Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
pauses déjeuners chronométrées
English translation:
against-the-clock lunch breaks
French term
Spain
Communicating with clarity and finesse
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
chronométré
This is a little advertisement for a restaurant.
Here´s the sentence:
Certaines de nos spécialités sont disponibles en vente à emporter pour « vos pauses déjeuners chronométrées » ou vos soirées entre amis à domicile.
I know that chronometré means "timed", but it just doesn´t sit right with me. There has to be a better way to say it. I am open to suggestions.
Thanks a million!
Sep 25, 2009 07:03: writeaway changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing"
Nov 30, 2009 01:35: Renee Mazloum Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
United States
Tip-Top Translations into EN
Native in: English (Variants: British, US)
Works in: French to English, English, French
for those against-the-clock lunch breaks
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John Detre
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Jean-Louis S.
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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Lianne Wilson
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Linda Brunet
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Helen Shiner
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mimi 254
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Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
time sensative lunche breaks
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time sensitive lunch breaks oops :(
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Chris Hall
: I quite like your proposal in fact, but your two original spelling mistakes of "sensitive" and "lunch" mean that I can only give neutral.
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thank you....yes that was a big oops
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mimi 254
: time sensitive lunch breaks
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thank you!
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Timely translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
for a time-conscious lunch
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
lunching against the clock
en vente à emporter pour « vos pauses déjeuners chronométrées »
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as take-aways when lunching against the clock
Lunching With TiVo's E. Stephen Mack — HDTV, Home Media, Comcast ... - [ Traducir esta página ]
Lunching With TiVo's E. Stephen Mack — HDTV, Home Media, Comcast, DirecTV and What's Next .... Against a ticking clock and an unbelievable mountain of work, ...
thomashawk.com/.../lunching-with-tivos-e-stephen-mack.html - En caché - Similares4 workers gone lunching on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - [ Traducir esta página ]
4 workers gone lunching. ... I like the color and composition against the neutral background. Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink ) ...
www.flickr.com/photos/loungerie/98625648/ - En caché - Similares
for you "limited time" lunch break
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or short lunch break
The rest of us ate our lunch in the short break and played terrace football in the lunch break. It came as no surprise then that this kid would turn up for ...
arjunbs.blogspot.com/.../short-lunch-break.html -
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please read youR and "time limited" rather than "limited time" since I had "limited in time" in mind.
Must be late for me!
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Dr Lofthouse
: BUT 'time-limited' is the phrase used in the UK, rather than 'limited time' (not sure about US,
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Right "time limited"
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Travelin Ann
: did you mean "your"
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yes of course!
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Lianne Wilson
: Just to note that the 'short lunch break' in your ref is not actually referring to lunchtime but to the morning break (or 'tuck' [or 'crib', where I'm from :P]) at school.
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Canada
Over 20 Years Freelance Translation
Native in: English , French
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, English to French, and 9 more.
on-the-run
Just another possibility.
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Sandra Petch
8 hrs
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Thank you Sandra.
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Helen Shiner
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Thank you Helen.
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Canada
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Native in: French
Works in: French to English, English to French, French, and 1 more.
clocked/timed
quick lunch breaks
While I am not opposed in any way to "limited-time lunch breaks", I believe this is what we would say more commonly in English.
chronométré = timed (as if you're in a race)
I hope this helps.
France
Une traductrice fiable et experte
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English, English
when it's a race against time for your lunchbreak or your....
United Kingdom
Technical knowledge, attention to detail
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, German to English, and 1 more.
lightning lunches
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Sheila Wilson
: Really nice expression - I'm sure a restaurant would like it
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Evans (X)
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Helen Shiner
: This made me smile!
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mimi 254
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pushed for time
I've a feeling this might be particularly British, but thought I'd throw it in the pot anyway.
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