out to lunch: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

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    • Temporarily absent from a workplace, meeting, or location in order to eat lunch.

    Examples

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    • I’m just out to lunch right now, but I’ll be back in thirty minutes.

      Je suis juste en pause déjeuner en ce moment, mais je serai de retour dans trente minutes.

    • She stepped out to lunch with her colleagues during the afternoon meeting break.

      Elle est sortie déjeuner avec ses collègues pendant la pause de la réunion de l'après-midi.

    • If you’re out to lunch, can you please let me know when you’ll return to the office?

      Si tu es en pause déjeuner, peux-tu me dire quand tu reviendras au bureau ?

    • They were out to lunch together when the important phone call arrived.

      Ils étaient en train de déjeuner ensemble quand l'appel important est arrivé.

  • 2.

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    • Mentally absent, inattentive, or not fully aware of what is happening.
    • Behaving in a way that seems foolish, disconnected from reality, or out of touch.

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    • During the presentation, he seemed completely out to lunch and missed key points.

      Pendant la présentation, il semblait complètement distrait et a manqué des points clés.

    • I think she was out to lunch during the meeting because she kept asking irrelevant questions.

      Je pense qu'elle était dans la lune pendant la réunion car elle posait des questions hors sujet.

    • Don’t mind him; he’s been out to lunch lately and isn’t following the conversation well.

      Ne fais pas attention à lui ; il est distrait ces derniers temps et ne suit pas bien la conversation.

Examples:

  • EN: Tell her I'm out to lunch.
    ES: Dile que he salido a almorzar.
  • EN: The gods must all be out to lunch.
    ES: Los dioses deben de haberse ido a almorzar.
  • EN: Steve said, "The gods must all be out to lunch. "
    ES: Steve dijo: "Los dioses deben de haberse ido a almorzar".
  • EN: I'm going out to lunch.
    ES: Voy fuera a almorzar.
  • EN: You can wait if you want to, but he is out to lunch.
    ES: Puede esperar si quiere, pero salió a almorzar.
  • EN: No, I don't think I'll go out to lunch today.
    ES: No, no creo que salga hoy a almorzar.
  • EN: He just stepped out to lunch, Mr. Mayo.
    ES: Acaba de salir a comer, Sr. Mayo.
  • EN: Is Mr. Holk out to lunch?
    ES: - ¿Ha ido Mr.
  • EN: No, Mr. Wilson, he's still out to lunch.
    ES: No, Sr. Wilson, está almorzando.
  • EN: Four-thirty he's still out to lunch.
    ES: ¿A las 16:30?
  • EN: Heard him tell his secretaries he went out to lunch and he'd be tied up most of the afternoon.
    ES: Escuché decirle a sus secretarias que salía a almorzar y que estaría ocupado la mayor parte de la tarde.
  • EN: Uh, I'm going out to lunch now.
    ES: Es mi hora del almuerzo.
  • EN: I can't take you out to lunch today.
    ES: No puedo invitarte a comer.
  • EN: - She's out to lunch.
    ES: -Si.
  • EN: She has just gone out to lunch with Mr and Mrs Beethoven.
    ES: Almuerza con los Sres. Beethoven.
  • EN: Tell her I'm out to lunch.
    ES: Dile que he salido a almorzar.
  • EN: The gods must all be out to lunch.
    ES: Los dioses deben de haberse ido a almorzar.
  • EN: Steve said, "The gods must all be out to lunch. "
    ES: Steve dijo: "Los dioses deben de haberse ido a almorzar".
  • EN: I'm going out to lunch.
    ES: Voy fuera a almorzar.
  • EN: You can wait if you want to, but he is out to lunch.
    ES: Puede esperar si quiere, pero salió a almorzar.
  • EN: No, I don't think I'll go out to lunch today.
    ES: No, no creo que salga hoy a almorzar.
  • EN: He just stepped out to lunch, Mr. Mayo.
    ES: Acaba de salir a comer, Sr. Mayo.
  • EN: Is Mr. Holk out to lunch?
    ES: - ¿Ha ido Mr.
  • EN: No, Mr. Wilson, he's still out to lunch.
    ES: No, Sr. Wilson, está almorzando.
  • EN: Four-thirty he's still out to lunch.
    ES: ¿A las 16:30?
  • EN: Heard him tell his secretaries he went out to lunch and he'd be tied up most of the afternoon.
    ES: Escuché decirle a sus secretarias que salía a almorzar y que estaría ocupado la mayor parte de la tarde.
  • EN: Uh, I'm going out to lunch now.
    ES: Es mi hora del almuerzo.
  • EN: I can't take you out to lunch today.
    ES: No puedo invitarte a comer.
  • EN: - She's out to lunch.
    ES: -Si.
  • EN: She has just gone out to lunch with Mr and Mrs Beethoven.
    ES: Almuerza con los Sres. Beethoven.

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