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meal

/mɪəl/

Translation

n [c]
(en horas fijas)
comida
You should eat four meals a day
Deberías hacer cuatro comidas diarias
Thank you for a lovely meal
Muchas gracias por tan agradable comida
to make a meal of sth UK (inform)
hacer un mundo de algo col.
It was only an argument; don't make a meal of it
Solo fue una pelea; no hagas un mundo de eso
Véase tb: a square meal; enjoy your meal!
(Definition of meal n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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