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Meanings of dinner in English

Portuguese
jantar
Catalan
sopar
Spanish
cena

A party of people assembled to have dinner together.

jantar
Russian
обед
Portuguese
jantar
Catalan
àpat principal
Spanish
comida

Largest most formal meal of the day.

обед
Synonyms
Examples for "dinner party"
Examples for "dinner party"
1
There are a number of problems with a dinner party without food.
The Guardian
2
The dinner party lasted some considerable time; then the inevitable cataclysm occurred.
Castles in the Air
3
And of course, the people at the dinner party saw him there.
Homicide: a year on the killing streets
4
So, in one dinner party we used for four different Relational Models.
The new yorker
5
And say you want to serve such food at a dinner party.
Wired

A meal that is eaten in the late afternoon or evening daily.

Meal usually eaten at midday.

Usage of dinner in English
1
By the way, did you manage to avoid your dinner partner today?'
Millionaire's women
2
The impact of Argentina's economic crisis reaches far beyond the dinner table.
Reuters
3
There are a number of problems with a dinner party without food.
The Guardian
4
We said similar things at Jack's dinner and Jack had no problem.
Confessions of a wall street analyst: a true story of inside inf...
5
I shall see you later at dinner,' he added as he left.
The power of the legendary greek
6
He can brighten up any dinner table by suddenly producing a 'problem'.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
7
The water went off again the next day right at dinner time.
Radio NZ
8
In answer to your earlier question, I was fully clothed during dinner.
Tough customer: a novel
9
Breakfast, whist; lunch, whist; dinner, whist; supper, whist; and then to bed.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 /...
10
The dinner party lasted some considerable time; then the inevitable cataclysm occurred.
Castles in the Air
11
Either way, we'll have dinner at a restaurant on the way home.
The Silent Sister
12
It's nearly time to break for dinner, but they insist we continue.
Mockingjay
13
The doctor asked his question over dinner in the skipper's Day Cabin.
For Honor We Stand
14
For example I didn't have dinner last night because food was finished.
Radio NZ
15
He did not repine, rating a good dinner higher than good intercourse.
The Guardian
16
After dinner, she helped clear the dishes from the main dining room.
Wench: a novel
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Translations for dinner
Portuguese
jantar
Spanish
cenacomida
Russian
обед
Dinner through the time
Dinner across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
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