dinner

din·ner  (dnr)

n.

1.

a. The chief meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.

b. A banquet or formal meal in honor of a person or event.

c. The food prepared for either of these meals.

2. A full-course meal served at a fixed price; table d'hôte.

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[Middle English diner, morning meal, from Old French disner, diner, to dine, morning meal; see dine.]

Word History: Eating foods such as pizza and ice cream for breakfast may be justified etymologically. In Middle English dinner meant "breakfast," as did the Old French word disner, or diner, which was the source of our word. The Old French word came from the Vulgar Latin word *disinre, meaning "to break one's fast; that is, to eat one's first meal," a notion also contained in our word breakfast. The Vulgar Latin word was derived from an earlier word, *disiinre, the Latin elements of which are dis-, denoting reversal, and iinium, "fast." Middle English diner not only meant "breakfast" but, echoing usage of the Old French word diner, more commonly meant "the first big meal of the day, usually eaten between 9 a.m. and noon." Customs change, however, and over the years we have let the chief meal become the last meal of the day, by which time we have broken our fast more than once.

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dinner [ˈdɪnə]

n

1. (Cookery) a meal taken in the evening

2. (Cookery) a meal taken at midday, esp when it is the main meal of the day; lunch

3. (Cookery)

a.  a formal evening meal, as of a club, society, etc.

b.  a public banquet in honour of someone or something

4. (Cookery) a complete meal at a fixed price in a restaurant; table d'hôte

5. (Cookery) (modifier) of, relating to, or used at dinner dinner plate dinner table dinner hour

do like a dinner (usually passive) Austral informal to do for, overpower, or outdo

[from Old French disner; see dine]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dinner - the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday; "dinner will be at 8"; "on Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church" meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time high tea - substantial early evening meal including tea
	2.	dinner - a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party" dinner party party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner" banquet, feast - a ceremonial dinner party for many people beanfeast - an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees

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dinner

noun

1. meal, evening meal, main meal, spread (informal), repast, blowout (slang), collation, nosh-up (informal), refection Would you like to stay and have dinner?

2. banquet, feast, blowout (slang), repast, beanfeast (Brit. informal), carousal The annual dinner was held in the spring.

Translations

dinner [ˈdɪnəʳ]

A. N (= evening meal) → cena f; (= lunch) → almuerzo m, comida f, lonche m (Mex); (= 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?
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

B. CPD dinner bell N → campana f de la cena
dinner dance N → cena f seguida de baile
dinner duty N (Scol) → supervisión f de comedor
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)
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
see also school C

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dinner [ˈdɪnə^r] n

(= evening meal) → dîner m
to invite sb for dinner → inviter qn à dîner
to have dinner → dîner
dinner's ready! → à table!

(= midday meal) → déjeuner m

(= formal occasion) → banquet m
dinner dance dinner-dance n (British) → dîner m dansant
dinner hour n (= lunch hour) → pause-déjeuner f
dinner jacket n (British) → smoking m
dinner lady n (British) → femme à la cantine)f de service >
dinner money n (British) → argent m pour la cantine
dinner party n → dîner sur invitation)m >
to have a dinner party → avoir du monde à dîner
to be invited to a dinner party → être invité(e) à un dîner
dinner plate n → grande assiette f
dinner service n → service m de table
dinner suit n → tenue f de soirée
dinner table dinner-table [ˈdɪnə^rteɪb^əl] n (British) → table f de la salle à manger
to sit at the dinner table → être à table
round the dinner table → autour de la table

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dinner

n (= evening meal) → (Haupt)mahlzeit f, → Abendessen nt; (formal) → (Abend)essen nt; (= lunch) → Mittagessen nt; (for cat, dog) → Fressen nt; to be at dinner → beim Essen sein, (gerade) essen; to be eating or having one’s dinner → zu Abend/Mittag essen; (dog, cat) → (gerade) fressen; we’re having people to dinner → wir haben Gäste zum Essen; dinner’s ready → das Essen ist fertig; to finish one’s dinner → zu Ende essen; what time do you finish dinner? → wann bist du mit dem Essen fertig?; to go out to dinner (in restaurant) → auswärts or außer Haus essen (gehen); (at friends’) → zum Essen eingeladen sein; to give a dinner in somebody’s honour → ein Essen zu jds Ehren geben; a formal dinner → ein offizielles Essen

