angolo dell'ortolano

English translation: Vegetable bar

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Italian term or phrase:angolo dell\'ortolano
English translation:Vegetable bar
Entered by: Therese Marshall

09:23 Jan 9, 2015
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Cooking / Culinary / Hotel website
Italian term or phrase: angolo dell'ortolano
Aperitivo con servizio al Buffet -Finger Food dello Chef, Selezione di Formaggi-Friggitoria a vista-Angolo dell’ortolano-Spumante Prosecco e Selezione di Vini Laziali
Therese Marshall
Italy
Local time: 10:57
Vegetable bar
Explanation:
If you don't want to use "corner", which may not be the best option here anyway, this would be easily understood by English readers. To me "corner" is too reminiscent of expressions like "kid's corner" or "corner room".

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-01-09 11:15:50 GMT)
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Another example:
"· The Fruit and VEGETABLE BAR will be self-service. It will be available to students in grades 2 through 6. Kindergarten and 1st grade students will be served the menu as printed."
https://www.facebook.com/LaVistaWestElementary/posts/5760463...
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Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:57
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2Vegetable bar
Lara Barnett
5greengrocer corner
Diego Sibilia
3 +1the vegetable corner
Shera Lyn Parpia
3raw vegetables corner
Elena Zanetti


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
raw vegetables corner


Explanation:
http://www.parkhotelmirabeau.it/en/weddings/wedding-menu/

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Note added at 7 min (2015-01-09 09:30:54 GMT)
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or vegetables corner..

Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 10:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 8
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the vegetable corner


Explanation:
or vegetable buffet.

More context would be nice!

or if there are salads too, you might say "raw and cooked vegetables"

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 10:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 102

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simo Blom
3 hrs
  -> grazie :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Vegetable bar


Explanation:
If you don't want to use "corner", which may not be the best option here anyway, this would be easily understood by English readers. To me "corner" is too reminiscent of expressions like "kid's corner" or "corner room".

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-01-09 11:15:50 GMT)
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Another example:
"· The Fruit and VEGETABLE BAR will be self-service. It will be available to students in grades 2 through 6. Kindergarten and 1st grade students will be served the menu as printed."
https://www.facebook.com/LaVistaWestElementary/posts/5760463...

Example sentence(s):
  • “When we go, we usually get the small size portions and fill up on the all-you-can-eat VEGETABLE BAR.”
  • "Buffet (FRUIT BAR)"

    Reference: http://www.yelp.com/biz/kim-chee-restaurant-enchanted-lake-k...
    Reference: http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g150807...
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  contesei
19 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Nancy Greenleese: This works well. If, by chance, there's lettuce involved I would opt for "salad bar".
22 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
greengrocer corner


Explanation:
or fruiterer corner

but this is very rare and used in UK

Diego Sibilia
Italy
Local time: 10:57
Native speaker of: Italian
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