lunch·time

(lŭnch′tīm′)

The time during which lunch is usually eaten.

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lunchtime

(ˈlʌntʃˌtaɪm)

the time when lunch is usually eaten(as modifier)

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lunch•time

(ˈlʌntʃˌtaɪm)

n.

a period set aside for eating lunch or the period of an hour or so, beginning roughly at noon, during which lunch is commonly eaten.

[1855–60]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

lunchtime - the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch; "he observed a regular lunchtime"

lunch period

mealtime - the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten

lunchtime

noun dinnertime, noon, midday Could we meet at lunchtime?

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Translations

وَقْتُ الْغَدَاءِوَقْت الغَداء

čas obědapoledne

frokosttid

Mittagszeit

ώρα γεύματος

hora de comer hora del almuerzo

lounasaika

heure du déjeuner heure du dîner

vrijeme za ručak

ebédidõ

hádegisverîartími

ora di pranzo

ランチタイム

점심시간

čas obeda

lunchdags

เวลาอาหารกลางวัน

öğle yemeği vaktiyemek zamanı

giờ ăn trưa

午餐时间

lunchtime

[ˈlʌntʃtaɪm] N → hora f del almuerzo or (Mex) del lonche, hora f de comer or de la comida

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lunchtime

[ˈlʌntʃtaɪm]

n → heure f du déjeuner
at lunchtime → à l'heure du déjeuner
around lunchtime → vers l'heure du déjeuner

modif [meeting] → à l'heure du déjeuner

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lunchtime

[ˈlʌntʃˌtaɪm] n → ora di pranzo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lunch

(lantʃ) also luncheon (ˈlantʃən) noun

a meal eaten in the middle of the day.

verb

to eat this meal. We lunched on the train.

ˈlunchtime noun

the time between 12.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m., when people eat lunch.

lunchtime

→ وَقْتُ الْغَدَاءِ poledne frokosttid Mittagszeit ώρα γεύματος hora de comer lounasaika heure du déjeuner vrijeme za ručak ora di pranzo ランチタイム 점심시간 lunchtijd lunsjtid pora obiadowa horário de almoço обеденное время lunchdags เวลาอาหารกลางวัน yemek zamanı giờ ăn trưa 午餐时间

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She is up at five every morning to milk, and keeps at it steadily until lunchtime. It's a jolly good life taking it all round--if it weren't for that fellow Alfred Inglethorp!" He checked the car suddenly, and glanced at his watch.

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Helen was here, and Helen was there all day long; sometimes she said that it was lunchtime, and sometimes that it was teatime; but by the next day all landmarks were obliterated, and the outer world was so far away that the different sounds, such as the sounds of people moving overhead, could only be ascribed to their cause by a great effort of memory.

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"I'm still not entirely happy about it being on a Sunday lunchtime and there didn't seem to be a lot of consultation about it," said Young, "but a lot of my staff have said they want us to be in it and have even offered to forgo their days off that week if necessary.

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STUDENTS are invited to take a break from their studies and call in for an informal lunchtime chat with a police officer.

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As deputy headteacher, I am currently in charge of lunchtimes and am supported in school by a brilliant team of lunchtime duty staff.

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Tomorrow: Sunday: Open the box and bingo (lunchtime), Bingo, (Evening) bingo played regularly throughout the week.

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RSPB run lunchtime walks in the city and Charlotte Eva from the charity said: "I hope our weekly walks will make more people in Birmingham aware that walking to work or striding out with colleagues at lunchtime can make a real positive difference." See www.rspb.org.uk/westmidlands for details..

Take wing and walk to fitness

Both in England and here in Wales it is up to individual schools to decide whether they will allow children out at lunchtime.

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