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Meaning of pusdienas | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1 Frequent
[ˈpuzdìɛnas]

Definitions

  1. lunch (the midday meal, usually the largest meal in Latvia; also, the time or occasion of this meal)
  2. genitive singular
  3. locative singular of pusdiena
  4. locative plural of pusdienas
  5. nominative/vocative/accusative plural

Equivalents

English dinner lunch

Examples

“bagātīgas pusdienas”

hearty lunch

“gatavot pusdienas”

to cook, prepare lunch

“klāt pusdienu galdu”

to set the lunch table

“ap vieniem dienā parasti ēdam pusdienas”

we usually eat lunch around one (o'clock) p.m.

“lūdzu, lūdzu, nelieciet pusdienām atdzist”

please, please, don't let the lunch get cold

“Aivars un vēl pāris zēnu neēda pusdienas skolā”

Aivars and another couple of boys don't eat lunch at school

“pusdienas arī vakarā paliek galvenā ēdiena reize, un tajās var gatavot vienu vai divus ēdienus”

lunch remains the main meal also in winter, and for it one may cook one or two dishes

“no darbnīcām sāka plūst ārā strādnieki un meistari, kas steidzās pusdienās”

from the workshops workers and craftsmen started flowing, rushing to lunch

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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