dinner table in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dinner table in the English»French Dictionary

dinner table N

at the dinner table discuss, tell

à table

Translations for dinner table in the English»French Dictionary

dinner [Brit ˈdɪnə, Am ˈdɪnər] N

1. dinner (meal):

dinner (evening)

dîner m

dinner (midday)

déjeuner m

at dinner

au dîner or déjeuner

to have friends to dinner

avoir des amis à dîner

to go out/be invited out to dinner

dîner/être invité à dîner dehors

to be invited to dinner at sb's

être invité à dîner chez qn

to have dinner

dîner

we'll be ten for dinner

nous serons dix à dîner

we're having chicken for dinner

on va manger du poulet au dîner

to give the dog its dinner

donner à manger au chien

‘dinner!’

‘à table!’

2. dinner (banquet):

dinner

dîner m (for sb en l'honneur de qn)

3. dinner (baby food):

dinner

aliment m pour bébé

vegetable dinner

aliment pour bébé à base de légumes

he's had more affairs/problems than you've had hot dinners inf

des histoires amoureuses/des ennuis, il en a eu à la pelle inf

I.table [Brit ˈteɪb(ə)l, Am ˈteɪbəl] N

1. table (piece of furniture):

table

table f

garden/kitchen table

table de jardin/de cuisine

at table

à table

to lay or set the table

mettre le couvert or la table

to put sth on the table fig Brit (propose) proposal, offer

avancer

to put sth on the table Am (postpone) proposal, offer

ajourner

the proposal is now on the table Brit

la proposition est à présent déposée

the offer is still on the table

l'offre tient toujours

the UN is trying to get the warring parties round the table

l'ONU tente de réunir les parties en conflit autour de la table de négociations

he keeps a good table fig

on mange bien chez lui

2. table (list):

table

table f

table

tableau m

to present sth in table form

présenter qc sous forme de table

3. table MATH:

table

table f

the six-times table MATH

la table de six

to learn one's tables MATH

apprendre ses tables de multiplication

4. table SPORTS:

table, a. league table

classement m

to be at the top/bottom of the table

être en tête/en bas du classement

5. table GEOG:

table

plateau m

6. table HISTORY (tablet):

table

table f

the Tables of the Law

les Tables de la Loi

II.table [Brit ˈteɪb(ə)l, Am ˈteɪbəl] VB trans

1. table Brit (present):

table bill, amendment, proposal

présenter

to table sth for discussion

soumettre qc au débat

2. table Am (postpone):

table motion, bill, amendment

ajourner

III.table [Brit ˈteɪb(ə)l, Am ˈteɪbəl]

I can drink you under the table

je tiens mieux l'alcool que toi

she drank everyone under the table

quand tous les autres étaient soûls, elle se tenait toujours debout

to do sth under the table

faire qc sous le manteau

to turn the tables on sb

renverser les rôles aux dépens de qn

to lay or put one's cards on the table

jouer cartes sur table

dinner table in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dinner table in the English»French Dictionary

dinner table N

dinner table

table f (de salle à manger)

Translations for dinner table in the English»French Dictionary

dinner [ˈdɪnəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. dinner (evening meal):

dinner

dîner m

dinner

café m complet CH

dinner

souper m Belg, Quebec, CH

2. dinner (lunch):

dinner

déjeuner m

I.table [ˈteɪbl] N

1. table (piece of furniture):

table

table f

to lay the table

mettre la table

2. table (group of people):

table

tablée f

3. table (collection of information) a. COMPUT:

table

tableau m

the two-times table MATH

la table (de multiplication) de 2

Phrases:

to do sth under the table (illegally)

faire qc sous le manteau

to be under the table inf (be drunk)

rouler sous la table

to put sth on the table (submit)

présenter qc

to put sth on the table Am (postpone)

remettre qc

to turn the tables on sb

prendre sa revanche sur qn

II.table [ˈteɪbl] VB trans

1. table Brit, Aus (propose):

table

présenter

2. table Am (postpone):

table

remettre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Distraught, the various family members leave the dinner table.

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The dinner table bargain refers to a pivotal episode in the final stages of these compromise efforts.

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At the party, there were thirteen guests at the dinner table.

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Detesting direct confrontation, he was a master dinner table politician.

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I remember some very quiet nights at the dinner table.

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Meat carving is sometimes considered a skill for the private dinner table.

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Inside the house are several other children seated at what is likely the dinner table.

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It was brought to the dinner table and allowed to sleep in the large centrepiece during meals.

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His brothers and sisters often teased him, because he was always reading - even at the dinner table.

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He grew up hearing about the nobility of being a surgeon at his grandfather's dinner table, which inspired him to become a surgeon.

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