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traduccion de la palabra 'fare' en relacion a comidas.

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updated Jul 29, 2008
posted by richard6

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Yes, Richard, if we had had that info at the beginning...

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updated Jul 29, 2008
posted by 00494d19
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With reference to the word being Olde English,it used to be spelt "fayre" in the 15th to 17th century,here's a link:

http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutspelling/fayre

updated Jul 29, 2008
posted by TimEivissa
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Creo que esa es la mejor aplicación de la palabra 'fare'. El texto dice' ...breakfast still offers more traditional fare.'

updated Jul 29, 2008
posted by richard6
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Nice one, Motley! Carta would be the perfect translation for fare in certain contexts.

updated Jul 29, 2008
posted by 00bacfba
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Oxford says

(food & drink) comida f, platos mpl

And this example

The restaurant serves traditional fare.
el restaurante tiene una carta tradicional

updated Jul 29, 2008
posted by motley
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Grammatically, that is fine, but I have never heard it used. Upon reflection, I realize that we almost always use an adjective in front of it.

Plain fare
Solid fare
Spanish fare
Hearty fare

As Natasha said, it is very similar to cuisine (in English, that is, not French). Thus, we would similarly not say "I'm going to have some cuisine."

updated Jul 29, 2008
posted by 00bacfba
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Usually it's used in reference to what's on a menu in a restaurant, or to food served in a particular region, etc. No, you would NOT say "I'm going to have some fare." That sounds funny! grin

updated Jul 29, 2008
posted by Natasha
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So you would say: I'm going to have some fare'

updated Jul 29, 2008
posted by 00494d19
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I can't think of any special nuance. It just means food. It comes from Old and Middle English, so it has been around a long time, and we do use it occasionally. You don't need to remember it actively, but you may see it from time to time.

updated Jul 29, 2008
posted by 00bacfba
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Is it? I had never heard this word used as comida. Strange. What nuance does it have to it'

updated Jul 29, 2008
posted by 00494d19
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I don't either, but if we had a sentence we might get a little farther. For example, "cuisine" in English (yes, I realize that is really a French word) is a rough synonym of "fare" with this usage. "After so much foreign fare / cuisine, we were ready for plain old hamburgers."

updated Jul 29, 2008
posted by Natasha
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No, that is not correct. The cost of a meal would never be called a fare. A fare is what is charged for a ride, etc.

The word fare has another meaning, though, which is comida (meal, food), as I said.

updated Jul 29, 2008
posted by 00bacfba
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Yo creo que fare se traduce por tarifa, en este caso el coste de la comida.
En español culto se diría "la minuta".

updated Jul 29, 2008
posted by Guaito
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Fare would just be comida. I don't know of a fancy synonym in Spanish with the same register.

updated Jul 29, 2008
posted by 00bacfba