breakfast

petit déjeuner

Premier repas de la journée, généralement pris le matin.

En anglais simple : The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

• Breakfast is ready.
• I had eggs for breakfast today.
• Did you eat breakfast before leaving home?

Comment l'utiliser : for breakfast (We had toast for breakfast.)

Expressions courantes : eat breakfast, have breakfast, breakfast time, skip breakfast

petit déjeuner

Repas composé d’aliments habituels du matin, comme des œufs ou des tartines, servi à n’importe quelle heure.

En anglais simple : A meal of foods usually eaten in the morning, such as eggs or toast, served at any time.

• They serve breakfast all day.
• We ordered a cooked breakfast at noon.
• How about breakfast for dinner, with pancakes and eggs?

Expressions courantes : cooked breakfast, full breakfast, breakfast all day, breakfast for dinner

prendre le petit déjeuner

Prendre le premier repas de la journée, généralement le matin.

En anglais simple : To eat the first meal of the day.

• We breakfasted early.
• The guests breakfast on the terrace each morning.
• He breakfasted on toast before catching the train.

Comment l'utiliser : breakfast on something (We breakfasted on fresh bread and cheese.); breakfast with someone (She breakfasted with her sister before the journey.)

Synonymes : have breakfast

Expressions courantes : breakfast on something, breakfast with someone, breakfast at home