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lunch

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lunch  (lnch)
n.
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
Noun
a meal eaten during the middle of the day
Verb
to eat lunch [shortened from luncheon]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lunchlunch - a midday meal                        
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
Verb1.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] nalmuerzo, comida
vialmorzar;
to invite sb to or for lunch → invitar a algn a almorzar

lunch [lʌntʃ] ndéjeuner m
vidéjeuner;
it is his lunch hour → c'est l'heure où il déjeune;
to invite sb to or for lunch → inviter qn à déjeuner

lunch [lʌntʃ] nMittagessen nt;
(time) → Mittagszeit f
vizu Mittag essen

lunch [lʌntʃ] npranzo, colazione f;
to invite sb to or for lunch → invitare qn a pranzo or a colazione

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 가벼운 식사, 도시락 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
v
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
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 lounastunti 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


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"A lunch isn't zactly breakfast," she said to Billina, who sat beside her curiously watching.
Bounderby (whom he just knew by sight), at lunch on chop and sherry.
HE punted back again amongst the water- plants, and took some lunch out of his basket.
 
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