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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRestaurantessen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁɛstaʊˈʁaŋˌʔɛsn̩
"Ein Restaurantessen kann manchmal recht teuer sein."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A prepared food service purchased and consumed at a commercial dining establishment.
"They decided to celebrate their anniversary with a lavish restaurant-meal downtown." - 2
Food ordered from a restaurant for consumption, contrasted with home-cooked food.
"The family budget allows for only one restaurant-meal per week."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'restaurant', derived from the French verb restaurer (to restore or refresh), originating from Latin restaurare, and 'meal', from Old English mǣl (time, fixed time, or repast). Historically rooted in European culinary culture, the compound has evolved in modern socio-economic contexts to specifically designate food prepared and consumed outside the home in a commercial establishment.
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repas au restaurant
Transliteration: ʁə.pa o ʁɛs.tɔ.ʁɑ̃
"Nous avons pris un excellent repas au restaurant hier soir."
Restaurantessen
Transliteration: ʁɛstaʊˈʁaŋˌʔɛsn̩
"Ein Restaurantessen kann manchmal recht teuer sein."
pasto al ristorante
Transliteration: ˈpas.to al ris.toˈran.te
"Il pasto al ristorante è stato delizioso."
comida de restaurante
Transliteration: koˈmi.ða ðe res.tauˈɾan.te
"Disfrutamos mucho de nuestra comida de restaurante."
refeição em restaurante
Transliteration: ʁe.fɐjˈsɐ̃w̃ ẽ ʁes.tɐuˈɾɐ̃.tʃi
"Adoramos uma boa refeição em restaurante aos fins de semana."
रेस्टोरेंट का खाना
Transliteration: restorant ka khana
"हमने कल रात रेस्टोरेंट का खाना खाया।"
餐馆饭菜
Transliteration: cānguǎn fàncài
"这顿餐馆饭菜非常美味。"
식당 음식
Transliteration: sikdang eumsik
"우리는 주말에 식당 음식을 즐겨 먹습니다."
レストランの食事
Transliteration: resutoran no shokuji
"たまにはレストランの食事もいいものです。"
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