meal
gb/mˈil/ us/mˈil/
A1
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 1500
étkezés, dara, liszt, őrlemény
ਨਾਂਵ
A1
1
étkezés
B1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'meal' with 'food'. 'Meal' is the event or occasion of eating, not the items themselves.
ਅਰਥ
an occasion when food is eaten
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
eat a meal
|have a meal
|prepare a meal
|share a meal
|main meal
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
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.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
fast (To deliberately not eat for a period of time, often for health or religious reasons.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily life
|food
|health
|daily_life
|food_drink
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
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.
ਨਾਂਵ
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
Corn meal is yellow.
A kukoricadara sárga.
We need meal to make bread.
Kenyérsütéshez lisztre van szükségünk.
Oat meal can be used in cakes.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may confuse 'meal' with 'flour'. Meal can be coarser and not always wheat-based.
ਅਰਥ
powder from ground grain or seeds
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
corn meal
|oat meal
|soy meal
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
flour (Usually refers to finely ground grain, especially wheat; 'meal' can be coarser.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
food
|cooking
|food_drink
|daily_life
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
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.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
meal
IPA
GB/mˈil/
US/mˈil/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
meal (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (meal)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: meal
- Plural: meal, meals
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- After hiking all day, we were ready for a square meal.
- It's been ages since I had a real square meal.