deathmetal27@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agoWhat's a word or concept in your language that does not translate very well to English?message-squaremessage-square165fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1131arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a word or concept in your language that does not translate very well to English?deathmetal27@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square165fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFirst_Thunder@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days agoLanche, the meal between lunch and dinner
minus-squareThirdConsul@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 days ago Lanche In proper, British English, daily meals are as follows Breakfast Brunch Elevenses Lunch Afternoon tea Proper tea Dinner Supper Elevenses (because people forget there are two elevenses) Midnight snack (which can last up to eight hours) Lanche is an afternoon tea.
minus-squarekazerniel@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoWe have “uzsonna” for this in Hungarian, but it’s mostly just young kids who have this meal :)
minus-squareJigglypuffSeenFromAbove@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoAnother common example in Portuguese is “saudade”. It’s the feeling you have when you’re missing something or someone.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days ago“Linner” in English, as the obvious counterpart to “brunch.”
minus-squareQuazatron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days ago“Lanche” is completely separate entity from “jantar” (dinner). When mixed, we call it a “lanche ajantarado” (dinnery lanche). After that we can have “ceia” which is a late, after dinner meal.
Lanche, the meal between lunch and dinner
In proper, British English, daily meals are as follows
Lanche is an afternoon tea.
We have “uzsonna” for this in Hungarian, but it’s mostly just young kids who have this meal :)
Another common example in Portuguese is “saudade”. It’s the feeling you have when you’re missing something or someone.
“Linner” in English, as the obvious counterpart to “brunch.”
“Lanche” is completely separate entity from “jantar” (dinner).
When mixed, we call it a “lanche ajantarado” (dinnery lanche).
After that we can have “ceia” which is a late, after dinner meal.
What language is that?
Portuguese