lunch break
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lunch break
A break from work or class around midday, typically used for eating.
Ich gehe jetzt in die Mittagspause, wir sehen uns in einer Stunde wieder.
I'm going on my lunch break now; we'll see each other again in an hour.
The word is made up of 'Mittag' (midday/noon) and 'Pause' (break). The 's' in between is a linking -s that connects the two words. Literally, it is simply a break around midday.
Die meisten Angestellten haben eine einstündige Mittagspause.
Most employees have a one-hour lunch break.
To express movement, you use 'in die Mittagspause gehen' (to go on one's lunch break, accusative). To describe a state or an action during the break, you use 'in der Mittagspause' (during the lunch break, dative).
Wir gehen um 12 Uhr in die Mittagspause.
We go on our lunch break at 12 o'clock.
Common verbs used with 'Mittagspause' (lunch break) are 'eine Mittagspause machen' (to take a lunch break), 'Mittagspause haben' (to have a lunch break), or 'sich in der Mittagspause befinden' (to be on one's lunch break).
Lass uns um eins eine kurze Mittagspause machen.
Let's take a short lunch break at one.
