elevenses

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e·lev·ens·es

(ĭ-lĕv′ən-zəs)

pl.n. Chiefly British

Tea or coffee taken at midmorning and often accompanied by a snack.

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elevenses

(ɪˈlɛvənzɪz)

pl n

(sometimes functioning as singular) informal Brit a light snack, usually with tea or coffee, taken mid-morning

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Translations

merenda spuntino

elevenses

[ɪˈlevnzɪz] NPL (Brit) → tentempié m de las once, onces fpl (LAm)
to have elevenses → tomar un tentempié a las once, tomar las onces (LAm)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

elevenses

[ɪˈlɛv^ənzɪz] npl (British) → pause-café f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

elevenses

n sing or pl (Brit) → zweites Frühstück

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

elevenses

[ɪˈlɛvnzɪz] npl (Brit) (fam) → pausa per il caffè a metà mattina

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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DUDLEY South MP, Mike Wood, dropped in for elevenses at Stourbridge College's Independent Living Centre and praised the talents of their foundation learning students.

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