dinner in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dinner 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

dinner service, dinner set N

dinner service

service m de table

Christmas dinner N

Christmas dinner

repas m de Noël

candlelit dinner [Brit ˌkand(ə)lɪt ˈdɪnə, Am ˌkændllɪt ˈdɪnər] N

candlelit dinner

dîner m aux chandelles

dinner bell N

dinner bell (in house)

sonnerie f du dîner

dinner bell (in school)

sonnerie f du déjeuner

dinner duty N Brit SCHOOL

dinner duty

surveillance f au réfectoire

dinner dance N

dinner dance

dîner-dansant m

dinner theatre N

dinner theatre

≈ cabaret m (où sont données des pièces de théâtre)

dinner roll N

dinner roll

petit pain m

dinner hour N Brit SCHOOL

dinner hour

heure f du déjeuner

dinner in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dinner 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

dinner service, dinner set N

dinner service

service m (de table)

dinner party N

dinner party

dîner m

dinner table N

dinner table

table f (de salle à manger)

dinner jacket N

dinner jacket

smoking m

dinner time N no pl

dinner time

heure f du dîner

at dinner time

à l'heure du dîner

Translations for dinner in the French»English Dictionary

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dîner

to have dinner

dîner

dinner

au dîner

at dinner

souper

dinner

digestif

(after dinner) liqueur

smoking

dinner jacket Brit

dinner Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make coffee/soup/dinner

faire du café/de la soupe/le dîner

a candlelight dinner

un dîner aux chandelles

to walk off the dinner

faire une promenade digestive

come to dinner

venez dîner

to put the dinner on

se mettre à cuisiner

to take sb out to dinner

inviter qn à dîner

to put sb off their dinner

couper l'appétit à qn

we'll prepare the dinner, nothing fancy

nous préparerons le repas, rien de compliqué

to have sb over for dinner

recevoir qn à dîner

would you like to come to dinner?

vous plairait-il de venir dîner?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It took a good many generations to pile up those successive layers with discards from shellfish dinners.

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He soon meets up with her and has dinner.

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Distraught, the various family members leave the dinner table.

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The hotel, built soon after, hosted dinner parties for large groups.

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As each receives his or her invitation to dinner, none needs to ask why.

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The professor continues, using a dinner party at his friends house to illustrate a point he is making.

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Students usually rent a saloon and organize a dinner and a party for themselves, their friends and families.

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On another occasion, after the plates had been cleared between the courses of a dinner he was hosting, his butler quietly placed a sugar cube on his bald head.

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For the wealthy, dinner parties presented an opportunity for entertainment, sometimes featuring music, dancing, and poetry readings.

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He shows her the dress and shoes he bought for her and takes her for a romantic dinner by the sea.

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