La Palabra Del Dia: "cenar"
cenar ( seh-nahr' )
verb ( to have dinner )
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Guidelines:
Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.
Examples:
1. En España acostumbran cenar muy tarde.
They usually have dinner very late in Spain.
2. Mis hijos quieren cenar con hamburguesas esta noche.
My kids want to have hamburgers for dinner tonight.
13 Answers
Cuando cenamos en un restaurante prefiero la compañia de adultos.
Cenando con un niño puede ser difícil.
When I dine in a restaurant I prefer the company of adults.
Having dinner with a child can be difficult.
Puede ser muy agradable cenar en un restaurante elegante pero por desgracia depende de tus posibilidades financieras.
It can be very pleasant to dine in an elegant restaurant but unfortunately it depends on your financial possibilities.
A great way to finish out the day is to have dinner. What could be better?
Una gran manera en que se puede terminar el dia es cenar. ¿Qué más se puede pedir?
If you don't already have plans for dinner, would you like to dine with me?
Si no ya tienes planes para la cena, ¿te gustaría cenar conmigo?
Prefiero cocinar y cenar en casa cuando no estoy viajando.
I prefer to cook and dine at home whenever I am not travelling.
Fue una noche un poco forzada. Mis vecinos me invitaron para presentarme a su hijo, recién llegado de Francia con su mujer. Yo había cenado antes, y por eso pasaba el tiempo mirando a mis vecinos y su hijo, un chico bastante grande, comiendo. Mis vecinos no toman alcohol, por eso no había nada de beber para darnos un poco de alegría.
It was a slightly strained evening. My neighbours had invited me in order to introduce me to theri son, who has recently come back from France with his wife. I had already had supper, and because of this I spent the evening looking at my neighbours and their son, a well-built lad, eating. My neighbours don't drink alcohol ,therefore there was nothing to drink that might have imbibed us with a bit of joyfulness.
Es un buen lugar para cenar con amigos
It's a good place to have dinner with some friends.
Ayer cené con amigos quien los veo con poca frecuencia.
Yesterday I had dinner with several friends who I see infrequently.
Cuando ceno por fin de semana, prefiero cocinar una comida especial.
When I have dinner on the weekend, I cook something special.
Me gusta cenar en restaurantes ricos on ocasiónes especiales, por ejemplo, mi cumpleaño.
I like to have dinner at an expensive restaurant on special occassions.
A mi esposa le gustaría cenar en nuestra terraza todos los días durante el verano, pero debido a que las avispas atacan cada vez que detectan el olor de carne (me parece que les gustan especialmente el de pollo cocinado), a pesar de las trampas que cuelgo, normalmente solo es posible si comemos algo vegetariano, y e incluso eso no funciona todo el tiempo.
My wife would like to dine on our deck every day during the summer, but because the yellow jackets attack every time that they detect the odor of meat (it seems to me that they especially like that of cooked chicken), despite the traps that I hang, normally it is only possible if we eat something vegetarian, and even that doesn’t work all the time.
It's a pleasure to dine with friends you haven't seen for a long time.
Es un placer cenar con amigos que no has visto por mucho tiempo.
¿Quién viene a cenar?
Who’s coming to dinner?
Como era tarde, me quedé a cenar en su casa.
As it was late I stayed and had supper with them.
Esta noche salimos a cenar.
We’re going out for a meal tonight.
Estoy harto de cocinar la cena pero todavía me gusta cenar asi que me gustaría comer una cena cocinado por una otra person, ¡alguien!
I am sick of cooking dinner but I still like to eat dinner so I would like to eat a dinner cooked by someone else, anyone!
Estan cenando con sus primos en la playa.
They are having dinner with their cousins at the beach.
