supper

sup·per

 (sŭp′ər)

n.

1.

a. An evening meal; dinner.

b. A light or informal evening meal, especially when dinner is taken at midday.

c. A light meal eaten before going to bed.

2. A dance or social affair where supper is served.

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[Middle English, from Old French souper, to sup, supper; see sup².]

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supper

(ˈsʌpə)

n

1. (Cookery) an evening meal, esp a light one

2. (Cookery) an evening social event featuring a supper

3. sing for one's supper to obtain something by performing a service

vb

4. (Cookery) (tr) rare to give supper to

5. (Cookery) (intr) rare to eat supper

[C13: from Old French soper; see sup¹]

ˈsupperless adj

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sup•per

(ˈsʌp ər)

n.

1. the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day.

2. any light evening meal, esp. one taken late in the evening.

3. an evening social event at which a supper is served to raise money for a church, charity, etc.

[1225–75; Middle English sup(p)er < Old French souper, n. use of souper to sup¹]

sup′per•less, adj.

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dinner, supper - Dinner is the main meal of the day; supper is the last meal of the day and lighter than dinner.

See also related terms for lighter.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

supper

Some people call a large meal they eat in the early part of the evening their supper. Other people use supper to refer to a small meal eaten just before going to bed at night.

Jane invited us to have supper at her house.

She usually has a piece of fruit for supper.

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supper

Past participle: suppered
Gerund: suppering

Imperative

supper

supper

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	supper - a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime Passover supper, Seder - (Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time
	2.	supper - a social gathering where a light evening meal is served; "her suppers often included celebrities" social affair, social gathering - a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship

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supper

noun

1. dinner, evening meal, main meal Some guests like to dress for supper.

2. evening snack, bite, bite to eat We can have a light supper later on.

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Translations

عَشاءعَشَاء

вечеря

večeře

aftensmad

AbendessenNachtessenAbendbrot

απόδειπνοβραδινό φαγητό

cena

illallinenillallistaailtapala

souperdinerdîner

večera

vacsora

kvöldmatur

cena

夕食

저녁식사

vakarienė

vakariņas

avondetenavondmaal

kveldsmatsein middagaftensaftensmat

kolacja

jantar

ужин

večera

večerja

kvällsmat

อาหารเย็น

akşam yemeğihafif akşam yemeği

вечеря

bữa tối

晚餐晚饭

supper

[ˈsʌpəʳ] N (= evening meal) → cena f
what's for supper tonight? → ¿qué hay de cena hoy?
to stay to supper → quedarse a cenar
to have supper → cenar
the Last Supper (Rel) → La Ultima Cena
to sing for one's supper → trabajárselo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

supper

[ˈsʌpə^r] n

(= main evening meal) → dîner m
to have supper (= dine) → dîner

(= late-night snack) → souper m
to have supper (before bed) → soupersupper club n (US) petit restaurant nocturne, avec danse et éventuellement spectaclesuppertime [ˈsʌpə^rtaɪm] n (in early evening) → heure f du dîner; (before bed) → heure f du souper

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

supper

n (= evening meal) → Abendessen nt, → Abendbrot nt, → Abendmahl nt (liter); (= late evening snack) → (später) Imbiss; they were at supper → sie waren beim Abendessen; to have supper → zu Abend essen, Abendbrot essen

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supper

:

supper club

n (US) → Luxusnachtklub m

suppertime

n → Abendessenszeit f, → Abendbrotzeit f; at supper → zur Abendbrotzeit; when is supper? → wann wird zu Abend gegessen?

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supper

[ˈsʌpəʳ] n (evening meal) → cena; (late-night snack) → spuntino
to have supper → cenare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

supper

(ˈsapə) noun

a meal taken at the end of the day. Would you like some supper?; She has invited me to supper. aandete عَشاء вечеря jantar večeře das Abendessen aftensmad δείπνοcena õhtusöök شام illallinen souper אֲרוּחַת-עֶרֶב रात्रि भोजन večera vacsora makan malam kvöldmatur cena 夕食 저녁 vakarienė vakariņas makan lewat malam avondmaal kveldsmat, aftens; sein middagkolacja ماښام ډوډی ceia cină ужин večera večerja večera kvällsmat อาหารมื้อสุดท้ายของวัน ; อาหารค่ำ akşam yemeği 晚飯 вечеря شام یا رات کا کھانا bữa ăn muộn vào buổi tối 晚饭

ˈsupper-time noun

the time in the evening when people eat supper. I'll be back at supper-time. aandete وَقْت العَشاء време за вечеря hora do jantar čas večeře die Abendessenszeit spisetid η ώρα του δείπνου hora de la cena õhtusöögiaeg وقت شام illallisaika l'heure du souper שְׁעַת אֲרוּחַת-עֶרֶב दिन के अन्तिम भोजन का समय vrijeme večere vacsoraidő waktu makan malam kvöldverðartími ora di cena 夕食時 전녁 식사 시간 vakarienė vakariņu laiks waktu makan lewat malam etenstijd tida for kveldsmat/sein middag pora kolacji د ماښام وخت hora da ceia ora cinei время ужина čas večere čas večerje vreme večere dags för kvällsmat เวลาค่ำ akşam yemeği zamanı 吃晚餐時間 час вечері سپر کا وقت giờ ăn tối 吃晚餐时间

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supper

→ عَشَاء večeře aftensmad Abendessen βραδινό φαγητό cena illallinen souper večera cena 夕食 저녁식사 avondmaal kveldsmat kolacja jantar ужин kvällsmat อาหารเย็น hafif akşam yemeği bữa tối 晚餐

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supper

n. cena, la comida.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

supper

n cena

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