Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
acercar la silla al cliente
English translation:
hold the chair out for the client/customer
Added to glossary by
Lydia De Jorge
Oct 31, 2007 14:13
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Canada
acercar la silla al cliente
Spanish to English
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Cooking / Culinary
acercar la silla al cliente
Hola sigo con una traducción de un restaurant y uno de los pasos que los mesoneros deben hacer es:
ACERCAR LA SILLA AL CLIENTE DESEANDOLES BUEN DIA, BUENAS TARDES O BUENAS NOCHES SEGÚN SEA EL CASO.
Acercar la silla está bien si se traduce como TO BRING THEM OVER THE CHAIR?
Muchas gracias!
ACERCAR LA SILLA AL CLIENTE DESEANDOLES BUEN DIA, BUENAS TARDES O BUENAS NOCHES SEGÚN SEA EL CASO.
Acercar la silla está bien si se traduce como TO BRING THEM OVER THE CHAIR?
Muchas gracias!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +6 | hold the chair out for the client/customer |
Lydia De Jorge
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| 5 +1 | push the customer's chair in |
Henry Hinds
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| 4 +1 | help the guest into his/her/their chair/seat |
Noni Gilbert Riley
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Change log
Nov 14, 2007 04:05: Lydia De Jorge Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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7 mins
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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58
Selected
hold the chair out for the client/customer
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-31 15:33:52 GMT)
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1.SIT DOWN AND CLAIM YOUR PROPERTY
There are so many rules about proper table manners that it would take forever to list every nitpicky item. So let's move right to the meal. But wait! Should a man pull a woman's chair out for her before she sits? Well, it depends. If they are on a date in a nice restaurant, sure. But at a nice restaurant, the person who seats the couple will probably pull the chair out for her, so you have nothing to worry about. This leads to...
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-31 15:33:52 GMT)
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1.SIT DOWN AND CLAIM YOUR PROPERTY
There are so many rules about proper table manners that it would take forever to list every nitpicky item. So let's move right to the meal. But wait! Should a man pull a woman's chair out for her before she sits? Well, it depends. If they are on a date in a nice restaurant, sure. But at a nice restaurant, the person who seats the couple will probably pull the chair out for her, so you have nothing to worry about. This leads to...
Peer comment(s):
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Denise DeVries
: I think this is it, because it's at the same time as the greeting, and you wouldn't wait until they're seated to greet them.
7 mins
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Thanks Denise!
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Janine Libbey
12 mins
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Gracias!
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Patricia Rosas
20 mins
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Gracias Patricia! Saludos!
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Marina Soldati
40 mins
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Gracias Marina!
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JPMedicalTrans
1 hr
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Gracias Alex! Saludos!
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Ventnai
6 hrs
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Thanks Ian!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
7 mins
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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44
push the customer's chair in
Como cuando por ejemplo, saca la silla, y al sentarse el ciente la vuelve a meter.
Peer comment(s):
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Carol Gullidge
: I think this makes more sense: the meson approaches the table as the clients take their seats, greets them, and pushes the chair back in behind them as they go to sit down. This leaves the customer a moment to themselves sorting out their seating arrangem
25 mins
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Gracias, Carol.
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+1
37 mins
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
The translator people turn to
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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233
help the guest into his/her/their chair/seat
This is how I would say it (UK English)
www.austen.com provides "The servant helped her into her chair " (although I wd emphasise that there is no undercurrent of the guest being helpless in this expression)
www.austen.com provides "The servant helped her into her chair " (although I wd emphasise that there is no undercurrent of the guest being helpless in this expression)
Peer comment(s):
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Raquel Dominguez
: I like this one because it covers all the possibilities, and sounds English.
1 day 7 hrs
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Gracias!
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