- informal meal
- Общая лексика: неформальный ужин (в кругу семьи)
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
meal — W2S2 [mi:l] n [Sense: 1,3; Origin: Old English mAl time, meal ] [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English melu] 1.) an occasion when you eat food, for example breakfast or dinner, or the food that you eat on that occasion ▪ After the movie we went for a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
meal — [ mil ] noun *** 1. ) count an occasion when you eat, especially breakfast, lunch, or DINNER: The medicine should always be taken with meals. go out for a meal (=go to a restaurant): We could go to a movie, or go out for a meal. main meal (=the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
meal ticket — meal .ticket n 1.) informal something or someone that you depend on to give you money or food ▪ There were times when he suspected he was just a meal ticket to her. 2.) a card that you buy and then use to get meals at school or work, or at a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
meal ticket — meal ,ticket noun count 1. ) INFORMAL someone that supplies you with food or money, especially when you do nothing to provide for yourself 2. ) a ticket or card that allows someone to eat a meal or meals, for example in a DORMITORY at a college … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
meal — [[t]mi͟ːl[/t]] ♦♦♦ meals 1) N COUNT A meal is an occasion when people sit down and eat, usually at a regular time. She sat next to him throughout the meal... It s rare that I have an evening meal with my children. 2) N COUNT A meal is the food… … English dictionary
meal — /mi:l/ noun 1 (C) an occasion when you eat food, for example breakfast or lunch: Dinner is the main meal of the day for most people. | What time are you having your meal? | go (out) for a meal: After the movie we went for a meal in a Chinese… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
meal ticket — 1. a ticket that entitles the bearer to meals in a specified restaurant, esp. when meals purchased in this manner are offered at reduced rates. 2. Informal. someone upon whom one is dependent for one s income or livelihood: selfish children who… … Universalium
meal ticket — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms meal ticket : singular meal ticket plural meal tickets 1) informal someone or something that you use to supply you with all the food or money that you need, instead of doing this for yourself 2) a ticket or… … English dictionary
meal — meal1 noun any of the regular daily occasions when food is eaten. ↘the food eaten at a meal. Phrases make a meal of Brit. informal carry out (a task) with unnecessary effort or thoroughness. meals on wheels meals delivered to old people or… … English new terms dictionary
Informal hall — At traditional Oxbridge colleges, there may be two dinners in the college hall each evening, named informal hall and formal hall. Informal hall normally takes place before formal hall and does not require the wearing of a gown. It is typically… … Wikipedia
meal — noun each meal on the cruise ship was spectacular Syn: snack; informal bite (to eat), spread, blowout, feed; formal repast, collation; literary refection … Thesaurus of popular words