dinner lady in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dinner lady in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dinner lady N Brit

dinner lady

encargada de supervisar las comidas en un colegio

Translations for dinner lady in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lady <pl ladies> [Am ˈleɪdi, Brit ˈleɪdi] N

1.1. lady (woman):

lady

señora f

lady

dama f form

a lady's watch

un reloj de mujer or de señora

ladies and gentlemen

señoras y señores

ladies and gentlemen

damas y caballeros

the lady of the house

la señora de la casa

ladies first!

¡primero las damas or señoras!

ladies' night

velada f en que asisten las damas or señoras

don't you speak to me like that, young lady!

¡no me hable así jovencita or señorita!

an old lady

una señora mayor

attr she wants to see a lady doctor

quiere que la atienda una doctora or médica or mujer

he was seen dining with a lady friend

lo vieron cenando en compañía femenina

1.2. lady (refined woman):

lady

señora f

lady

dama f

she was a real lady

era toda una señora or dama

she's quite the young lady

está hecha toda una señorita

1.3. lady Am inf as form of address:

lady

señora

1.4. lady (appreciative use):

lady

mujer f

she's a very dynamic lady

es una mujer muy dinámica

2. lady (noblewoman or wife of a knight):

lady

lady f

Lady Spencer

Lady Spencer

3. lady (wife):

lady form, dated

señora f

lady form, dated

esposa f

give my regards to your lady wife Brit

salude de mi parte a su señora esposa form

dinner [Am ˈdɪnər, Brit ˈdɪnə] N U or C

1. dinner (in evening):

dinner

cena f

dinner

comida f LatAm

to eat or have dinner

cenar

to eat or have dinner

comer LatAm

to sit down to dinner

sentarse a cenar

who's cooking (the) dinner tonight?

¿quién hace hoy la cena?

they've asked us to dinner

nos han invitado a cenar (a su casa)

to go out to dinner

salir a cenar fuera

attr dinner guest

invitado m a cenar / invitada f a cenar

dinner plate

plato m llano (grande)

dinner plate

plato m plano Mex

dinner plate

plato m playo RioPl

dinner plate

plato m bajo Chil (grande)

2. dinner (formal):

dinner

cena f (de gala)

3. dinner (at midday):

dinner

almuerzo m

dinner

comida f esp Spain, Mex

to eat or have dinner

almorzar

to eat or have dinner

comer esp Spain, Mex

Sunday/Christmas dinner

el almuerzo del domingo/de Navidad

Sunday/Christmas dinner

la comida del domingo/de Navidad esp Spain Mex

my children have school dinners

mis hijos se quedan a comer en el colegio

I hate school dinners

odio la comida del colegio

he's had more girlfriends than you've had hot dinners inf

¡cambia de novia como de camisa!

attr dinner hour

hora f del almuerzo

attr dinner hour

hora f de la comida esp Spain Mex

dinner money

dinero m para el almuerzo

dinner money

dinero m para la comida esp Spain Mex

dinner lady in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dinner lady in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lady <-ies> [ˈleɪdi] N

lady

señora f

lady (aristocratic)

dama f

young lady

señorita f

the lady of the house

la señora de la casa

to be a real lady

ser toda una señora

cleaning lady

mujer de la limpieza

ladies and gentlemen!

¡señoras y señores!

dinner [ˈdɪnəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

dinner (evening meal)

cena f

dinner (lunch)

almuerzo m

to make dinner

hacer la cena

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We could get our streets swept, employ a teaching assistant or a dinner lady.

www.thenorthernecho.co.uk

But it was not all plain-sailing for the daughter of a railwayman and school dinner lady, who faced not only three cancer battles but also suffered depression, alcoholism and heartbreak.

www.dailymail.co.uk

She was a dinner lady and all the children loved her.

www.dailymail.co.uk

A retired dinner lady was so shocked after finding out about her million-pound win that she had to be driven home from the newsagents by a kindly shop assistant.

www.independent.co.uk

My mum was a dinner lady, my dad was a labourer before he injured himself and was on sickness benefits for much of my childhood.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Which means you need a man with the fuss of a mummy, the arms of a dinner lady and the instincts of a sheepdog.

www.express.co.uk

He serves up truths like a dinner lady slapping mince into a bowl.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The five children were trapped alive beneath the body of the dinner lady.

www.bbc.co.uk

The boyfriend wounded the school dinner lady terribly before smothering her with a pillow.

www.bbc.co.uk

My dad was a printer and my mum a dinner lady at my primary school.

www.telegraph.co.uk