meal·time

(mēl′tīm′)

The usual time for eating a meal.

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mealtime

(ˈmiːltaɪm)

(Cookery) any of the regular times when food is served and eaten

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

meal•time

(ˈmilˌtaɪm)

n.

the usual time for a meal.

[1125–75]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

breakfast time - the customary or habitual hour for eating breakfast

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

dinnertime, suppertime - the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal

time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"

Translations

وَقْتُ الطَّعَامِ

doba jídla

spisetid

ruoka-aika

vrijeme za jelo

ora dei pasti ora di pranzo

食事時間

식사시간

matdags

เวลาอาหาร

yemek zamanı

giờ ăn

进餐时间

mealtime

[ˈmiːltaɪm] N → hora f de comer

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

mealtime

[ˈmiːltaɪm] n → heure f du repas
at mealtimes → pendant les repasmealy-mouthed [ˌmiːliˈmaʊðd] adj (= lacking in frankness) → qui manque de franchise
to be mealy-mouthed → manquer de franchise, tourner autour du pot
You cannot criticise him for being mealy-mouthed → On ne peut pas lui reprocher son manque de franchise.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mealtime

[ˈmiːlˌtaɪm] n → ora di mangiare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mealtime

→ وَقْتُ الطَّعَامِ doba jídla spisetid Mahlzeit ώρα φαγητού hora de comer ruoka-aika heure du repas vrijeme za jelo ora dei pasti 食事時間 식사시간 maaltijd spisetid pora posiłku hora da refeição время приема пищи matdags เวลาอาหาร yemek zamanı giờ ăn 进餐时间

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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He was quite sane, yet he hated those men at mealtime. He was haunted by a fear that the food would not last.

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The room in which the boys were fed, was a large stone hall, with a copper at one end: out of which the master, dressed in an apron for the purpose, and assisted by one or two women, ladled the gruel at mealtimes. Of this festive composition each boy had one porringer, and no more--except on occasions of great public rejoicing, when he had two ounces and a quarter of bread besides.

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