cafeteria
gb/kˌæfətˈɪɹiə/ us/kˌæfətˈɪɹiə/
A2
Anglais
~ 1600
menza, kantin, étkezde
NOM
A2
1
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] eats in [a cafeteria]
We met for lunch in the company cafeteria.
A céges menzán találkoztunk ebédelni.
The school cafeteria serves pizza every Friday.
Az iskolai menzán minden pénteken pizzát adnak.
She prefers bringing her own lunch instead of eating in the cafeteria.
The hospital cafeteria is open 24 hours a day.
Exemples pédagogiques
We eat lunch in the school cafeteria.
Az iskolai menzán ebédelünk.
I buy coffee in the cafeteria every morning.
Minden reggel a kantinban veszek kávét.
The cafeteria is on the first floor.
He works in the cafeteria.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'cafeteria' with 'cafe'; a cafe is usually a small restaurant where you order and are served, while a cafeteria is typically self-service.
Sens
Self-service dining area
Collocations
school cafeteria
|company cafeteria
|hospital cafeteria
|eat in the cafeteria
|cafeteria food
Synonymes
canteen (Common in British English for a similar facility, especially in schools and workplaces.)
|
dining hall (Often refers to a larger, more formal eating area, especially in colleges.)
Antonymes
restaurant (A commercial eating place where food is served at the table rather than self-service.)
Thèmes
daily life
|food
|education
|food_drink
|daily_life
Définition
A place in a school, office, or other building where you can get food and eat it there.
A place, usually in a school, workplace, or institution, where people choose their own food from a counter and pay before eating, often in a shared seating area.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
cafeteria
API
GB/kˌæfətˈɪɹiə/
US/kˌæfətˈɪɹiə/
Syllabes et accentuation
cafet - er - ia (3 syllabes)
Stress on 3rd syllable (ia)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: cafeteria
- Plural: cafeterias
Famille de mots
Expressions
cafeteria plan
1/kˌæfətˈɪɹiə plˈæn/
fixed phrase
Employee benefits choice program
A work benefits program where employees can choose the benefits they want.
Exemples
- The company offers a cafeteria plan so workers can choose between more vacation time or better health insurance.
- Under the cafeteria plan, she opted for extra dental coverage.