dinner
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dinner(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
1. (evening meal)
a. la cena
(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).
(F)
Try to eat dinner at least two hours before bed.Trata de tomar la cena al menos dos horas antes de acostarte.
2. (midday meal)
a. el almuerzo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
We're having the entire family over for Sunday dinner.Hemos invitado a la familia entera para el almuerzo del domingo.
b. la comida
(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).
(F)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
We're going to organize a dinner in the park to celebrate our anniversary.Vamos a hacer una comida en el parque para celebrar nuestro aniversario.
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dinner
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (midday meal)
a. el comida f, almuerzo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
2. (evening meal)
a. la cena
(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).
(F)
to have dinnercomer, almorzar
what's for dinner?¿qué hay de comida?
dinner hourhora f de comer
dinner jacketesmoquin m
dinner ladycamarera mesera f,, moza f
dinner partycena f
dinner servicevajilla f
dinner timehora f de comer
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dinner [ˈdɪnəʳ]
noun
(evening meal) cena (f); (lunch) almuerzo (m); comida (f); lonche (m); (Méx) (banquet) cena (f) de gala
to have dinner (in the evening) cenar; (at midday) almorzar; comer; can you come to dinner? ¿puedes venir a cenar?
I've asked them to dinner
we're having people to dinner tenemos invitados para or a cenar; to go out to dinner salir a cenar (fuera); we sat down to dinner at 10.30 nos sentamos a cenar a las 10.30
modifier
dinner bell (n) campana (f) de la cena
dinner dance (n) cena (f) seguida de baile
dinner duty (n) (Educ) supervisión (f) de comedor
to be on dinner duty
dinner jacket (n) esmoquin (m); smoking (m)
dinner knife (n) cuchillo (m) grande
dinner lady (n) empleada que da el servicio de comidas en las escuelas
dinner party (n) cena (f) con invitados; (con invitados)
dinner plate (n) plato (m) llano
dinner roll (n) panecillo (m)
dinner service (n) vajilla (f)
dinner table (n) mesa (f) de comedor
dinner time (n) hora (f) de cenar/comer
dinner trolley dinner wagon (n) carrito (m) de la comida
school
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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