lunch

déjeuner

Repas que l’on prend vers le milieu de la journée.

En anglais simple : The meal you eat around the middle of the day.

• We had lunch at noon.
• What would you like for lunch?
• She brings her lunch to work.

Synonymes : luncheon, nones

Expressions courantes : have lunch, lunch break, for lunch, packed lunch

repas léger

Petit repas servi aux invités lors d’une rencontre ou d’une réception.

En anglais simple : A small meal served to people at a social gathering.

• A small lunch followed the ceremony.
• Guests stayed for a lunch after the meeting.
• The family served lunch to everyone at the gathering.

Synonymes : light meal

Expressions courantes : a light lunch, a reception lunch, serve lunch

déjeuner

Prendre un repas vers le milieu de la journée.

En anglais simple : To eat a meal around the middle of the day.

• We lunch together on Fridays.
• She lunched with her sister yesterday.
• They often lunch in the hotel garden.

Comment l'utiliser : lunch with someone (She lunched with a colleague.); lunch at/in somewhere (We lunched at a small restaurant.)

Synonymes : have lunch

Expressions courantes : lunch with someone, lunch at home, lunch together