meal
gb/mˈil/ us/mˈil/
A1
Anglais
~ 1500
étkezés, dara, liszt, őrlemény
NOM
A1
1
étkezés
B1
Schéma d’usage :
to have [a/an] [meal]
We usually have our main meal in the evening.
Általában este van a főétkezésünk.
That was the best meal I've had all week.
Egész héten ez volt a legjobb étkezésem.
She cooked a delicious meal for her guests.
Skipping meals can make you feel tired.
They enjoyed a meal together at the new restaurant.
Exemples pédagogiques
I have three meals every day.
Naponta háromszor étkezem.
Lunch is my favorite meal.
Az ebéd a kedvenc étkezésem.
We eat our evening meal at six o’clock.
She made a big meal for her family.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'meal' with 'food'. 'Meal' is the event or occasion of eating, not the items themselves.
Sens
an occasion when food is eaten
Collocations
eat a meal
|have a meal
|prepare a meal
|share a meal
|main meal
Synonymes
repast (More formal and less common; used mainly in written or literary contexts.)
|
dining (Refers more generally to the act of eating, often in a social or formal setting.)
Antonymes
fast (To deliberately not eat for a period of time, often for health or religious reasons.)
Thèmes
daily life
|food
|health
|daily_life
|food_drink
Définition
A time when you eat food, like breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
An occasion during the day when a person or group eats food, such as breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
NOM
B1
2
The recipe calls for two cups of corn meal.
A recept szerint két csésze kukoricadarára van szükség.
Oat meal is often used in baking cookies.
A zablisztet gyakran használják kekszek sütéséhez.
Soy meal is an important ingredient in animal feed.
Exemples pédagogiques
Corn meal is yellow.
A kukoricadara sárga.
We need meal to make bread.
Kenyérsütéshez lisztre van szükségünk.
Oat meal can be used in cakes.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse 'meal' with 'flour'. Meal can be coarser and not always wheat-based.
Sens
powder from ground grain or seeds
Collocations
corn meal
|oat meal
|soy meal
Synonymes
flour (Usually refers to finely ground grain, especially wheat; 'meal' can be coarser.)
Thèmes
food
|cooking
|food_drink
|daily_life
Définition
Powder made from grains or seeds that people use to cook food.
Coarse or fine powder made by grinding grain, seeds, or other edible substances, used in cooking or baking.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
meal
API
GB/mˈil/
US/mˈil/
Syllabes et accentuation
meal (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (meal)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: meal
- Plural: meal, meals
Famille de mots
Expressions
make a meal of [something]
1/mˈeɪk ə mˈil əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
idiom
informal
overcomplicate a simple task
To spend too much time or effort on something simple.
Exemples
- He really made a meal of fixing that chair.
- Don't make a meal of it—just get it done.
meal ticket
1/mˈil tˈɪkɪt/
fixed phrase
voucher for a specific meal
A piece of paper or card you give to get a meal.
Exemples
- Students must show their meal ticket at the cafeteria entrance.
- I bought a meal ticket before joining the lunch line.
square meal
1/skwˈɛɹ mˈil/
fixed phrase
a filling and balanced meal
A big and healthy meal that makes you full.
Exemples
- After hiking all day, we were ready for a square meal.
- It's been ages since I had a real square meal.