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METS EMPORTER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- take-out
1, record 1, English, take%2Dout
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- take-out food 1, record 1, English, take%2Dout%20food
correct
- carry-out 1, record 1, English, carry%2Dout
correct, Great Britain
- take-away 1, record 1, English, take%2Daway
correct, Australia
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Food purchased at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere. The restaurant may or may not provide table service. In the United States, food ordered this way (especially in fast food) is ordered to go, and in the United Kingdom it is sometimes ordered to eat out, as opposed to eating in. 1, record 1, English, - take%2Dout
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Take-out food is often fast food, but not always so. Whereas fast food carries the connotation of a standardized product from a globalized chain or franchise, take-away outlets are often small businesses serving traditional food, which can be of high quality. 1, record 1, English, - take%2Dout
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Plats cuisinés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mets à emporter
1, record 1, French, mets%20%C3%A0%20emporter
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La tendance à consacrer une plus faible partie de notre revenu disponible aux aliments se poursuivra. Les achats d'aliments au détail seront toujours dominants, tandis que la croissance des dépenses d'alimentation ne sera que modeste. Le changement véritable se produira dans les repas préparés et les mets à emporter. 1, record 1, French, - mets%20%C3%A0%20emporter
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-10-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Types of Restaurants
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- take-out restaurant
1, record 2, English, take%2Dout%20restaurant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- take-out 2, record 2, English, take%2Dout
correct
- carry-out restaurant 3, record 2, English, carry%2Dout%20restaurant
correct, United States
- carryout restaurant 4, record 2, English, carryout%20restaurant
correct, United States
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a restaurant ... that sells [prepared food packaged in disposable containers to be eaten away from the premises]. 2, record 2, English, - take%2Dout%20restaurant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Customers are selecting food and putting it on their plates. A female customer is at a buffet holding her plate and selecting food. Platters of meat and cheese move down the line showing a variety of fruits vegetables and other foods in the buffet. Of platters of meat and cheese at a buffet then the camera pans to the left and goes down the line showing close-ups of a variety of fruits vegetables and other food at the buffet. Some plates are visible along the buffet. Customers standing at a coffee bakery type carry out restaurant. 3, record 2, English, - take%2Dout%20restaurant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Catégories de restaurants
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- comptoir de commandes à emporter
1, record 2, French, comptoir%20de%20commandes%20%C3%A0%20emporter
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- comptoir de mets à emporter 1, record 2, French, comptoir%20de%20mets%20%C3%A0%20emporter
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Établissement de restauration vendant des plats ou des mets à emporter. 2, record 2, French, - comptoir%20de%20commandes%20%C3%A0%20emporter
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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