Significado de lunch en inglés
lunchlunch1 /lʌntʃ/ noun [countable, uncountable] 
Ver todas las traducciones1a meal eaten in the middle of the dayalmuerzo; comida que se toma a mediodía: 
What’s for lunch?¿Qué hay para comer? I've just had lunch with John.Acabo de almorzar con John.at lunch I’m afraid he’s at lunch until two.Me temo que está almorzando hasta las dos.over lunch A dozen senators met over lunch with the Chinese ambassador.Una docena de senadores se reunieron durante el almuerzo con el embajador chino.GRAMMAR: Patterns with lunchGRAMÁTICA: Patrones con lunchfor lunch• You eat something for lunch: · I had chicken for lunch. ✗Don’t say: I had chicken on lunch. | I had chicken at lunch.• Para indicar lo que se come en el almuerzo, se usa for lunch: · Comí pollo de almuerzo. ✗No digas: I had chicken on lunch. | I had chicken at lunch.at lunch• You use at lunch to talk about something that happens while you are eating lunch: · We can talk about it at lunch.• at lunch se usa para hablar de algo que ocurre mientras se come: · Podemos hablar de eso en el almuerzo.• You also use at lunch to say that someone has gone somewhere else to eat lunch: · I went to see her, but she was at lunch.• at lunch también se usa para indicar que alguien ha salido a comer: · Fui a verla, pero estaba fuera almorzando.2there’s no (such thing as a) free lunch used to say that you cannot get anything without working for it or paying for itse usa para decir que nadie puede obtener nada sin trabajar o pagar por ello3out to lunch informalinformal behaving or talking in a strange or crazy waycomportarse o hablar de manera extraña o alocadaCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverboshave lunch· Have you had lunch?· ¿Ya has almorzado?eat lunch· What time do you usually eat lunch?· ¿A qué hora sueles almorzar?have something for lunch· I usually have sandwiches for lunch.· Normalmente como sándwiches de almuerzo.take somebody (out) to lunch (=pay for someone else's lunch when you go to a restaurant)· He took her out for lunch at a local pub.· La invitó a almorzar en un pub del barrio.go out for/to lunch (=have lunch at a restaurant)· I don't often go out to lunch, as it's expensive.· No suelo salir a almorzar fuera porque es caro.come for/to lunch (=come to someone's house for lunch)· Can you come to lunch tomorrow?· ¿Puedes venir a almorzar mañana?break for lunch (=stop doing something in order to eat lunch)· Why don't we break for lunch about 1 o'clock?· ¿Por qué no paramos a almorzar sobre la una?make lunch· You clear the table while I make lunch.· Tú despeja la mesa mientras yo preparo el almuerzo.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + lunchADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + luncha light lunch (=a small lunch)· After a light lunch, he would take a nap each afternoon.· Después de un almuerzo ligero, echaba una siesta cada tarde.a packed lunch British English, a bag/sack lunch American English (=food such as sandwiches that you take to school etc)· Most of the children had brought packed lunches.· La mayoría de los niños había traído el almuerzo de casa.a business/working lunch (=a lunch during which you also do business)· She was having a business lunch with a customer.· Estaba en un almuerzo de negocios con un cliente.a school lunch (=a lunch provided by a school)· Free school lunches are provided for the poorest children.· Se proporcionan almuerzos escolares gratuitos a los niños más pobres.Sunday lunch British English (=a hot lunch eaten on Sunday)· Mum always cooks a chicken for Sunday lunch.· Mamá siempre prepara un pollo para el almuerzo del domingo.lunch + NOUNlunch + SUSTANTIVOa lunch break (=a time when you stop working to eat lunch)· We took a half hour lunch break.· Hicimos una pausa de media hora para almorzar.the lunch hour (=the time when people stop working to eat lunch)· I try to go out for a walk during my lunch hour.· Intento salir a dar un paseo durante mi hora del almuerzo.a lunch date (=when you meet someone for lunch)· I've got a lunch date.· Tengo una cita para almorzar.
