Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hebrew term or phrase:
hatza'at hagasha
English translation:
It's just a showcasing idea - you needn't do as I say
Added to glossary by
judithyf
Sep 23, 2003 14:36
20 yrs ago
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Hebrew term
Orly Har-Zion
hatza'at hagasha
Non-PRO
Hebrew to English
Other
cooking and general
i need both the literal (cooking) equivalent and the figurative one (as a metaphor used in general speech).
examples:
1. zo rak hatzaat hagasha. at lo hayevet laasot ma she-ani omeret lach.
2. hatzaat hagasha le-dag salmon...
examples:
1. zo rak hatzaat hagasha. at lo hayevet laasot ma she-ani omeret lach.
2. hatzaat hagasha le-dag salmon...
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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It's just a showcasing idea - you needn't do as I say
1. I would go with showcasing idea.
2. As already agreed, a serving suggestion for salmon.
2. As already agreed, a serving suggestion for salmon.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanx."
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Serving suggestion
This is the literal (cooking) equivalent. I've never heard it used figuratively in English or Hebrew.
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Leah Aharoni
: This is the phrase used on packaging under pictures of food
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Yaara Di Segni
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Dvash
: I agree with serving suggestion for the context of food.
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Tal Ganani (X)
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Tal Kinnersly
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David Swidler
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EGB Translations
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Rutie Eckdish
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alonra (X)
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Eynat
: This is the one and only phrase used in this context.
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serving suggestion
this would be the cooking use. I am not sure about using this phrase as a metaphor, I would simply say "suggestion" in the sentence you gave above (1)
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Serving Suggestion / Suggestion
While I have never heard the phrase used in a "figurative" way. I would translate the sentance you gave as, "It is merely a suggestion, you don't have to do what I told you.
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