What does déjeuner in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word déjeuner in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use déjeuner in French.

The word déjeuner in French means lunch, breakfast, have lunch, have breakfast, have for lunch, luncheon voucher, business lunch, working lunch, business lunch, grab a quick lunch, lunch break, full English breakfast, continental breakfast, breakfast, have breakfast, have your breakfast, eat breakfast, have breakfast, eat breakfast. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word déjeuner

lunch

nom masculin (France (repas du midi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous prendrons le déjeuner vers midi et demi aujourd'hui.
We'll have our lunch around twelve thirty today.

breakfast

nom masculin (Belg, Suisse, Can, Est de la France (repas du matin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le déjeuner est servi de 6 h 30 à 10 h.
Breakfast is served between 6.30 and 10.

have lunch

verbe intransitif (France (manger le midi)

Nous allons déjeuner vers 13 h aujourd'hui.
We're going to have lunch at around 1 PM today.

have breakfast

verbe intransitif (Belg, Suisse, Can, Est de la France (manger le matin)

J'espère que tu n'as pas oublié de déjeuner ce matin !
I hope you did not forget to have breakfast this morning!

have for lunch

verbe transitif indirect (manger [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les employés déjeunent souvent d'un sandwich.
Employees often have a sandwich for lunch.

luncheon voucher

nom masculin (titre de paiement alimentaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'entreprise offre à ses salariés des chèques- déjeuners comme avantage supplémentaire.

business lunch

nom masculin (repas professionnel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

working lunch, business lunch

nom masculin (repas d'affaire le midi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

grab a quick lunch

locution verbale (déjeuner rapidement)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

lunch break

nom féminin (pause prandiale du midi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

full English breakfast

nom masculin (repas du matin à la mode anglaise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

continental breakfast

nom masculin (café et viennoiseries)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

breakfast

nom masculin (France (repas du matin) (meal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je prends mon petit-déjeuner tous les jours à 8h .
I eat breakfast every day at 8 a.m.

have breakfast, have your breakfast, eat breakfast

verbe intransitif (France, familier (prendre le repas du matin)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Sarah petit-déjeune entre 7 h 30 et 8 h.
Sarah has breakfast between 7.30 and 8 AM.

have breakfast, eat breakfast

locution verbale (déjeuner)

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