Compound Forms:
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| box lunch | (lunch in a box) | almuerzo nm |
| | (literalmente) | almuerzo en un recipiente nm + loc adj |
| business lunch n | (talking business while eating) | comida de negocios grupo nom |
| | Fast service and a quiet atmosphere made it a popular place for business lunches. |
| | (AmL) | almuerzo de negocios grupo nom |
| | El servicio es rápido y el ambiente tranquilo, ideal para almuerzos de negocios. |
dinner lady (UK),
lunch lady (US) n | informal (woman who serves school food) | cocinera de la escuela nf + loc adj |
| eat lunch v expr | (have midday meal) (almuerzo) | comer⇒ vi |
| | I usually eat lunch at 1p.m. |
| | Generalmente como a la 1 pm. |
| | | almorzar⇒ vi |
| | Generalmente almuerzo a la 1 pm. |
| free lunch n | (food provided to attract customers) | almuerzo gratuito nm + adj |
| | | comida gratuita nf + adj |
| free lunch n | figurative ([sth] given with no expectations) | algo que se da de forma gratuita sin esperar nada a cambio pron + loc adj |
| go out for lunch v expr | (eat lunch at a restaurant) (AR) | salir a almorzar loc verb |
| | To celebrate your birthday let's all go out for lunch. |
| | Salgamos todos a almorzar para celebrar tu cumpleaños. |
| | (almuerzo) | salir a comer loc verb |
| | Salgamos todos a comer para celebrar tu cumpleaños. |
| | (almuerzo) | ir a comer loc verb |
| | Vayamos todos a comer para celebrar tu cumpleaños. |
| | (almuerzo) | comer fuera, ir a comer afuera loc verb |
| | Comamos todos afuera para celebrar tu cumpleaños. |
| have lunch v expr | (eat midday meal) | almorzar⇒ vi |
| | | comer⇒ vi |
| | Let's go and have our lunch at that newly opened restaurant. Should we have lunch before the meeting? |
| | Vamos a almorzar a ese restaurante que acaban de abrir. |
| hearty lunch n | (large midday meal) | almuerzo opíparo, almuerzo abundante nm |
| | We'll need a hearty lunch because we won't eat dinner until 7 p.m. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Nada mejor que una buena siesta después de un almuerzo opíparo. |
| lunch bag n | (sack or case for a packed lunch) | fiambrera nf |
| | | bolsa del almuerzo loc nom f |
| | (PR) | lonchera nf |
| | (AR) | vianda nf |
lunch box,
lunchbox n | (container for a packed lunch) (ES) | fiambrera nf |
| | (AmL) | lonchera nf |
| | I put a sandwich in my lunch box, ready for lunch later that day. |
| | Puse un sándwich en mi fiambrera para comérmelo a última hora de la tarde. |
lunch box,
lunchbox n | UK, figurative, slang (man's crotch area) (coloquial) | paquete nm |
| | (coloquial) | bulto nm |
| | Stop sticking your lunchbox in my face while I'm trying to read! |
| | ¡Deja de ponerme el paquete en la cara mientras trato de leer! |
lunch break,
lunchbreak n | (pause for midday meal) | pausa de almuerzo, hora de almuerzo nf + loc adj |
| | | descanso para comer nm + loc adj |
| | | almuerzo nm |
| | During my lunch break I often go to the tearoom next door for a sandwich. |
| | I get a half-hour unpaid lunch break. |
| | Durante mi pausa de almuerzo suelo ir al salón de té de al lado por un sándwich. |
| lunch counter n | (inexpensive restaurant) | cantina nf |
| | | cafetería nf |
| lunch counter n | (counter in store selling snacks) (informal) | snack-bar loc nom m |
| | | barra de tentempiés nf + loc adj |
| lunch hour n | (pause from work to eat midday meal) | la hora de comer nf |
| | I take my lunch hour between noon and one o'clock. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¿Quieres que nos encontremos a la hora de comer? |
| | | hora de la comida nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La hora de la comida para mí es sagrada. |
| | | hora de almuerzo nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¡Qué casualidad, siempre nos encontramos en la hora de almuerzo! |
| lunch line n | (queue for school dinner) (PR) | fila para almorzar loc nom f |
| | | cola para almorzar loc nom f |
| lunch meat n | (cooked sliced meat) | fiambre nm |
| | Lunch meats are used as fillings for sandwiches. |
| | El fiambre se usa para hacer sándwiches. |
| lunch on the road n | US (midday meal at a motorway café) | comer por el camino, comida por el camino grupo nom |
| | We drove for about three hours and then had lunch on the road. |
lunch time,
lunchtime n | (hour when midday meal is eaten) | hora del almuerzo, hora de almorzar nf + loc adj |
| | (ES) | hora de la comida nf + loc adj |
| Note: single-word form used when term is an adj |
| | Why are you all looking so glum? - it'll soon be lunch time! |
| | ¿Por qué tienen todos esa cara? ¡Pronto será la hora del almuerzo! |
lunch voucher,
luncheon voucher n | (coupon for a restaurant meal) | vale de almuerzo, vale de comida grupo nom |
| out to lunch expr | (out of the office) | fuera de la oficina loc adv |
| out to lunch expr | figurative, informal (mentally absent) (figurado) | en la luna loc adv |
| | | ido/a adj |
| packed lunch n | (box or bag of food for midday meal) | bolsa del almuerzo nf + loc adj |
| | | vianda nf |
| | Judy made her son a packed lunch of cheese sandwiches, an apple and two cookies. |
| | Judy preparó una bolsa de almuerzo para su hijo con sándwiches de queso, una manzana y dos galletas. |
| power lunch n | (business: with high stakes) | almuerzo de negocios nm + loc adj |
| skip lunch vtr + n | informal (miss midday meal) | saltarse la comida, saltarse el almuerzo loc verb |
| | I skipped lunch so that I could finish writing my report. |
| | Me salté la comida para poder terminar mi informe. |
| There is no such thing as a free lunch expr | (Everything has a cost) | nada es gratis en esta vida, nada es gratis en este mundo loc interj |
| | | nadie da nada por nada loc interj |
| | I had to pay taxes on the free gift. Well, there's no such thing as a free lunch. |
| | Tuve que pagar impuestos por el obsequio. Bueno, nada es gratis en esta vida. |
| working lunch n | (meeting over lunch) | almuerzo de trabajo loc nom m |
| | It's hard to find a gap in our busy schedules; perhaps we should get together for a working lunch, so that we can discuss the project. |
| working lunch n | (lunch while still working) | almuerzo de trabajo loc nom m |
| | I'm too busy to take a break today, so I'll have to have a working lunch in front of my computer. |