lunch menu / lunch table
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lunch menu
A special, often inexpensive lunch menu that restaurants typically offer on weekdays.
Das Restaurant um die Ecke bietet einen täglich wechselnden Mittagstisch für 8 Euro an.
The restaurant around the corner offers a daily changing lunch menu for 8 euros.
lunch table
The table at which a family or group of people eat lunch together. It can also refer to the meal itself in this social context.
Sonntags versammelt sich die ganze Familie am Mittagstisch.
On Sundays, the whole family gathers at the lunch table.
The word is made up of 'Mittag' (noon/lunch), the linking -s, and 'Tisch' (table). So it literally means 'table at noon/lunch.'
Viele Restaurants werben mit einem günstigen Mittagstisch.
Many restaurants advertise an inexpensive lunch menu.
The meaning depends heavily on the context. If people are talking about restaurants, prices, or a menu, it refers to the food being offered. If the context is family or a gathering at home, it refers to the shared meal or the dining table.
Unser Büro geht freitags immer zusammen zum Mittagstisch.
Our office always goes out together for the lunch menu on Fridays.
In the context of a restaurant offer, 'Mittagstisch' (lunch menu) is often used with certain verbs. Typical phrases are: einen Mittagstisch anbieten (to offer a lunch menu), zum Mittagstisch gehen (to go for the lunch menu), or einen Mittagstisch haben (to have a lunch menu).
Diese Kantine bietet auch einen vegetarischen Mittagstisch an.
This cafeteria also offers a vegetarian lunch menu.
lunch
Mittagessen is the neutral term for the meal in the middle of the day. Mittagstisch can refer to the same meal, but emphasizes eating together with others. When only the meal matters, use Mittagessen; when the social setting is also relevant, Mittagstisch can be appropriate.
Am Mittagstisch erzählen die Familienmitglieder von ihrem Vormittag.
At the lunch table, the family members talk about their morning.
Das Mittagessen steht schon auf dem Tisch und wird gleich serviert.
Lunch is already on the table and will be served shortly.
