restaurante concurrido
/restauɾante konkurido/from spelling rules
The English phrase "busy restaurant" is translated into Spanish as restaurante concurrido.
This phrase is used to describe a restaurant that has a large number of customers.
Which one should you use?
While restaurante concurrido implies a high volume of customers and a lively atmosphere, restaurante lleno specifically means the restaurant is physically full or has no available seats.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries like Mexico, restaurante atiborrado is used to refer to a crowded restaurant.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the social act of dining is so central that a 'busy' restaurant is often signaled by people standing outside. This is frequently described by the phrase está lleno hasta la bandera, meaning 'full up to the flag'.
- In Spain, you might hear the phrase está a tope to describe a busy restaurant. This colloquial expression literally means 'it is at the limit' or 'at the top'.
- The Spanish word restaurante was borrowed from the French 'restaurant', which originally referred to a restorative bouillon or soup rather than a place to eat.
Examples in context
- El restaurante italiano siempre está concurrido los fines de semana.The Italian restaurant is always busy on weekends.
- Hoy fuimos a cenar a un restaurante lleno de gente y tuvimos que esperar por una mesa.Today we went to have dinner at a busy restaurant and had to wait for a table.
- Es mejor hacer una reserva porque el restaurante es muy concurrido durante las horas pico.It's better to make a reservation because the restaurant is very busy during peak hours.
- No pudimos encontrar una mesa en ningún restaurante. ¡Todo está a tope!We couldn't find a table at any restaurant. Everything is packed!
- No recomendaría ese lugar, siempre está atiborrado de gente.I wouldn't recommend that place, it is always packed with people.
- Fuimos a cenar a un restaurante pero estaba hasta la bandera, así que tuvimos que buscar otra opción.We went to have dinner at a restaurant, but it was packed, so we had to find another option.
- El restaurante está muy concurrido hoy.The restaurant is very busy today.
- Es un restaurante concurrido los fines de semana.It is a busy restaurant on weekends.
- Ese restaurante concurrido siempre tiene fila.That busy restaurant always has a line.
Example conversation
María and Daniel are looking for a place to eat.
- MaríaMira ese restaurante concurrido.Look at that busy restaurant.
- DanielParece que la comida es muy buena.It seems like the food is very good.
- MaríaPero habrá mucha espera para entrar.But there will be a long wait to get in.
- DanielNo importa, intentemos entrar.It doesn't matter, let's try to go in.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries concurrido, restaurante, CC BY-SA 4.0.
