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dinner

/ˈdɪn.ər/

Dinner is the main meal of the day, usually eaten in the late afternoon or evening. It is often the largest meal and a time when families or friends gather to talk and eat together.

Beispiele

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1

What are we having for dinner tonight?

What food are we eating for our main evening meal today?

2

It would be an honor to have you join us for a formal dinner at the estate.

We would like to invite you to a very polite and serious evening meal.

3

Let's just grab a quick dinner before the movie starts.

Let's eat a fast meal in the evening before we go to the cinema.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
dinner
Verb
dine
Adjektiv
dining
Verwandt
diner
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Merkhilfe

Remember: Dinner starts with 'D' and is eaten when it is 'Dark' outside.

Schnelles Quiz

My mother is going to ____ a delicious dinner for us tonight.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: a

Beispiele

1

What are we having for dinner tonight?

everyday

What food are we eating for our main evening meal today?

2

It would be an honor to have you join us for a formal dinner at the estate.

formal

We would like to invite you to a very polite and serious evening meal.

3

Let's just grab a quick dinner before the movie starts.

informal

Let's eat a fast meal in the evening before we go to the cinema.

4

The researchers observed the nutritional content of school-provided dinners.

academic

The scientists looked at the healthy parts of the evening meals given at school.

5

We can finalize the project details during the business dinner on Tuesday.

business

We can finish the work plans while we eat our evening meal with colleagues on Tuesday.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
dinner
Verb
dine
Adjektiv
dining
Verwandt
diner

Häufige Kollokationen

cook dinner to prepare the evening meal
have dinner to eat the evening meal
dinner party a social event where people eat together
dinner table the table where the evening meal is eaten
Sunday dinner a traditional large meal eaten on Sundays

Häufige Phrasen

Winner winner chicken dinner

An expression used when someone is successful or wins

Dinner is served

The food is ready to be eaten now

A TV dinner

A frozen meal that is easy to heat and eat while watching television

Wird oft verwechselt mit

dinner vs lunch

Lunch is the meal eaten in the middle of the day, while dinner is usually the larger meal in the evening.

dinner vs supper

Supper is often a lighter, less formal meal eaten late in the evening.

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Nutzungshinweise

In some regions, people use 'dinner' to refer to the midday meal, but in standard international English, it almost always means the evening meal.

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Häufige Fehler

Do not use 'a' or 'the' when talking about the meal in general; say 'have dinner' rather than 'have a dinner'.

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Merkhilfe

Remember: Dinner starts with 'D' and is eaten when it is 'Dark' outside.

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Wortherkunft

Derived from the Old French word 'disner', which originally meant to break one's fast (similar to breakfast).

Grammatikmuster

uncountable when referring to the mealtime (e.g., 'after dinner') countable when referring to a specific event (e.g., 'two formal dinners') usually follows verbs like 'have', 'make', 'cook', or 'eat'
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Kultureller Kontext

In many English-speaking countries, Sunday dinner is a significant cultural tradition involving a roast and gathering the whole family.

Schnelles Quiz

My mother is going to ____ a delicious dinner for us tonight.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: a

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