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dinner:

dinner bell

n → (Essens)glocke f; the dinner has gone → es hat (zum Essen) geläutet

dinner-dance

n Abendessen mit Tanz

dinner dress

n → kleines Abendkleid

dinner duty

n to do dinner → Tischaufsicht haben

dinner jacket

n → Smokingjacke f

dinner knife

n → Tafelmesser nt

dinner money

n (Brit Sch) → Essensgeld nt

dinner party

n → Abendgesellschaft f → (mit Essen); to have or give a small dinner → ein kleines Essen geben

dinner plate

n → Tafelteller m

dinner service, dinner set

n → Tafelservice nt

dinner suit

n → Smoking m

dinner table

n → Tafel f; we were already sitting at the dinner → wir hatten schon zum Essen Platz genommen

dinner theater

n (US) Restaurant mit Theatervorführung

dinnertime

n → Essenszeit f

dinner trolley, dinner wagon

n → Servierwagen m

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dinner [ˈdɪnəʳ] n (evening meal) → cena; (lunch) → pranzo; (banquet) → banchetto
school dinners → refezione f scolastica
we're having people to dinner this evening → abbiamo gente a cena stasera
to go out to dinner in a restaurant/at friends → andare a cena fuori/da amici
dinner's ready! → a tavola!

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dinner [ˈdɪnəʳ] n (evening meal) → cena; (lunch) → pranzo; (banquet) → banchetto
school dinners → refezione f scolastica
we're having people to dinner this evening → abbiamo gente a cena stasera
to go out to dinner in a restaurant/at friends → andare a cena fuori/da amici
dinner's ready! → a tavola!

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dinner

n dinner [ˈdinə]

1 the main meal of the day eaten usually in the evening Is it time for dinner yet? hoofmaal الوَجْبَه الرَّئيسيَّه вечеря hlavní jídlo dne (večeře, oběd) aftensmad die Hauptmahlzeit (κύριο) γεύμα comida, cena lõunasöök شام؛ ناهار päivällinen dîner אֲרוּחָה עִיקָרִית रात का भोजन glavni obrok dana ručak ili večera vacsora makan malam kvöldverður (eða miðdegisverður) cena 一日の中の主な食事 정찬 pietūs pusdienas makan malam avondeten middag obiad jantar cină обед večera obed, večerja večera middag อาหารมื้อเย็น akşam yemeği 正餐 обід دن کا اہم کھانا جو عموما شام میں کھایا جاتا ہے bữa tối 正餐

2 a formal party in the evening, when such a meal is eaten They asked me to dinner; He was the guest of honour at the dinner; (also adjective ) a dinner party. dinee مَأْدُبَة عَشاء банкет hostina, banket middag; middags- das Festessen βραδινό, δείπνο banquete pidulik õhtusöök مهمانی شام päivälliset banquet; de soirée סְעוּדָה רִשמִית दावत निमंत्रण banket, večera sa uzvanicima vacsora jamuan makan kvöldverðarboð cena 晩餐会 만찬회 iškilmingi pietūs, iškilminga vakarienė bankets jamuan makan malam diner middagsselskap, festmiddag obiad jantar serată; de seară званый обед banket večerja večera officiell middag, bankett งานเลี้ยงอาหารค่ำ ziyafet, yemek daveti 宴會 офіційний обід شام کی دعوت dạ tiệc 宴会

n dinner-jacket

a man's formal jacket for wear in the evening. dineebaadjie بَدْلَةُ السَّهْرَه смокинг smoking smoking der Smoking βραδινό ένδυμα esmoquin smoking لباس رسمی؛ کت رسمی smokki smoking מִקטוֹרֶן עֶרֶב भोज का कोट večernje odijelo szmoking jas yang dikenakan pada malam hari smókingjakki smoking タキシード (남자용) 약식 야회복 smokingas smokings jaket malam hari smoking smoking smoking smoking smoching смокинг smoking smoking smoking smoking ชุดราตรีสโมสรหางสั้น smokin 無尾禮服 смокінг مردانہ چھوٹا کوٹ bộ vét tông màu đen 无尾礼服

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dinner → وَجْبَة الطعام večeře middag Abendessen δείπνο cena päivällinen dîner večera cena ディナー 정찬 diner middag obiad jantar обед middag อาหารเย็น akşam yemeği bữa tối 正餐