dinner

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).
2. The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
3. An evening meal.
4. A meal given to an animal.
5. A formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion.
6. The food provided or consumed at any such meal.

Verb

1. To eat a dinner; to dine.
2. To provide (someone) with a dinner; to dine.

Concepts

dîner

déjeuner

souper

repas du soir

repas

diner

repas du midi

aliment

petit déjeuner

petit-déjeuner

repas du matin

lunch

Coupé comme

din‧ner

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈdɪnə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English dyner, from Old French disner (“lunch”, but originally “breakfast”), (modern French dîner), from Vulgar Latin *disiūnō, *disiūnāre from Latin dis- + iēiūnō (“to break the fast”). Doublet of diner.

Phrases

For dinner , they had Cesar salad .

Pour le dîner, ils avaient une salade Cesar.

He's home cooking dinner .

Il prépare le dîner à la maison.