Ver todas las traducciones1a meal eaten in the middle of the dayalmuerzo; comida que se toma a mediodía: What’s for lunch?¿Qué hay para comer? I've just had lunch with John.Acabo de almorzar con John.at lunch I’m afraid he’s at lunch until two.Me temo que está almorzando hasta las dos.over lunch A dozen senators met over lunch with the Chinese ambassador.Una docena de senadores se reunieron durante el almuerzo con el embajador chino.GRAMMAR: Patterns with lunchGRAMÁTICA: Patrones con lunchfor lunch• You eat something for lunch: · I had chicken for lunch. ✗Don’t say: I had chicken on lunch. | I had chicken at lunch.• Para indicar lo que se come en el almuerzo, se usa for lunch: · Comí pollo de almuerzo. ✗No digas: I had chicken on lunch. | I had chicken at lunch.at lunch• You use at lunch to talk about something that happens while you are eating lunch: · We can talk about it at lunch.• at lunch se usa para hablar de algo que ocurre mientras se come: · Podemos hablar de eso en el almuerzo.• You also use at lunch to say that someone has gone somewhere else to eat lunch: · I went to see her, but she was at lunch.• at lunch también se usa para indicar que alguien ha salido a comer: · Fui a verla, pero estaba fuera almorzando.2there’s no (such thing as a) free lunch used to say that you cannot get anything without working for it or paying for itse usa para decir que nadie puede obtener nada sin trabajar o pagar por ello3out to lunch informalinformal behaving or talking in a strange or crazy waycomportarse o hablar de manera extraña o alocadaCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverboshave lunch· Have you had lunch?· ¿Ya has almorzado?eat lunch· What time do you usually eat lunch?· ¿A qué hora sueles almorzar?have something for lunch· I usually have sandwiches for lunch.· Normalmente como sándwiches de almuerzo.take somebody (out) to lunch (=pay for someone else's lunch when you go to a restaurant)· He took her out for lunch at a local pub.· La invitó a almorzar en un pub del barrio.go out for/to lunch (=have lunch at a restaurant)· I don't often go out to lunch, as it's expensive.· No suelo salir a almorzar fuera porque es caro.come for/to lunch (=come to someone's house for lunch)· Can you come to lunch tomorrow?· ¿Puedes venir a almorzar mañana?break for lunch (=stop doing something in order to eat lunch)· Why don't we break for lunch about 1 o'clock?· ¿Por qué no paramos a almorzar sobre la una?make lunch· You clear the table while I make lunch.· Tú despeja la mesa mientras yo preparo el almuerzo.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + lunchADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + luncha light lunch (=a small lunch)· After a light lunch, he would take a nap each afternoon.· Después de un almuerzo ligero, echaba una siesta cada tarde.a packed lunch British English, a bag/sack lunch American English (=food such as sandwiches that you take to school etc)· Most of the children had brought packed lunches.· La mayoría de los niños había traído el almuerzo de casa.a business/working lunch (=a lunch during which you also do business)· She was having a business lunch with a customer.· Estaba en un almuerzo de negocios con un cliente.a school lunch (=a lunch provided by a school)· Free school lunches are provided for the poorest children.· Se proporcionan almuerzos escolares gratuitos a los niños más pobres.Sunday lunch British English (=a hot lunch eaten on Sunday)· Mum always cooks a chicken for Sunday lunch.· Mamá siempre prepara un pollo para el almuerzo del domingo.lunch + NOUNlunch + SUSTANTIVOa lunch break (=a time when you stop working to eat lunch)· We took a half hour lunch break.· Hicimos una pausa de media hora para almorzar.the lunch hour (=the time when people stop working to eat lunch)· I try to go out for a walk during my lunch hour.· Intento salir a dar un paseo durante mi hora del almuerzo.a lunch date (=when you meet someone for lunch)· I've got a lunch date.· Tengo una cita para almorzar.