Mid-day meals

lunch (l

nch)

1. A meal eaten at midday.

2. The food provided for a midday meal.

intr.v. lunched, lunch·ing, lunch·es

To eat a midday meal.

Idiom:

out to lunch Slang

Not in touch with the real world; crazy.

[Short for luncheon.]

luncher n.

lunch [lʌntʃ]

1. a meal eaten during the middle of the day

2. Caribbean (among older people) mid-afternoon tea

1. (intr) to eat lunch

2. (tr) to provide or buy lunch for

[probably short form of luncheon]

luncher n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	lunch - a midday meal dejeuner, luncheon, tiffin meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time business lunch - lunch (usually at a restaurant) where business is discussed and the cost is charged as a business expense
Verb	1.	lunch - take the midday meal; "At what time are you lunching?" eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
	2.	lunch - provide a midday meal for; "She lunched us well" feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

Translations

lunch [lʌntʃ]

A. N → comida f, almuerzo m, lonche m (Mex)
to have lunch → comer, almorzar
to be out to lunch (US) → estar como una regadera or cabra

B. CPD lunch break N = lunch hour lunch counter N (US) (= café) cafetería donde se sirven comidas; (= counter) mostrador o barra donde se come
lunch hour N → hora f de la comida or del almuerzo or (Mex) del lonche

lunch [ˈlʌntʃ]

n → déjeuner m
to have lunch → déjeuner
We have lunch at 12.30 → Nous déjeunons à midi et demie.
to go out for lunch → sortir déjeuner
to invite sb to lunch → inviter qn à déjeuner
to invite sb for lunch → inviter qn à déjeuner
to come to lunch → venir déjeuner
to have lunch with sb → déjeuner avec qn
to have sth for lunch → manger qch à midi
What did you have for lunch? → Qu'est-ce que tu as mangé à midi?
there's no such thing as a free lunch → tout se paie

vi → déjeuner
lunch box lunchbox [ˈlʌntʃbɒks] n

(for packed lunches) boîte dans laquelle on transporte son déjeuner

(British) (= male genitalia) → engin m >
lunch break lunchbreak [ˈlʌntʃbreɪk] n → heure f du déjeuner
to be on one's lunch break → faire la pause de midi

lunch

n → Mittagessen nt; to have or take lunch → (zu) Mittag essen; let’s do lunch (inf) → wir sollten uns zum Mittagessen treffen; to give somebody lunch → jdn zum Mittagessen einladen; how long do you get for lunch? → wie lange haben Sie Mittagspause?; when do you have lunch in the office? → wann haben or machen Sie im Büro Mittag?; he’s at lunch → er ist beim Mittagessen; to have lunch out → auswärts or im Restaurant (zu Mittag) essen; out to lunch (inf: = crazy) → weggetreten (inf); there’s no such thing as a free lunch (fig) → man bekommt im Leben nichts geschenkt

vt → zum Mittagessen einladen

vi → (zu) Mittag essen; we lunched on a salad → zum (Mittag)essen gab es einen Salat

lunch:

lunchbox

→ Vesperbox f, → Lunchbox f

(Brit hum inf) → Gemächte nt (old, hum)

lunch break

n → Mittagspause f

lunch counter

n (US) (= café) → Imbiss m; (= counter) → Imbisstheke f

lunch:

lunch hour

n → Mittagsstunde f; (= lunch break) → Mittagspause f

lunch meeting

n → Geschäftsessen nt (über Mittag)

lunch money

n (US Sch) → Essensgeld nt

lunchpail

n (US) = lunchbox

lunchroom

n (US) → Imbissstube f; (= canteen) → Kantine f

lunchtime

n → Mittagspause f; they arrived at lunch → sie kamen um die Mittagszeit an, sie kamen gegen Mittag an

lunch [lʌntʃ] n → pranzo, (seconda) colazione f
to invite sb to or for lunch → invitare qn a pranzo
to have lunch → pranzare

lunch

n lunch [lantʃ]

a meal eaten in the middle of the day. middagete غَداء обед oběd frokost das Mittagessen μεσημεριανό γεύμα almuerzo, comida lõuna نهار lounas dîner אֲרוּחַת צָהֳרַיִים दोपहर का खाना ručak ebéd makan siang hádegisverður pranzo 昼食 점심 priešpiečiai lenčs, vieglas pusdienas makan tengah hari lunch formiddagsmat, lunsj lunch almoço (masă de) prânz ленч obed kosilo ručak lunch อาหารกลางวัน öğle yemeği 午餐 другий сніданок, ленч دوپہر میں کھایا جانے والا کھانا bữa trưa 午餐

to eat this meal We lunched on the train. uitgaan vir middagete يَتَناوَل وجْبَة الغَداء обядвам obědvat spise frokost zu Mittag essen γευματίζω almorzar, comer lõunat sööma نهار خوردن lounastaa dîner לֶאֱכוֹל אֲרוּחַת צָהֳרַיִים दोपहर का भोजन या तीसरे पहर का नाश्ता करना या कराना ručati ebédel makan siang snæða hádegisverð pranzare 昼食をとる 점심을 먹다 priešpiečiauti ēst lenču, vieglas pusdienas makan tengah hari lunchen spise formiddagsmat/lunsj jeść lunch almoçar a prânzi завтракать во второй раз obedovať kositi ručati äta lunch, luncha รับประทานอาหารกลางวัน öğle yemeği yemek 吃午餐 снідати دوپہر کا کھانا لینا ăn trưa 吃午餐

n lunchtime

the time between 12.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m., when people eat lunch. etenstyd وَقْت الغَداء обедно време čas oběda frokosttid die Mittagszeit ώρα του μεσημεριανού φαγητού hora del almuerzo, hora de comer lõunaaeg وقت نهار lounasaika heure du dîner שְׁעַת אֲרוּחַת צָהֳרַיִים दोपहर भोजन समय vrijeme ručka ebédidő waktu makan siang hádegisverðartími ora di pranzo 昼食時間 점심 시간 priešpiečių metas pusdienlaiks waktu makan tengah hari middag lunsjpause pora lunchu hora de almoço ora prânzului время второго завтрака; обеденный перерыв čas obeda čas za kosilo vreme ručka lunchtid ช่วงเวลาอาหารกลางวัน öğle yemeği vakti 午餐時間 час для сніданку دوپہر کا وقت جب لوگ عموما کھانا کھاتے ہیں giờ ăn trưa 午餐时间

lunch → غداء oběd frokost Mittagessen γεύμα comida lounas déjeuner ručak pranzo 昼食 점심 lunch lunsj lunch almoço обед lunch อาหารกลางวัน öğle yemeği bữa trưa 午餐

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