Usage Note
Table is used in many compound expressions: mettre la table ('to set the table'), table des matières ('table of contents'), and faire table rase ('to make a clean slate', literally 'to make a scraped table'). The phrase à table! is the standard call to come and sit down for a meal.
Examples
"Tout le monde se retrouve à table à midi."
Natural Translation
Everyone gathers at the table at noon.
Literal Translation
All the world oneself re-finds at table at noon
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