Vocabulary
die
Mittagspause
/ˈmɪtaːksˌpaʊ̯zə/· noun· Pl. die Mittagspausen
lunch break
Die Mittagspause is usually 30 to 60 minutes and is not counted as working time. Many teams eat together in the canteen — a good way to get to know colleagues in the first weeks.
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- Singular
- die Mittagspause
- Plural
- die Mittagspausen
- Genitiv
- der Mittagspause
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Mittagspause
lunch break
In der Mittagspause gehen wir in die Kantine.
In the lunch break we go to the canteen.
Word family
Mittagspausedie Pausebreakder Mittagmiddaydas MittagessenlunchPause machento take a break
Common combinations
- Mittagspause machen / habento take / have a lunch break
- in der Mittagspausein the lunch break
- eine halbe Stunde Mittagspausehalf an hour's lunch break
Real examples
- Wann macht ihr hier Mittagspause?When do you take your lunch break here?
- Ich bin in der Mittagspause, ich rufe dich um eins zurück.I'm on my lunch break, I'll call you back at one.
- Die Mittagspausen sind bei uns von zwölf bis halb zwei.Lunch breaks with us are between twelve and half past one.
