Was heißt »Men­sa« auf Englisch?

Das Substantiv Men­sa lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • cafeteria
  • canteen
  • refectory

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Schade, dass es keine Feigenplätzchen in der Mensa gibt.

Pity there's no fig biscuits in the refectory.

Die Schließung der Mensa wird nur wenige Auswirkungen haben.

Closing the canteen will have few consequences.

Sofern es um Restaurants, Mensen, Cafeterien oder ähnliches geht, ist "Feedback" vielleicht das falsche Wort.

As far as restaurants, canteens, cafeterias or similar things are concerned, "feedback" may be the wrong word.

In der Mensa gibt es günstiges Essen.

The refectory does reasonably priced food.

There's reasonably priced food in the refectory.

There's cheap food in the canteen.

Immer, wenn es in der Mensa Pizza gibt, stehen die Studenten Schlange.

Whenever there's pizza in the refectory, the students queue up for it.

Whenever there's pizza in the canteen, the students queue up for it.

Gewöhnlich isst sie in der Mensa zu Mittag.

She usually has lunch in the refectory.

Gewöhnlich isst sie mittags in der Mensa.

She usually eats in the refectory.

She usually eats in the university canteen.

Ich habe gerade Tom in der Mensa getroffen.

I just ran into Tom in the cafeteria.

I just ran into Tom in the dining hall.

Wollen wir heute zusammen in der Mensa essen?

Shall we eat together in the refectory today?

Ich habe in der Mensa gegessen.

I ate in the canteen.

Die Universität hat eine Mensa.

The university has a cafeteria.

In unserer Mensa ist es billig und es schmeckt.

The food in our university canteen is cheap and tasty.

Tom isst gewöhnlich in der Mensa zu Mittag.

Tom usually has lunch in the cafeteria.

Tom usually has lunch in the refectory.

„Die Mensa war leer.“ – „Leer? Überhaupt keiner da?“ – „Keine Menschenseele.“

"The canteen was empty." "Empty? No one there at all?" "Not a soul."

Ich hasse den Fraß in der Mensa.

I hate the food in the refectory.

Wir sehen uns in der Mensa!

I'll meet you in the canteen.

In der Mensa gibt es keine Pommes frites mehr.

The canteen's out of chips.

In der Mensa gibt es keine Pommes mehr.

The canteen has sold out of chips.

In der Mensa gibt es wieder Pommes.

Chips are back on sale in the canteen.

Synonyme

Mes­se:
mass
Spei­se­saal:
dining hall
dining room

Antonyme

Hör­saal:
lecture hall

Englische Beispielsätze

  • I'm fed up with eating in the school canteen.

  • At twelve o'clock sharp we all troop into the staff canteen for lunch.

  • At twelve o'clock sharp we all troop into the works canteen for lunch.

  • There's mint custard in the canteen today.

  • I had lunch in the canteen.

  • Have you been to the canteen?

  • I like eating in the canteen a lot.

  • Shall we meet in the cafeteria for lunch?

  • Tom went to the canteen for lunch.

  • Tom sat next to Mary in the canteen.

  • There's fresh fruit salad in the canteen today.

  • The canteen was empty when I arrived there for lunch.

  • Tom was sitting alone in the canteen.

  • Tom sat alone in the canteen.

  • I'm going to the canteen with him.

  • Have you been to the canteen yet?

  • Is the canteen open yet?

  • Which way is the canteen?

  • The canteen was packed.

  • Tom was having lunch at the cafeteria.

Men­sa übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: Mensa. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: Mensa. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
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