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dîner

dinner

noun dee-NEH Less Common
Food & Drink Dishes

Usage Note

Dîner as a noun means dinner, the evening meal. Notably, the same word is also a verb meaning 'to dine' (nous allons dîner = we are going to have dinner). In parts of Belgium and Quebec, dîner refers to lunch instead, so the meaning can shift by region.

Examples

"Le dîner est prêt à huit heures."

Natural Translation

Dinner is ready at eight o'clock.

Literal Translation

The dinner is ready at eight hours

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