supper

sup·per  (spr)

n.

1.

a. A light evening meal when dinner is taken at midday.

b. 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

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

vb

1. (Cookery) (tr) Rare to give supper to

2. (Cookery) (intr) Rare to eat supper

[from Old French soper; see sup¹]

supperless  adj

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.

Translations

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

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supper [ˈsʌpə^r] n

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

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

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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

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

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supper

n supper [ˈsapə]

a meal taken at the end of the day Would you like some supper?; She has invited me to supper. aandete عَشاء вечеря večeře aftensmad das Abendessen δείπνο cena 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 middag kolacja ceia cină ужин večera večerja večera kvällsmat อาหารมื้อเย็น akşam yemeği 晚飯 вечеря شام یا رات کا کھانا bữa ăn muộn vào buổi tối 晚饭

n supper-time

the time in the evening when people eat supper I'll be back at supper-time. aandete وَقْت العَشاء време за вечеря čas večeře spisetid die Abendessenszeit 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 hora da ceia ora cinei время ужина čas večere čas večerje vreme večere dags för kvällsmat เวลาอาหารมื้อเย็น 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