Feb 4, 2014 23:34
10 yrs ago
Portuguese term
United Kingdom
Not just words...
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English
aqui somos nós que estamos à sua prova
Portuguese to English
Science
Food & Drink
The tagline for a restaurant at which the customers pay what they think meal was worth. I can only come up with highly cheesy translations. If anyone has any ideas I would be delighted to take them on board. Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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pay what you think we're worth
e.g.
It would, however, be quite easy to test whether this represents good value. Every Tuesday the restaurant has a ‘pay what you think we’re worth’ evening, which is a pretty self-explanatory concept. You’d better book in advance, though - Sweet Melinda’s is slap-bang in the middle of student-land, and tables get snapped up quickly.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/three-piece-sweet-1-1389491
It would, however, be quite easy to test whether this represents good value. Every Tuesday the restaurant has a ‘pay what you think we’re worth’ evening, which is a pretty self-explanatory concept. You’d better book in advance, though - Sweet Melinda’s is slap-bang in the middle of student-land, and tables get snapped up quickly.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/three-piece-sweet-1-1389491
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "As simple as that..."
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Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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Here we are the ones who have to prove ourselves
Seattle's First Vegan Food Truck by Plum Bistro by Makini Howell ...
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Kickstarter
Nov 6, 2012 - Also, like all restaurants, we have to prove ourselves in the competitive Seattle food business, although with vegan food truck fare we have a .
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Kickstarter
Nov 6, 2012 - Also, like all restaurants, we have to prove ourselves in the competitive Seattle food business, although with vegan food truck fare we have a .
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Pablo Julián Davis
Native in English
La palabra justa/The right word
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
(X Restaurant...) Where you're the judge of quality!/ Where you're the judge of value!/...our value!
Or simply: "X Restaurant... You be the judge!"
A somewhat, though not egregiously, free translation. I make no claims whatever as to the diffusion of any of the phrases I'm proposing. Quite the contrary: with the exception of 'You be the judge!' which is very common indeed, they are highly unusual. Google yields just half-a-dozen specimens of the first, and a single one of the second (from 1917, in New Zealand!).
However, I think they work!
Tobias's certainly conveys the meaning unmistakably, but I think the translation of this phrase needs to have some 'zing' to it, express the notion that this restaurant is so confident of its product/service/ambience or whatever, that it puts the decision of worth in the hands of the customer.
news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat... : "YOU'RE THE JUDGE OF QUALITY AND FRESHNESS . Direct From The Grower Or Farmer To Our Farmers Market. Freshly Picked Fruits And Vegetables In ..."
newspaperarchive.com/sheboygan.../page-18 : NewspaperArchive.com : "... BUEHLER'S 50 specialization in bringing quality meats to thousands of families means real savings for you You're the judge of quality<7b> because our meats are ..."
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NZ... : "Wind-up bargains to conclude a most successful sale. We won't say much about them. You're the judge of value, but we do say you'll never get such goods at a keener price..."
A somewhat, though not egregiously, free translation. I make no claims whatever as to the diffusion of any of the phrases I'm proposing. Quite the contrary: with the exception of 'You be the judge!' which is very common indeed, they are highly unusual. Google yields just half-a-dozen specimens of the first, and a single one of the second (from 1917, in New Zealand!).
However, I think they work!
Tobias's certainly conveys the meaning unmistakably, but I think the translation of this phrase needs to have some 'zing' to it, express the notion that this restaurant is so confident of its product/service/ambience or whatever, that it puts the decision of worth in the hands of the customer.
news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat... : "YOU'RE THE JUDGE OF QUALITY AND FRESHNESS . Direct From The Grower Or Farmer To Our Farmers Market. Freshly Picked Fruits And Vegetables In ..."
newspaperarchive.com/sheboygan.../page-18 : NewspaperArchive.com : "... BUEHLER'S 50 specialization in bringing quality meats to thousands of families means real savings for you You're the judge of quality<7b> because our meats are ..."
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NZ... : "Wind-up bargains to conclude a most successful sale. We won't say much about them. You're the judge of value, but we do say you'll never get such goods at a keener price..."
Peer comment(s):
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Catherine Howard
: I think this indeed adds "zing"!
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Thanks, glad we share the wavelength!
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Sarah Hosker
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Rural sector translations
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English
Let your tastebuds set the price/where you decide what we're worth
I think these phrases convey the idea of what the restaurant is about. I don't think cheesy is necessarily a bad thing in cases like this!
Of course, it might depend somewhat on the type and quality of the restaurant in question, the sort of client they're trying to attract, etc.
Of course, it might depend somewhat on the type and quality of the restaurant in question, the sort of client they're trying to attract, etc.
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