cafetería

f.

1 coffee shop, coffeehouse, snack bar, coffee-bar.

2 milk bar.

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cafetería

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) snack bar, coffee bar; (en un tren) buffet car

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SF

1) [gen] café, coffee shop; (=autoservicio) cafeteria; (Ferro) buffet, refreshment car (EEUU)

2) LAm (=tienda) retail coffee shop

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femenino (café) café; (en museo, fábrica) cafeteria

•• Cultural note:

cafetería

In Spain, a place to have a coffee, other drinks, and pastries and cakes. Cafeterías are frequently combined with bares and are very similar. However, cafeterías are usually smarter, and serve a wider variety of dishes

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= cafe, cafeteria, food-court, coffee house [coffee-house/coffeehouse], coffee bar, diner, coffee shop.

Ex. The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.

Ex. In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.

Ex. And then, perhaps more important of all of that, is the social and professional interaction that takes place at the conference, it is not rare to meet new friends at the food court that last for ever!.

Ex. As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.

Ex. Buildings converted to libraries include mansions, stores, gas stations, coffee bars, fire stations, post offices and chapels.

Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.

Ex. The services of the library, bookstore, and coffee shop were judged adequate by over 60%.

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* bar cafetería = cellar coffee bar.

* cafetería con terraza = curbside cafe, kerbside cafe.

* servicios de cafetería = food services.

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femenino (café) café; (en museo, fábrica) cafeteria

•• Cultural note:

cafetería

In Spain, a place to have a coffee, other drinks, and pastries and cakes. Cafeterías are frequently combined with bares and are very similar. However, cafeterías are usually smarter, and serve a wider variety of dishes

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= cafe, cafeteria, food-court, coffee house [coffee-house/coffeehouse], coffee bar, diner, coffee shop.

Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.

Ex: In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.

Ex: And then, perhaps more important of all of that, is the social and professional interaction that takes place at the conference, it is not rare to meet new friends at the food court that last for ever!.

Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.

Ex: Buildings converted to libraries include mansions, stores, gas stations, coffee bars, fire stations, post offices and chapels.

Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.

Ex: The services of the library, bookstore, and coffee shop were judged adequate by over 60%.

* bar cafetería = cellar coffee bar.

* cafetería con terraza = curbside cafe, kerbside cafe.

* servicios de cafetería = food services.

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cafetería

feminine

cafetería (↑ cafetería a1)

coffee shop, café, coffee bar (BrE)

CULTURAL NOTE

cafetería

In Spain, a place to have a coffee, other drinks, and pastries and cakes. Cafeterías are frequently combined with bares (↑ bar a1) and are very similar. However, cafeterías are usually smarter, and serve a wider variety of dishes.

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cafetería sustantivo femenino (café) café;
(en museo, fábrica) cafeteria
cafetería sustantivo femenino snack bar, café
Ferroc buffet, refreshment room
'cafetería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barra
- cafetera
- convecina
- convecino
- directoria I
- directorio
- estudiantil
- lavabo
- mostrador
- murmullo
- pergeñar
- autoservicio
- café
- cantina
- chocolatería
- comedor
- soda
English:
buffet
- cafeteria
- coffee house
- friendly
- snack bar
- café
- diner
- snack

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cafetería nf

[establecimiento] café, snack bar; [en facultad, hospital, museo] cafeteria; [en empresa] canteen

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cafetería

f coffee shop

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cafetería nf

1) : coffee shop, café

2) : lunchroom, cafeteria

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cafetería n cafe / snack bar