resto de burgers
The English phrase "burger joint" is translated into French as resto de burgers.
The phrase refers to an informal restaurant that specializes in selling hamburgers.
What does it mean word for word?
The term resto de burgers is a contraction of restaurant de burgers, where resto is a shortened, casual form of restaurant.
Which one should you use?
You can use Restaurant de hamburgers or the more descriptive Établissement de restauration rapide spécialisé dans les hamburgers for formal contexts. In many French-speaking regions, a small, informal establishment serving burgers and fast food is often called un snack.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
resto de burgers is informal and colloquial because it uses the clipped form resto. For formal situations, use Restaurant de hamburgers or Établissement de restauration rapide spécialisé dans les hamburgers.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Québec, Canada, the phrase resto à burgers is used to refer to a burger joint.
Did you know?
- The French word restaurant originally referred to a 'restorative' soup intended to recover one's health, not a place to eat.
- In France, you might see a burger joint labeled as un snack, a term that covers a broader range of quick-service food than the English 'snack'.
- While resto is a shortcut for restaurant, the spelling changed from restau to resto to mimic other French slang nouns that end in the letter o.
Examples in context
- J'aime aller au restaurant de hamburgers local.I enjoy going to the local burger restaurant.
- Où se trouve le bistrot à burgers le plus proche ?Where is the nearest burger joint?
- Il y a un nouveau resto de burgers ici.There is a new burger joint here.
- On mange dans un resto de burgers ce soir ?Are we eating at a burger joint tonight?
- C'est un resto de burgers très populaire.It is a very popular burger joint.
Example conversation
Two friends are deciding where to eat lunch.
- HugoTu as envie de quoi pour déjeuner ?What do you feel like for lunch?
- ManonJe cherche un petit resto de burgers.I am looking for a little burger joint.
- HugoIl y en a un juste au coin de la rue.There is one just around the corner.
- ManonParfait, allons-y !Perfect, let's go!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, resto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
