lunch

lunch

 (lŭnch)

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.

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[Short for luncheon.]

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lunch′er n.

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lunch

(lʌntʃ)

n

1. a meal eaten during the middle of the day

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

vb

3. (intr) to eat lunch

4. (tr) to provide or buy lunch for

[C16: probably short form of luncheon]

ˈluncher n

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lunch

(lʌntʃ)
n.

1. a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.

2. any light meal or snack.

v.i.

3. to eat lunch.

4. to provide lunch for.

Idioms:

out to lunch, Slang. in a daze; inattentive or unaware.

[1585–95; shortening of luncheon]

lunch′er, n.

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dinner

– lunch

1. 'dinner'

People usually call their main meal of the day dinner. Some people have this meal in the middle of the day, and others have it in the evening.

We had roast beef and potatoes for dinner.

I haven't had dinner yet.

2. 'lunch'

People who call their evening meal dinner usually refer to a meal eaten in the middle of the day as lunch.

I had soup and a sandwich for lunch.

I'm going out to lunch.

Be Careful!
You don't usually use 'a' with dinner or lunch. Don't say, for example, I haven't had a dinner yet'.

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lunch

Past participle: lunched
Gerund: lunching

Imperative

lunch

lunch

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Thesaurus

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"

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Translations

غَداءغَدَاءٌيَتَناوَل وجْبَة الغَداء

obědobědvat

frokostlunchmiddag

Mittagessenzu Mittag essenLunch

γεύμα

almorzarcomidaalmuerzocomerdesayunar

lõuna

lounaslounastaa

déjeunerdînerdiner

ručak

ebédebédel

hádegisverîursnæîa hádegisverî

pranzopranzareseconda colazionedesinare

昼食

점심

prandium

priešpiečiaipriešpiečiautipriešpiečių metas

ēst lenču, vieglas pusdienaslenčs, vieglas pusdienas

lunchmiddageten

lunsjspise formiddagsmatformiddagsmat

lunchobiad

almoçoalmoçar

prânz

обедобедатьтормозоквторой завтрак

obedobedovať

kosilokositiobedjužina

obedručak

lunch

อาหารกลางวัน

öğle yemeğiöğle yemeği yemek

bữa trưa

午餐吃午餐

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

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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 → déjeunerlunch 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

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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

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lunch

:

lunchbox

n

→ 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

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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

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lunch

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lunch

(lantʃ) also luncheon (ˈlantʃən) noun

a meal eaten in the middle of the day. middagete غَداء обед almoço oběd das Mittagessen frokost 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 lunchformiddagsmat, lunsjlunch د غرمى ډوډى 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

verb

to eat this meal. We lunched on the train. uitgaan vir middagete يَتَناوَل وجْبَة الغَداء обядвам almoçar obědvat zu Mittag essen spise frokost γευματίζωalmorzar, 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 د غرمى ډوډى خوړل 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

ˈlunchtime noun

the time between 12.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m., when people eat lunch. etenstyd وَقْت الغَداء обедно време hora do almoço čas oběda die Mittagszeit frokosttid 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 middaglunsjpause pora lunchu غرمه مهال 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

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lunch

→ غَدَاءٌ 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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lunch

