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pranzare

to have lunch

verb pran-DZAH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin prandium, midday meal.

Usage Note

Pranzare is intransitive and takes the auxiliary avere in compound tenses: ho pranzato alle due — I had lunch at two. The related noun is il pranzo (lunch). In Italy, pranzo is traditionally the main meal of the day, eaten at midday.

Examples

"Pranziamo insieme oggi?"

Natural Translation

Shall we have lunch together today?

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