fuentes de soda

English translation: soda fountain / snack bar

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Spanish term or phrase:fuentes de soda
English translation:soda fountain / snack bar
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin

16:51 Jul 13, 2017
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Spanish term or phrase: fuentes de soda
This is a text describing the Chilean Pavilion at Expo '92 in Seville:

La idea consistió en ofrecer gratuitamente a los espectadores un abanico de cajas diseñadas con motivos propios del país, tales como el pan de marraqueta, la figura de Pablo Neruda, las populares fuentes de soda, etc.

Is that brands of soft drinks? Water fountains does not make sense...

Thanks
Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 19:17
soda fountain / snack bar
Explanation:
I'm not entirely sure whether this applies to Chile, but it's quite a common expression that can be found in the dictionary. I imagine it's a calque of the US term.

fuente de soda
soda fountain, n.
NOMBRE FEMENINO

1
soda fountain EEUU
snack bar

https://es.oxforddictionaries.com/traducir/espanol-ingles/fu...

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Note added at 7 mins (2017-07-13 16:59:02 GMT)
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A soda fountain is a device that dispenses carbonated soft drinks, called fountain drinks. They can be found in restaurants, concession stands and other locations such as convenience stores. The device combines flavored syrup or syrup concentrate and carbon dioxide with chilled and purified water to make soft drinks, either manually, or in a vending machine which is essentially an automated soda fountain that is operated using a soda gun. Today, the syrup often is pumped from a special container called a bag-in-box (BIB).
A soda fountain is also referred to as a postmix machine in some markets. Any brand of soft drink that is available as postmix syrup may be dispensed by a fountain.
The term may also refer to a small eating establishment or lunch counter, common from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century, often inside a drugstore or other business, where a soda jerk served carbonated beverages, ice cream, and sometimes light meals. The soda jerk's fountain generally dispensed only unflavored carbonated water, to which various syrups were added by hand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soda_fountain
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Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 16:17
Grading comment
I chose snack bars. Thanks
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Summary of answers provided
3 +9soda fountain / snack bar
Robert Carter
3 +5soda fountains, diners
12316323 (X)
5Diner, but historically derived from soda fountain
Claire Ziamandanis
Summary of reference entries provided
Fuentes de soda en Chile
Clara Nino

  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
soda fountain / snack bar


Explanation:
I'm not entirely sure whether this applies to Chile, but it's quite a common expression that can be found in the dictionary. I imagine it's a calque of the US term.

fuente de soda
soda fountain, n.
NOMBRE FEMENINO

1
soda fountain EEUU
snack bar

https://es.oxforddictionaries.com/traducir/espanol-ingles/fu...

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Note added at 7 mins (2017-07-13 16:59:02 GMT)
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A soda fountain is a device that dispenses carbonated soft drinks, called fountain drinks. They can be found in restaurants, concession stands and other locations such as convenience stores. The device combines flavored syrup or syrup concentrate and carbon dioxide with chilled and purified water to make soft drinks, either manually, or in a vending machine which is essentially an automated soda fountain that is operated using a soda gun. Today, the syrup often is pumped from a special container called a bag-in-box (BIB).
A soda fountain is also referred to as a postmix machine in some markets. Any brand of soft drink that is available as postmix syrup may be dispensed by a fountain.
The term may also refer to a small eating establishment or lunch counter, common from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century, often inside a drugstore or other business, where a soda jerk served carbonated beverages, ice cream, and sometimes light meals. The soda jerk's fountain generally dispensed only unflavored carbonated water, to which various syrups were added by hand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soda_fountain

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 16:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
I chose snack bars. Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac
1 min
  -> Thanks, Neil.

agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver
16 mins
  -> Thanks, María Teresa.

agree  JohnMcDove: In the context I get it in the sense of "a counter selling drinks from a soda fountain" (probably not "selling", here but giving the drinks or the food for free.)
24 mins
  -> Thanks, John, that'd be my guess too, given that it's part of an expo.

agree  franglish
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Franglish.

agree  Gabriela Alvarez
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Gabriela.

agree  philgoddard: This is a picture on a box, presumably depicting a snack bar.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phil.

agree  Diana Casey
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Diana.

agree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, María Eugenia.

agree  C. Ortega
21 hrs
  -> Thanks, C. Ortega.
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
soda fountains, diners


Explanation:
"A good bet for a midday meal is one of the Centro's vintage fuentes de soda (soda fountains), atmospheric diner-style eateries..."
https://books.google.com.co/books?id=WhPDCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT158&l...

"The fuente de soda is Chile's particular take on the soda fountain, a culinary institutioon along the lines of the American diner..."
https://www.google.com.co/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=we...

"The term may also refer to a small eating establishment or lunch counter, common from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century, often inside a drugstore or other business, where a soda jerk served carbonated beverages, ice cream, and sometimes light meals."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soda_fountain

12316323 (X)
Local time: 17:17
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Cochran, MFA: Yes, I frequent "Big Ed's Soda Fountain and Grill", in Vermilion, Ohio, which is decorated in 1950s American memorabilia, and which serves a mean root beer shake, and the usual burgers, etc.
11 mins

agree  Phoenix III
12 mins

agree  JohnMcDove: Yes, as noted on Robert answer. :-)
21 mins

agree  franglish
1 hr

agree  MollyRose: Yeah! "Soda fountain" because they would use a machine to dispense soda pop. And other yummy treats and burgers, as Barbara Cochran said.
4 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Diner, but historically derived from soda fountain


Explanation:
On the model of "soda fountains" and "soda jerks", this style of establishment came into vogue in Chile, the land of such unique Spanish lexicon! More current for US usage would be "diner".


    Reference: http://www.latercera.com/noticia/el-renacer-de-las-fuentes-d...
    https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/23/travel/chile-las-cabras-restaurant-review.html
Claire Ziamandanis
United States
Local time: 18:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Fuentes de soda en Chile

Reference information:
http://www.latercera.com/noticia/el-renacer-de-las-fuentes-d...

Maybe this gives you a better idea what they refer to, it is a diner.

Clara Nino
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff
10 hrs
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