French word

repas

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəpa/

Meaning

  • masculine nounmeal

Example

C'est l'heure du repas.

It's mealtime.

Illustration for repas (meal)

More examples

Le repas du soir commence à vingt heures.

The evening meal begins at 8 p.m.

Core concept

A shared eating occasion viewed as one complete event rather than as individual bites.

Common phrases

  • le repas du soir

    evening meal

  • le repas du midi

    midday meal

Similar words

déjeuner: The main meal eaten around midday.
dîner: An evening meal eaten from late afternoon into the night.
petit-déjeuner: The first meal of the day, eaten in the morning.
goûter: A light snack eaten in the afternoon.

Definition in French

Moment de la journée où l'on prend de la nourriture, généralement organisé en petit-déjeuner, déjeuner ou dîner.

Word origin

Repas developed from Old French repas and ultimately from Latin repastus, the noun related to repascere, meaning to feed.

Usage tips

  • French often uses déjeuner or dîner for a named daily meal, while repas remains the broader term for the meal occasion.

Opposites

  • jeûnefastingnoun

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