lunch
gb/lˈʌnt͡ʃ/ us/lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
A1
אנגלית
~ 1800
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
A1
entity
1
Midday meal
The food you eat in the middle of the day.
תבנית שימוש:
to have [lunch]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'lunch' with 'launch' due to similar pronunciation.
מילים נרדפות
midday meal (A more formal or descriptive way to refer to lunch.)
הפכים
dinner (In some contexts, dinner refers to an evening meal, which contrasts with lunch as a midday meal.)
צירופים
have lunch
|eat lunch
|lunch break
|packed lunch
|business lunch
נושאים
daily life
|food
|daily_life
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- We usually have lunch at 12:30.
- She packed a sandwich for her lunch.
- Let's meet for lunch tomorrow.
- He skipped lunch because he was too busy.
- The café offers a special menu for lunch.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I eat lunch at noon.
- We have lunch at school.
- My lunch is a sandwich.
- She eats lunch with her friends.
- He brings lunch from home.
פועל
informal
B1
action
2
To eat lunch
To eat food at lunchtime.
תבנית שימוש:
to lunch with [someone]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may overuse the verb form; in everyday English, 'have lunch' is more common than 'lunch' as a verb.
מילים נרדפות
dine (More formal and can refer to any main meal, not just lunch.)
צירופים
lunch together
|lunch with friends
|lunch at a restaurant
נושאים
daily life
|food
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- We lunched together by the river.
- They often lunch at their favorite café.
- She is lunching with a client today.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I will lunch with my friend.
- They lunch at school every day.
- We lunch in the park.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
lunch
IPA
GB/lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
US/lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
הברות והטעמה
lunch (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (lunch)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: lunch
- Plural: lunch, lunches
Verb
- Base: lunch
- 3rd Person Singular: lunches
- Present Participle: lunching
- Past: lunched
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
business lunch
1/bˈɪznɪs lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
Work meeting over lunch
A lunch where people talk about work or business.
דוגמאות
- They discussed the contract during a business lunch.
- We met our new client at a business lunch.
ladies who lunch
1/lˈeɪdiz hˈu lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
idiom
informal
Affluent women socializing over lunch
Rich women who meet for lunch and talk, not work.
דוגמאות
- The café was full of ladies who lunch.
- The article poked fun at ladies who lunch.
lunch break
1/lˈʌnt͡ʃ bɹˈeɪk/
fixed phrase
Midday rest to eat
Time when you stop work to eat lunch.
דוגמאות
- I usually go for a walk during my lunch break.
- Her lunch break is from one to two o'clock.
out to lunch
1/ˈaʊt tə lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
idiom
informal
Not paying attention
Not thinking clearly, or not in the office at the moment.
דוגמאות
- Sorry, he's out to lunch right now, can I take a message?
- She seemed completely out to lunch during the meeting.
power lunch
1/pˈaʊɚ lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
informal
Influential business meal
A lunch where important people talk and make deals.
דוגמאות
- They closed the deal over a power lunch downtown.
- Power lunches are common in the financial district.