Meaning of lunch | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
   countable, uncountable
2. A break in play between the first and second sessions.
   countable, uncountable
3. To eat a midday meal.
4. first-person singular present indicative of almorzar
5. Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.
   US, countable, uncountable
6. Not in touch with the real world; crazy.
7. A thin piece or hunk (of bread, meat, etc.)
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
8. out to lunch, Slang. in a daze; inattentive or unaware.
9. 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
10. 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 з...
11. 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...
12. almuerzo, comida del mediodía.
13. A meal eaten at midday.
14. The food provided for a midday meal.
15. a meal eaten during the middle of the day

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Examples

“We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner.”

“After the funeral there was a lunch for those who didn't go to the cemetery.”

““Oh, you mustn’t dream of going home without your tea,” cried Anne in distress. “I’ll get it right off—I’ll go and put the tea down this very minute.” “I must go home,” repeated Diana, stupidly but determinedly. “Let me get you a lunch anyhow,” implored Anne. “Let me give you a bit of fruit-cake and some of the cherry preserves. […]””

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