breakfast — [ brɛkfɶst ] n. m. • 1862; mot angl. ♦ Anglic. Petit déjeuner à l anglaise. « Je rentre pour le breakfast : porridge, thé, fromage ou viande froide, ou œufs » (A. Gide). Breakfast tardif. ⇒ brunch. ● breakfast nom masculin (anglais breakfast, de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
breakfast — s.n. Micul dejun. [pr.: brécfăst] – cuv. engl. Trimis de valeriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 BREAKFAST s. v. micul dejun. Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004. Sursa: Sinonime BREAKFAST s.n. (Anglicism … Dicționar Român
breakfast — mid 15c., from BREAK (Cf. break) (v.) + FAST (Cf. fast) (n.). The verb is recorded from 1670s. The Sp. almuerzo lunch, but formerly and still locally breakfast, is from L. admorsus, pp. of admordere to bite into, from ad to + mordere … Etymology dictionary
Breakfast — Break fast, n. [Break + fast.] 1. The first meal in the day, or that which is eaten at the first meal. [1913 Webster] A sorry breakfast for my lord protector. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A meal after fasting, or food in general. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breakfast — ► NOUN ▪ a meal eaten in the morning, the first of the day. ► VERB ▪ eat this meal. ● have for breakfast Cf. ↑have for breakfast ORIGIN from BREAK(Cf. ↑breakable) + … English terms dictionary
breakfast — [brek′fəst] n. [ BREAK + FAST2] the first meal of the day vi. to eat breakfast vt. to give breakfast to … English World dictionary
Breakfast — Break fast, v. t. To furnish with breakfast. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Breakfast — Break fast, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {breakfasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Breakfasting}.] To break one s fast in the morning; too eat the first meal in the day. [1913 Webster] First, sir, I read, and then I breakfast. Prior. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Breakfast — (engl., spr. brēkfǟst), Frühstück … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Breakfast — [ brekfəst] das, s/ s, englisch für Frühstück … Universal-Lexikon
breakfast — / brekfəst/, it. / brekfast/ s. ingl. (propr. rottura del digiuno ), usato in ital. al masch. [colazione del mattino] ▶◀ colazione, prima colazione … Enciclopedia Italiana
