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lunch
(lŭnch)n.
1. A meal eaten at midday.
2. The food provided for a midday meal.
intr.v. lunched, lunch·ing, lunch·es
Idiom: To eat a midday meal.
out to lunch Slang
Not in touch with the real world; crazy.
[Short for luncheon.]
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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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
– lunch1. '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 |
| Present |
|---|
| I lunch |
| you lunch |
| he/she/it lunches |
| we lunch |
| you lunch |
| they lunch |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I lunched |
| you lunched |
| he/she/it lunched |
| we lunched |
| you lunched |
| they lunched |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am lunching |
| you are lunching |
| he/she/it is lunching |
| we are lunching |
| you are lunching |
| they are lunching |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have lunched |
| you have lunched |
| he/she/it has lunched |
| we have lunched |
| you have lunched |
| they have lunched |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was lunching |
| you were lunching |
| he/she/it was lunching |
| we were lunching |
| you were lunching |
| they were lunching |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had lunched |
| you had lunched |
| he/she/it had lunched |
| we had lunched |
| you had lunched |
| they had lunched |
| Future |
|---|
| I will lunch |
| you will lunch |
| he/she/it will lunch |
| we will lunch |
| you will lunch |
| they will lunch |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have lunched |
| you will have lunched |
| he/she/it will have lunched |
| we will have lunched |
| you will have lunched |
| they will have lunched |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be lunching |
| you will be lunching |
| he/she/it will be lunching |
| we will be lunching |
| you will be lunching |
| they will be lunching |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been lunching |
| you have been lunching |
| he/she/it has been lunching |
| we have been lunching |
| you have been lunching |
| they have been lunching |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been lunching |
| you will have been lunching |
| he/she/it will have been lunching |
| we will have been lunching |
| you will have been lunching |
| they will have been lunching |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been lunching |
| you had been lunching |
| he/she/it had been lunching |
| we had been lunching |
| you had been lunching |
| they had been lunching |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would lunch |
| you would lunch |
| he/she/it would lunch |
| we would lunch |
| you would lunch |
| they would lunch |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have lunched |
| you would have lunched |
| he/she/it would have lunched |
| we would have lunched |
| you would have lunched |
| they would have lunched |
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Noun 1. [画像:lunch - a midday meal]lunch - a midday meal
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"
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Translations
غَداءغَدَاءٌ يَتَناوَل وجْبَة الغَداء
obědobědvat
frokostlunchmiddag
Mittagessen zu Mittag essenLunch
lõuna
lounaslounastaa
ručak
ebédebédel
hádegisverîursnæîa hádegisverî
昼食
점심
prandium
priešpiečiaipriešpiečiautipriešpiečių metas
ēst lenču, vieglas pusdienaslenčs, vieglas pusdienas
prânz
obedobedovať
kosilokositiobedjužina
obedručak
lunch
อาหารกลางวัน
öğle yemeği öğle yemeği yemek
bữa trưa
lunch
[lʌntʃ]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
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
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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
lunch
:lunchbox
n
→ Vesperbox f, → Lunchbox f
(Brit hum inf) → Gemächte nt (old, hum)
lunch break
n → Mittagspause f
lunch counter
lunch
:lunch hour
lunch meeting
n → Geschäftsessen nt (über Mittag)
lunch money
n (US Sch) → Essensgeld nt
lunchpail
n (US) = lunchbox
lunchroom
lunchtime
n → Mittagspause f; they arrived at lunch → sie kamen um die Mittagszeit an, sie kamen gegen Mittag an
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
lunch
[lʌntʃ] n → pranzo, (seconda) colazione fto 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 lunch formiddagsmat, lunsj lunch 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 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 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 middag lunsjpause 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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?
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
lunch
n almuerzo, comida (esp. Mex), comida del mediodía; to have — almorzar, comer (esp. Mex), tomar la comida del mediodíaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.