have a meal
поесть
We had a meal before beginning the long drive home.
Мы поели перед началом долгой дороги домой.
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meal
meal
Meaning of meal
English
eating occasion
Русский
Завтрак, обед или ужин — еда в определённое время дня.
Pronunciation
British English
/miːl/
American English
/miːl/
meal with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом meal
Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.
9 сочетаний
Поесть
Having a mealskip a meal
пропустить приём пищи
I skipped a meal because the shift was unusually busy.
Я пропустил приём пищи, потому что смена была необычно загруженной.
- Enjoy your meal!Приятного аппетита!
Какая бывает еда
Kinds of mealsa hot meal
горячая еда
The volunteers provided a hot meal for every family.
Волонтёры предоставили горячую еду каждой семье.
a home-cooked meal
домашняя еда
I was grateful for a home-cooked meal after the journey.
Я был благодарен за домашнюю еду после поездки.
- a light mealлёгкая еда
Готовить еду
Making mealscook a meal
приготовить еду
She cooked a meal using vegetables from her garden.
Она приготовила еду из овощей со своего огорода.
meal prep
заготовка еды на неделю
Sunday meal prep saves us time on busy evenings.
Заготовка еды на неделю в воскресенье экономит нам время загруженными вечерами.
- a three-course mealобед из трёх блюд
meal usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
We had one hot meal a day.
У нас был один горячий приём пищи в день.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
He skipped his midday meal.
Он пропустил дневной приём пищи.
meal synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between meal, mealtime, snack, and repast
Advanced: broader words
M
🇬🇧English
mealtime
the time when you eat
A2often
ENPlease be quiet during mealtime.
S
🇬🇧English
snack
small food between meals
A2very often
ENI had a snack before dinner because I was hungry.
R
🇬🇧English
repast
literary, old-fashioned
C1very rare word
ENThey enjoyed a simple repast after the service.
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Questions about this word
What does meal mean?
eating occasion
How do you pronounce meal?
meal is pronounced [miːl].
How is meal used in a sentence?
У нас был один горячий приём пищи в день. Translation: We had one hot meal a day.
Is meal part of Family Holidays and Traditions vocabulary?
Yes, meal can be learned in the Family Holidays and Traditions topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is meal part of Family and Relationships vocabulary?
Yes, meal can be learned in the Family and Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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