n. almuerzo, comida del mediodía.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• The lunch was excellent → كانَ الغَدَاءُ رائِعاً → Oběd byl vynikající → Frokosten var fremragende → Das Mittagessen war ausgezeichnet → Το γεύμα ήταν εξαιρετικό → La comida ha sido excelente → Lounas oli erinomainen → Le déjeuner était excellent → Ručak je bio odličan → Il pranzo è stato eccellente → 昼食はすばらしかったです → 점심이 훌륭했어요 → De lunch heeft lekker gesmaakt → Lunsjen var deilig → Lunch był wyśmienity → O almoço estava excelente → Обед был отменным → Det var en utmärkt lunch → อาหารกลางวันที่ยอดเยี่ยม → Yemek mükemmeldi → Bữa trưa tuyệt vời → 午餐很可口
• I'm free for lunch → أَنا غَيْرُمَشْغُولٍ وَقْتُ الغَدَاءِ → Mohu jít na oběd → Jeg er fri til frokost → Ich habe zu Mittag Zeit → Είμαι ελεύθερος αύριο το μεσημέρι για φαγητό → Estoy libre para ir a comer → Voin tulla lounaalle → Je suis libre pour déjeuner → Ja sam slobodan za ručak → Sono liberoa pranzo → 昼食には時間があいています → 점심 때 시간 있어요 → Ik kan met u lunchen → Jeg har ingen planer for lunsj → Jestem wolnyw czasie lunchu → Eu estou livre para almoçar → У меня незанято время обеда → Jag är ledig till lunch → ฉันว่างตอนอาหารกลางวัน → Öğlen boşum, yemek yiyebiliriz → Tôi rảnh đi ăn trưa được → 我午餐时有空
• Where do we stop for lunch? → أَيْنَ سَنَتَوَقَّفُ لِتَنَاولِ الغَدَاءِ؟ → Kde budeme stavět na oběd? → Hvor stopper vi til frokost? → Wo halten wir zum Mittagessen? → Πού θα σταματήσουμε για φαγητό; → ¿Dónde paramos para comer? → Milloin pysähdymme lounasta varten? → Où est-ce qu'on s'arrête pour déjeuner ? → Gdje se zaustavljamo za ručak? → Dove ci fermiamo per pranzo? → 昼食にはどこで停まりますか？ → 점심 먹으러 어디에서 서나요? → Waar stoppen we voor de lunch? → Hvor stopper vi for lunsj? → Gdzie się zatrzymujemy na lunch? → Onde nós paramos para o almoço? → Где остановка на обед? → Var stannar vi för lunch? → เราหยุดกินอาหารกลางวันที่ไหน? → Yemek molası ne zaman? → Chúng ta dừng ăn trưa ở đâu? → 在哪儿停车吃午饭？
• When will lunch be ready? → مَتَى سَيَكونُ الغَدَاءُ جاهِزاً؟ → Kdy bude oběd? → Hvad tid er der frokost? → Wann wird das Mittagessen fertig sein? → Πότε θα είναι έτοιμο το μεσημεριανό; → ¿Cuándo estará lista la comida? → Milloin lounas on valmis? → Le déjeuner sera prêt à quelle heure ? → Kada će biti ručak? → Quando sarà pronto il pranzo? → 昼食はいつ用意できますか？ → 점심은 언제 준비되나요? → Wanneer is de lunch klaar? → Når er lunsjen klar? → Kiedy będzie gotowy lunch? → Quando o almoço vai estar pronto? → Когда будет готов обед? → När är lunchen klar? → อาหารกลางวันจะพร้อมเมื่อไร? → Öğle yemeği ne zaman hazır olur? → Mấy giờ sẽ có bữa trưa? → 几点能吃午饭？
• Can we meet for lunch? → هَلْ يـُمْكِنُنا الِاجْتِماعَ عَلَى الغَدَاءِ؟ → Můžeme se sejít na oběd? → Kan vi mødes til frokost? → Können wir uns zum Mittagessen treffen? → Μπορούμε να φάμε μαζί; → ¿Quedamos de comer juntos? → Voimmeko tavata lounaalla? → On peut se voir pour déjeuner ? → Možemo li se vidjeti za ručak? → Possiamo incontrarci per pranzo? → 昼食をご一緒できますか？ → 만나서 점심 먹을까요? → Kunnen we een lunchafspraak maken? → Kan vi spise lunsj sammen? → Czy możemy się spotkać na lunch? → Nós podemos nos encontrar para almoçar? → Мы не могли бы встретиться за обедом? → Skall vi träffas och äta lunch? → เราพบกันตอนอาหารกลางวันได้ไหม? → Öğle yemeğinde buluşabilir miyiz? → Chúng ta gặp nhau ăn trưa được không? → 我们能在午饭时碰面吗？

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lunch

n almuerzo, comida (esp. Mex), comida del mediodía; to have — almorzar, comer (esp. Mex), tomar la comida del mediodía

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