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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdîner
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dîner
"Nous avons eu un dîner tranquille en famille."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An evening meal, typically a light one.
"After a long day, she enjoyed a quiet supper with her family." - 2
A meal eaten in the evening, often in a more casual setting.
"They decided to have a simple supper of soup and bread."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'supe', meaning evening meal or soup, which itself comes from the Germanic root *suppō (related to sop and soup). It entered Middle English in the 13th century, initially referring to the evening meal eaten after the main midday dinner.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Supper" is said worldwide
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dîner
Transliteration: dîner
"Nous avons eu un dîner tranquille en famille."
Abendessen
Transliteration: ˈaːbɛndˌzɛn
"Wir hatten ein einfaches Abendessen mit Suppe und Brot."
cena
Transliteration: ˈtʃe.na
"Abbiamo avuto una cena tranquilla in famiglia."
cena
Transliteration: ˈθena
"Tuvimos una cena sencilla de sopa y pan."
jantar
Transliteration: ʒɐ̃ˈtaʁ
"Tivemos um jantar simples com sopa e pão."
रात का खाना
Transliteration: raat ka khana
"हमने परिवार के साथ एक साधारण रात का खाना खाया।"
晚餐
Transliteration: wǎncān
"我们和家人一起享用了简单的晚餐。"
저녁식사
Transliteration: jeonyeoksiksa
"우리는 가족과 함께 간단한 저녁식사를 했습니다."
夕食
Transliteration: yūshoku
"私たちは家族と一緒に簡単な夕食を取りました。"
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