-04 09:22:58 GMT)
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Sirva você mesmo o seu prato => servir o seu próprio prato => Self service

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 05:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Richard Purdom: Not in this context, how could 'self service', possibly be a tip for a good meal?
20 hrs
  -> I really can almost always do without your opinion
agree  Mario Freitas: Not sure if it's used that way in English (for meals), but it surely sounds correct to me.
21 hrs
  -> agradeço
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
serve yourself


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 05:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Purdom
7 hrs
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