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"Breakfast" is a noun which is often translated as "el desayuno", and "lunch and dinner" is a phrase which is often translated as "el almuerzo y la cena". Learn more about the difference between "breakfast" and "lunch and dinner" below.
breakfast()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el desayuno
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I made breakfast for my family Sunday morning.El domingo por la mañana preparé el desayuno para mi familia.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. desayunar
Don't forget to breakfast before the trip.Que no se te olvide desayunar antes del viaje.
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lunch and dinner()
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. el almuerzo y la cena
Lunch and dinner are included in the price of the course but participants need to make their own breakfast arrangements.El almuerzo y la cena van incluidos en el precio del curso pero los participantes tendrán que encargarse de su propio desayuno.
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