Le petit déjeuner
Example: Je prends le petit déjeuner tous les matins à huit heures.
Definition
"Le petit déjeuner" refers to the first meal of the day, typically eaten in the morning, consisting of light food and drinks such as bread, coffee, or fruit. It is a common daily routine to provide energy after waking up.
Etymology
The term "le petit déjeuner" comes from French, where 'petit' means small and 'déjeuner' originally meant lunch. Historically, 'déjeuner' meant breaking the fast, so "le petit déjeuner" literally means the 'small breaking of the fast'. Did you know that in modern French, 'déjeuner' now means lunch, but the phrase for breakfast has stuck around as "le petit déjeuner"?
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"Le petit déjeuner" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A1) - set 3", containing 104 commonly used words.
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