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studio commissaries

Spanish translation: cafetería de estudio, comedor de estudio

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English term or phrase:studio commissary
Spanish translation:cafetería de estudio, comedor de estudio
Entered by: Bubo Coroman (X)

09:08 Mar 10, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: studio commissaries
Non of us is from Hollywood; soundstages and backlots and studio commissaries are not our natural habitat.

studio commissaries : me suena a tinglados del Hollywood de los viejos tiempos. Pero no estoy seguro.
Gracias
heliojorge
Local time: 08:46
cafeterías de estudios
Explanation:
Definiciones de commissary en la web en inglés:

•a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
***•a snack bar in a film studio***
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

•A store primarily serving soldiers; ***A cafeteria at a movie studio***
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/commissary

•A catering facility, restaurant, or any other place in which food, containers, or supplies, are kept, handled, prepared, packaged or stored; A ...
www.achd.net/food/definitition.html

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-03-10 10:55:29 GMT)
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una opción quizás más familiar sería "comedores de estudios":

De hecho, después de leer el guión, Spielberg fue en busca de Kathleen Kennedy, la encontró en un comedor del estudio y le dijo: "No pidas postre, ¡el guión de Melissa es el postre!"
http://www.labutaca.net/films/8/et2.htm
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Bubo Coroman (X)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2cantinas de estudios
Sandra Malo Jarque
3 +2cafeterías de estudios
Bubo Coroman (X)
5CANTINAS/CAFETERIAS/COMISARIAS DE ESTUDIO
ERNESTO GARCIA MARIN


  

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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cantinas de estudios


Explanation:
Otra opción. Me decanto por cantina porque la definición que he encontrado me recuerda a la cantina de la Universidad, donde se sirve comida, cafés y bollería a precios razonables y es para personal universitario.
¡Saludos!


    Reference: http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/menus/food-commissaries.htm
Sandra Malo Jarque
United States
Local time: 02:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ERNESTO GARCIA MARIN
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Ernesto.
agree  Abaz
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Abaz.
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cafeterías de estudios


Explanation:
Definiciones de commissary en la web en inglés:

•a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
***•a snack bar in a film studio***
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

•A store primarily serving soldiers; ***A cafeteria at a movie studio***
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/commissary

•A catering facility, restaurant, or any other place in which food, containers, or supplies, are kept, handled, prepared, packaged or stored; A ...
www.achd.net/food/definitition.html

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-03-10 10:55:29 GMT)
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una opción quizás más familiar sería "comedores de estudios":

De hecho, después de leer el guión, Spielberg fue en busca de Kathleen Kennedy, la encontró en un comedor del estudio y le dijo: "No pidas postre, ¡el guión de Melissa es el postre!"
http://www.labutaca.net/films/8/et2.htm

Bubo Coroman (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 94

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ERNESTO GARCIA MARIN
3 hrs
  -> many thanks Ernesto, regards! - Deborah
agree  Abaz
7 hrs
  -> many thanks Abaz, all the best!- Deborah
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
CANTINAS/CAFETERIAS/COMISARIAS DE ESTUDIO


Explanation:
ALL ARE CORRECT, IT DEPENDS ON WHICH SPANISH IS TARGETED, FOR MEXICO I BELIEVE IS CAFETERIAS

ERNESTO GARCIA MARIN
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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