What does repas in French mean?

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

The word repas in French means meal, meal, at mealtimes, food trolley, luncheon voucher, eating area, last meal, meal distribution, make short work of your meal, cost of meals, graze between meals, pick between meals, packed lunch, packed meal, meal tray, food tray, meal tray, food tray, cook, get the meal ready, prepare the meal, takeaway, meal washed down with wine, hot meal, complete meal, business lunch, family meal, family dinner, , wedding breakfast, wedding reception, healthy meal, light meal, luncheon voucher. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word repas

meal

nom masculin (moment où l'on mange)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le souper est le repas du soir. // Vous devrez prendre ce médicament juste avant les repas.
Dinner is the evening meal. // You need to take this medicine just before meals.

meal

nom masculin (nourriture servie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Merci pour ce délicieux repas !
Thank you for the delicious meal!

at mealtimes

locution adverbiale (au moment de manger)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Prenez vos médicaments à l'heure des repas.

food trolley

nom masculin (chariot avec de la nourriture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est l'aide soignante qui pousse le chariot-repas.

luncheon voucher

nom masculin (ticket pour manger) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils n'ont pas de cantine mais bénéficient de chèques-repas.

eating area

nom masculin (emplacement où manger)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La direction nous a aménagé un coin-repas au fond du troisième étage.

last meal

nom masculin (repas de condamné à mort)

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

meal distribution

nom féminin (livraison de repas)

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

make short work of your meal

locution verbale (manger très vite)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Comme j'avais une réunion en tout début d'après-midi, j'ai dû expédier mon repas (en 10 minutes).
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. As I had a meeting right at the beginning of the afternoon, I had to wolf down my meal (in ten minutes).

cost of meals

nom masculin pluriel (dépenses pour se restaurer)

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

graze between meals, pick between meals

locution verbale (manger en dehors des repas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
J'ai pris du poids parce que je grignote beaucoup entre les repas.

packed lunch, packed meal

nom masculin (repas préparé et mangé ailleurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous organisons un pique-nique où nous partagerons nos paniers-repas.

meal tray, food tray

nom masculin (plateau à compartiments)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au self-service, nous utilisons des plateaux-repas pour nous servir.

meal tray, food tray

nom masculin (repas sur un plateau-repas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour pouvoir continuer à travailler pendant l'heure du déjeuner, j'ai commandé des plateaux-repas. La nourriture de ce plateau-repas est bien équilibrée.

cook, get the meal ready, prepare the meal

locution verbale (cuisiner)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

takeaway

nom masculin (repas ramené avant d'être mangé) (UK)

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

meal washed down with wine

nom masculin (repas où l'on a bu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il ne faut pas conduire après un repas arrosé.

hot meal

nom masculin (repas consommé chaud)

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

complete meal

nom masculin (repas avec tout type d'aliment)

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

business lunch

nom masculin (discussion commerciale autour d'un repas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On prend vite du poids en faisant des repas d'affaire.

family meal, family dinner

nom masculin (repas réunissant toute une famille)

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

nom masculin (figuré (repas traînant en longueur)

wedding breakfast

nom masculin (banquet de noces) (traditional name)

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

wedding reception

nom masculin (banquet de mariage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous sommes invités à leur repas de noces.

healthy meal

nom masculin (repas équilibré)

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

light meal

nom masculin (repas frugal)

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

luncheon voucher

nom masculin (titre de restauration) (UK)

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

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