Personally, I'd go for hamburger steak with fries ... a) because chips has a
different meaning in the US whereas fries can't be misunderstood by anyone
b) because if you decide on that, putting minced beef would sound extremely
strange c) because I've never heard 'chopped steak' before and d) because
'hamburger' should bring up the right kind of association in anyone's mind
given that certain horrific fast-food restaurants are coming up all over the
place ...
(of course, if you were realistic and the place being in the Alsace, you
might add 'very likely under- or overdone and rather without taste' ... no
offense to anyone who likes the stuff intended ... (and maybe things have
improved since I stopped eating that kind of stuff, who knows ...)
HTHAB
Eva
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steven M. Geller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mittwoch, 16. Juni 1999 11:32
Subject: Carte restaurant
Chers coll�gues,
Concerne : Traduction de la carte d'une brasserie en Alsace
Je voudrais demander votre conseil sur la traduction de...
Steak hach� frites
Un Brittanique comprendrait minced beef with chips
Un Am�rican reconna�trait hamburger steak or chopped steak with french
fries or fries
Consid�rant que la version anglaise de cette carte sera utilis�e par des
usagers d'anglais en tant que langue v�hiculaire, quelle traduction
pourrait convenir � toutes nationalit�s ?
Merci par avance
Steven M. Geller
Bruxelles
