bjudbord

English translation: buffet, buffet table

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Swedish term or phrase:bjudbord
English translation:buffet, buffet table
Entered by: Rosica Dimitrova

17:39 Dec 8, 2014
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
Swedish term or phrase: bjudbord
Bjudbord med Medelhavets smaker
Rosica Dimitrova
Bulgaria
Local time: 16:42
buffet table
Explanation:
with interesting and uninteresting food on offer.

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Note added at 1 day17 hrs (2014-12-10 11:04:49 GMT)
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(and not necessarily "Swedish food"
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Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 15:42
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4buffet table
Charlesp
5 -1invitation table
George Hopkins


  

Answers


15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
invitation table


Explanation:
Depending on context -- compare with buffet table.

George Hopkins
Local time: 15:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Christopher Schröder: Would be interested to know what an "invitation table" is /// As I suspected, not a single relevant picture. The term just doesn't exist. Why try to mislead people with daft answers? /// Be specific - bet you can't find a single relevant hit. /// Bet.
38 mins
  -> Take a look at "invitation table" in Google Images; but it's all a matter of context, ie, buffet or invitation. To Chris S, my response is that Google Images does exist and "invitation table" does exist as anyone can see. I leave it to the Asker. //Bet?

neutral  Charlesp: I think that "invitation table" might work, at a trade faire, or perhaps a information table. But an "invitation table" is usually a table with invitations (i.e. not with food (inviting or not).
18 hrs
  -> The obvious buffet table might not be quite what the Asker is looking for - it could simply be examples of different tastes.
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
buffet table


Explanation:
with interesting and uninteresting food on offer.

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Note added at 1 day17 hrs (2014-12-10 11:04:49 GMT)
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(and not necessarily "Swedish food"

Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 15:42
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sans22 (X)
58 mins

agree  Christine Andersen: - or just buffet
7 hrs

agree  Michele Fauble
12 hrs

agree  Deane Goltermann: This is 'catchy' Swedish avoiding use of the stereotypic 'smorgasbord' (which is also a buffet table), since the rest of the world sees it as 'Buffet Table of Swedish Foods'.
1 day 2 hrs
  -> There is a BIG difference between a Buffet Table and a smorgasbord. (even if the buffet table has "Swedish food" on it.)
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