Dinner in spanish
pronunciation: θenɑ part of speech: noun
dinner = cena.
Example: It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.more:
» after-dinner = sobremesa.
Example: Part of library legend is now a steel manufacturer's after-dinner statement that if a piece of research cost less than $100,000, it was cheaper to repeat it than to try to find out if it had already been done.» ask + Alguien + out to dinner = invitar a Alguien a cenar fuera.
Example: Then finally I got up the nerve to ask her out to dinner, because lunch is just lunch, but dinner means date.» at dinner = en la cena.
Example: At dinner, he was to learn several other things as well, to wit: that he was one of three people being brought in for an initial and then a second interview; that they had been very impressed by his credentials; and that no one from the Halvorsen staff had applied for the position.» charity dinner = cena benéfica.
Example: He started off on a good note of light-hearted jokes at a charity dinner on Thursday night, but the mood turned once he started attacking his ex more heavily.» Christmas dinner = cena de Navidad, comida de Navidad.
Example: Such activities include, for example, special parties, cultural evenings, external events and a Christmas dinner.» company dinner = cena de empresa, comida de empresa.
Example: The first thing a new employee needs to know about company dinners is 'you're not there to eat,' but to socialize with the people you work for.» corporate dinner = cena de empresa, comida de empresa.
Example: If you've never attended a corporate dinner aboard a cruise ship, you are in for a treat.» dinner bell = campana de la comida.
Example: This weekend, of all the memories, the one that stood out to me the most was waiting at the top of the stairs for the dinner bell.» dinner jacket = traje de etiqueta, frac, traje de frac, chaqué, esmoquin, smoking.
Example: The dinner jacket emerged from an era when it was considered proper for upper-class men to dress formally for the evening meal.» dinner party = cena en grupo, cena de grupo. [Cena con invitados]
Example: At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.» dinner table = mesa de la cena, mesa del comedor.
Example: Owing to its importance at the dinner table, the tureens were exquisitely made.» dinner time = hora de la cena, la.
Example: We worked from sun to sun, with one hour and a half to rest at noon or dinner time.» eat (+ Posesivo) + dinner = cenar, tomar la cena, comer la cena.
Example: Due to almost daily electricity cuts, Palestinian families in Gaza often have to eat their dinner by candlelight.» farewell dinner = fiesta de despedida.
Example: The rites of spring among the snowbirds were farewell dinners, goodbye parties, exchanges of address, return of loaned radios, frying pans, and road maps.» gala dinner = cena de gala.
Example: Kate Middleton will show off her baby bump at a glamourous gala dinner after her final official engagement next week.» group dinner = cena en grupo.
Example: The workshop will be held for a full day followed by a drive to Denver to join the JCDL conference and a group dinner.» have + Nombre + for dinner = cenar + Nombre, comer + Nombre + para la cena.
Example: Since I made a pie perhaps we will have it for dinner because I don't feel like making anything else.» have (+ Posesivo) + dinner = cenar, tomar la cena, comer la cena.
Example: Let me just come clean before things go too far -- Pels and I did not have dinner.» invite + Alguien + out to dinner = invitar a Alguien a cenar fuera.
Example: I agree with you that it is ill-mannered to invite someone out to dinner, choose the restaurant and then expect the invited guest to pay the bill.» royal gala dinner = cena de gala real.
Example: Four Greenpeace activists who were jailed in Copenhagen last month for gatecrashing a royal gala dinner for heads of state have been released.» school dinner = almuerzo escolar, comida escolar.
Example: This report provides tabular information on expenditures for teachers' salaries and retirement, school dinners, universities, primary and secondary schools, and adult education.» serve + dinner = servir la cena.
Example: When dinner was served, it was evident that his mother had knocked herself out for the Christmas meal.» shore dinner = picnic de pescador.
Example: The tradition of the shore dinner dates back to the late 1800s when the oarsmen would row passengers in their skiffs to and from fishing grounds.» take + Nombre + to dinner = llevar a cenar.
Example: She's all you'll ever want, she's the type you'd like to flaunt and take to dinner.