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elevenses
(redirected from Elevensies)

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e·lev·ens·es  (-lvn-zs)
pl.n. Chiefly British
Tea or coffee taken at midmorning and often accompanied by a snack.

elevenses [ɪˈlɛvənzɪz]
pl n
(sometimes functioning as singular) Brit informal a light snack, usually with tea or coffee, taken in mid-morning
Translations
elevenses [ɪˈlevnzɪz] NPL (Brit) → tentempié m de las once, onces fpl (LAm)
to have elevensestomar un tentempié a las once, tomar las onces(LAm)
elevenses [ɪˈlɛvənzɪz] npl (British)pause-café f
elevenses
n sing or pl (Brit) → zweites Frühstück
elevenses [ɪˈlɛvnzɪz] npl (Brit) (fam) → pausa per il caffè a metà mattina


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