Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Comida es un plato consistente
English translation:
the meal is a substantial dish
Spanish term
Spain
Spanish/Galician translator /Interpreter
Native in: Spanish 
, Galician
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Galician, Spanish to Galician, and 6 more.
Comida/plato consistente
| 4 +6 | the meal is a substantial dish |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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| 4 | the supper/dinner will be an abundant dish |
traductorchile
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| 4 | hearty food |
Noni Gilbert Riley
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| 4 | meal/ample serving (or generous portion....) |
Eliza Wright
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| 3 | (lunch is) a square meal |
Bubo Coroman (X)
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| 3 | a filling dish |
Shannon Morales
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Dec 1, 2010 10:23: Jenni Lukac (X) Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (2): Carol Gullidge, AllegroTrans
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Proposed translations
the meal is a substantial dish
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Carol Gullidge
: not sure what the problem with translating this, even if there are various possible ways of expressing it!
6 mins
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Thanks Carol. I agree.
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AllegroTrans
27 mins
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Thanks very much AllegroTrans.
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franglish
: The asker lives in Spain so I'd guess comida equals lunch. Depending on context it could be "Lunch consists of a hearty dish".// You forgot the potatoes!
2 hrs
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Thanks franglish. Usually, but not always hearty. Borage and swiss chard again???? Then when you add the blood sausage it starts to get hearty again- bingo!
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Yvonne Gallagher
: why not just "the meal (lunch, dinner, whatever) is substantial"
3 hrs
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Thanks gallagy. I'm not certain about dropping the dish part. Typically the main meal has two dishes or courses, sometimes one is more substantial than the other, sometimes not. We don't have the complete context.
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coolbrowne
3 hrs
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Cheers and thanks, coolbrowne.
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
12 hrs
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Cheers and thanks, Claudia.
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Chile
over 44 years environment & engineering
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
the supper/dinner will be an abundant dish
the food will be an abundant dish
"this supper/dinner is an abundant dish" (however strange it might sound)
(lunch is) a square meal
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Note added at 10 mins (2010-11-29 13:38:41 GMT)
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in Canaries "comida" means "lunch" but this may not necessarily apply elsewhere
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Note added at 14 mins (2010-11-29 13:42:02 GMT)
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two relevant Wordreference threads:
"Desde que sale por la tele el cocinero Karlos Arguiñano, eso se llama en español "un plato con fundamento""
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1328224
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=567769
United States
Punctual, Personable, Perfectionist
Native in: English 
Works in: Japanese to English, Spanish to English
a filling dish
Spain
The translator people turn to
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
hearty food
Shannon's explanation is spot on.
meal/ample serving (or generous portion....)
The Cheesecake Factory is known for its generous portions.
All plates include a generous serving of meat, Texas toast, our world class BBQ sauce and a trip to the condiment bar.
Discussion
:
http://um.gipuzkoakultura.net/itsasmemoria6/521-534_garciaor...
El horario de la comida es a las once de la mañana y a las siete de la tarde.
http://biboz.es/comunidad/que-puedo-ponerme-74884/
una cena bailable en el restaurant de un hotel, la comida es a las 20 hrs.
In Latin America we also use the term "Comida" refering to Lunch.
Spain=lunch / Latinamerica (generally)=dinner / general definition=meal
plata consistente=substantial dish/plate/course; also "heavy"