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fast food
Quickly prepared and served food that is often sold in special restaurants or at snack stands and is intended to be eaten quickly.
Nach dem Kino haben wir uns noch schnell etwas Fastfood geholt.
After the movie, we quickly got some fast food.
'Fastfood' (fast food) is a word from English and is made up of 'fast' (schnell) and 'food' (Essen). So it literally means 'schnelles Essen' (quick food).
Viele Menschen essen in der Mittagspause Fastfood, weil es schnell geht.
Many people eat fast food during their lunch break because it is quick.
The word 'Fastfood' (fast food) is usually used as an uncountable collective term and therefore almost always appears in the singular. You talk about 'Fastfood' (fast food) in general, not about individual 'Fastfoods'.
Zu viel Fastfood ist ungesund.
Too much fast food is unhealthy.
Common verbs used with 'Fastfood' (fast food) are 'essen' (to eat), 'sich holen' (to get oneself), or 'sich ernähren von' (to live on). It is also often used as part of compound words such as 'Fastfood-Restaurant' (fast-food restaurant) or 'Fastfood-Kette' (fast-food chain).
Er ernährt sich fast nur von Fastfood.
He lives almost entirely on fast food.
snack / snack bar
When referring to food, Imbiss means a small, quick meal. Fastfood, on the other hand, refers to food that is prepared quickly and offered for quick consumption. The key difference is whether the size and function of the meal or the speed of preparation and consumption is meant.
Am Bahnhof esse ich Fastfood, weil es schnell zubereitet wird.
At the station, I eat fast food because it is prepared quickly.
Am Bahnhof esse ich einen kleinen Imbiss aus Brot und Obst.
At the station, I eat a small snack of bread and fruit.
