What does "Dinner (midday)" mean?

The midday meal (British Northern/Working-class) In some British regions, 'dinner' means the midday meal (what others call lunch). Evening meal is 'tea.'

How do you use "Dinner (midday)" in a sentence?

What's for dinner? Dinner time! School dinners. Dinner lady.

Dinner (midday)

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의미: The midday meal (British Northern/Working-class)

午餐（英国北部/工人阶级）

El almuerzo (norte de Inglaterra/clase trabajadora)

昼食（イギリス北部/労働者階級）

점심 식사 (영국 북부/노동자 계층)

In some British regions, 'dinner' means the midday meal (what others call lunch). Evening meal is 'tea.'

在英国某些地区，'dinner'指午餐（其他人称为lunch）。晚餐叫'tea'。

En algunas regiones británicas, 'dinner' significa el almuerzo (lo que otros llaman lunch). La cena es 'tea'.

イギリスの一部の地域では「dinner」は昼食を意味する（他の人が「lunch」と呼ぶもの）。夕食は「tea」。

일부 영국 지역에서 'dinner'는 점심 식사(다른 지역에서 lunch라고 부르는 것)를 의미한다. 저녁 식사는 'tea'라고 부른다.

예문

What's for dinner?
午饭吃什么？
¿qué hay para almorzar?
お昼は何？
점심 뭐야?
Dinner time!
午饭时间！
¡hora del almuerzo!
お昼の時間！
점심시간이야!
School dinners.
学校午餐
comedor escolar
学校給食
학교 급식.
Dinner lady.
食堂阿姨
la señora del comedor
給食のおばさん
급식 아줌마.

발음

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사용 가이드

맥락: meals, school, regional

어조: regional, traditional

✓ 올바른 표현

Dinner.
午餐
almuerzo
昼食
점심
Dinner time.
午饭时间
hora del almuerzo
お昼の時間
점심시간
School dinners.
学校午餐
comedor escolar
学校給食
학교 급식

✗ 잘못된 표현

Regional—can mean midday OR evening
Regional—can mean midday OR evening（地区性—可能指中午或晚上）
Regional: puede significar mediodía O cena
Regional—can mean midday OR evening（地域による—昼か夜のどちらか）
지역적 표현—점심 또는 저녁을 의미할 수 있음
Context determines meaning
Context determines meaning（需要根据语境判断意思）
El contexto determina el significado
Context determines meaning（文脈で意味が決まる）
문맥에 따라 의미가 달라짐

흔한 실수

In North: dinner often = lunch
In South: dinner = evening meal

기원과 역사

Traditional working-class usage where the main meal was at midday.

어원: From main meal traditionally at midday

최초 기록: British traditional usage

문화적 배경

Era: Traditional, ongoing

Generation: All ages

Social background: Working-class/Regional

Pop culture: School dinners; Dinner ladies

Regional notes: Regional variation. 'School dinners' universal for school lunch.

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