cornerstone restaurant

English translation: restaurant serving mainstay dishes

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English term or phrase:cornerstone restaurant
Selected answer:restaurant serving mainstay dishes
Entered by: ErichEko ⟹⭐

07:12 Mar 26, 2021
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Food & Drink
English term or phrase: cornerstone restaurant
"XX was a cornerstone restaurant before the pandemic for the Italian community in..."

Is "cornerstone" related to the food being served, location, or people (Italian in this regard)? Please give me a light!
ErichEko ⟹⭐
Indonesia
Local time: 01:56
reference point
Explanation:
I am guessing this means that it was really important for the community, as a place for familiar cuisine and to meet other members of the community
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Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 19:56
Grading comment
The restaurant in the text serves "basic" Italian food like lasagna and focaccia.

Even though there is no mention that these will be made into more sophisticated dishes, I feel it is what is meant by cornerstone.

I will stand corrected should "evidence" be available confirming otherwise.

As my translation has been delivered, thanks for your answer.

Thank you to everyone else providing answer or support.
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +4reference point
Shera Lyn Parpia
4 +3an restaurant of prime importance, essential to the community, and holding it together
Althea Draper
4an anchor business establishment
Kiet Bach
3vital restaurant
Orkoyen (X)
3a benchmark restaurant
Clauwolf


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
reference point


Explanation:
I am guessing this means that it was really important for the community, as a place for familiar cuisine and to meet other members of the community

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 19:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6
Grading comment
The restaurant in the text serves "basic" Italian food like lasagna and focaccia.

Even though there is no mention that these will be made into more sophisticated dishes, I feel it is what is meant by <b>cornerstone</b>.

I will stand corrected should "evidence" be available confirming otherwise.

As my translation has been delivered, thanks for your answer.

Thank you to everyone else providing answer or support.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
4 hrs
  -> thanks :)

agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
6 hrs
  -> thanks :)

neutral  Daryo: rather a "meeting point"?
12 hrs
  -> thanks! I'm guessing though that it's much more than meeting - it's a question of identity as well.

agree  Orkoyen (X)
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Yvonne Gallagher
2 days 2 hrs
  -> thanks!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
an anchor business establishment


Explanation:
Cornerstone: a person or thing of prime importance; basis.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/cornerstone

Cornerstone restaurant: a restaurant that helps attract consumers to the area, so other businesses in the same community can benefit from the increased traffic.



Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 11:56
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
an restaurant of prime importance, essential to the community, and holding it together


Explanation:
Before the pandemic, the restaurant was already a major part of the Italian community. It was a place where they could meet and find support, and it helped them stay together as a community.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary - cornerstone is "the basic, essential, or most important part; foundation"

Collins English Dictionary - cornerstone is "a person or thing of prime importance; basis"

Encyclopedia Britannica - in older times, the cornerstone "was usually at a corner, possibly as the first of the foundation stones, and it was a real support."

It's also used in Christian, biblical terms, usually referring to Christ as the cornerstone as in someone to build faith upon and rely upon.



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Note added at 3 hrs (2021-03-26 10:18:31 GMT)
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Sorry, the translation should read "a restaurant of prime importance, essential to the community, and holding it together" - not an, but I can't change it in the top line!


Althea Draper
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: I feel Shera Lyn has already explained the meaning.
3 hrs

agree  Edith Kelly
18 hrs
  -> Thanks Edith

agree  writeaway
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks Writeaway

agree  Daryo
343 days
  -> Thanks Daryo
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
vital restaurant


Explanation:
An indispensable eating establishment for the community.

Orkoyen (X)
United States
Local time: 14:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a benchmark restaurant


Explanation:
:) In all aspects

Clauwolf
Local time: 15:56
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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