dinnertime
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "dinner time."
dinnertime
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la hora de cenar (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I've prepared paella for dinner. When are you coming home? - I won't be able to make it home by dinnertime.Para cenar he preparado paella. ¿Cuándo regresas a casa? - No voy a poder llegar para la hora de cenar.
b. la hora de comer (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Dinnertime is approaching, and I am starving.Se acerca la hora de comer y estoy muerto de hambre.
c. la hora de la comida (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Dinnertime in this house is at seven o'clock sharp.La hora de la comida en esta casa es a las siete en punto.
2. (midday)
a. la hora del almuerzo (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I hope it stops raining before dinnertime. I want to have a picnic.Ojalá deje de llover antes de la hora del almuerzo. Quiero ir de picnic.
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