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din·ing car [ˈdaɪnɪŋˌ-] N RAIL

dining car
Speisewagen m <-s, ->

ˈdin·ing hall N

dining hall
Speisesaal m <-(e)s, -säle>

I. ˈdin·ing room N

dining room (in house)
Esszimmer nt <-s, ->
dining room (in hotel)
Speisesaal m <-(e)s, -säle>

II. ˈdin·ing room N modifier

dining room (table, window):

dining room
Esszimmer-

ˈdin·ing ta·ble N

dining table
Esstisch m <-(e)s, -e>

dine [daɪn] VB intr form

dine
essen <isst, aß, gegessen> form
dine
speisen
dine
dinieren

dine off VB intr

to dine off sth
von etw dat leben
to dine off sth
etw essen

dine out VB intr

1. dine out (eat in restaurant):

dine out
auswärts essen [o. form speisen]
we're dining out tonight at a special little restaurant
wir gehen heute Abend zum Essen in ein kleines Restaurant

2. dine out fig (be invited):

to dine out on sth
wegen etw dat zum Essen eingeladen werden
I've been dining out for months on the story
die Geschichte hat mir monatelang Einladungen zum Essen verschafft
Present
Idine
youdine
he/she/itdines
wedine
youdine
theydine
Past
Idined
youdined
he/she/itdined
wedined
youdined
theydined
Present Perfect
Ihavedined
youhavedined
he/she/ithasdined
wehavedined
youhavedined
theyhavedined
Past Perfect
Ihaddined
youhaddined
he/she/ithaddined
wehaddined
youhaddined
theyhaddined
See further verb tables