♦ lunch

♦ lunch
♦ lunch /lʌntʃ/
n.
1 seconda colazione; pasto del mezzogiorno; pranzo (e allora la cena dicesi dinner): to eat lunch, pranzare; What's for lunch?, cosa c'è per colazione?; DIALOGO → -Arranging lunch appointment- What are you doing for lunch?, che fai a pranzo?; DIALOGO → -Arranging lunch appointment- Why don't we have lunch together?, perché non pranziamo insieme? NOTA D'USO: -to have breakfast (lunch, dinner, ecc.)-; packed lunch, cestino da viaggio; colazione al sacco; cestino pranzo
2 pasto leggero; spuntino
3 pranzo ufficiale
● lunch bag, cestino da viaggio □ lunch box, portavivande, pietanziera; (di scolari) panierino □ (org. az.) lunch break, pausa pranzo: DIALOGO → -Asking about routine 2- I take an hour's lunch break at 12.30, faccio un'ora di pausa pranzo dalle 12:30 □ lunch hour, intervallo di mezzogiorno □ lunch-late restaurant, ristorante per cene dopo il teatro (aperto dopo mezzanotte) □ (USA) lunch pail, cestino del pranzo (che ci si porta da casa al lavoro) □ lunch room, buffet □ lunch voucher, buono pasto □ (volg.) box lunch, sesso orale □ (slang USA) out to lunch, giù di testa; svitato (fig.) □ (prov.) There's no such thing as a free lunch, niente nella vita è gratis; nessuno dà niente per niente.
(to) lunch /lʌntʃ/
A v. i.
fare la seconda colazione; pranzare
B v. t.
portare (q.) a colazione
● to lunch in [out], fare colazione a casa [fuori] □ to lunch on, mangiare per seconda colazione; pranzare con: We lunched on fish and chips, a pranzo abbiamo mangiato pesce fritto e patatine.

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