le
masculine
/di.ne/
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Translation
dinner; to have dinner
Word origin
From Old French disner ('to dine'), from Vulgar Latin disieiunare ('to break the fast'), from dis- ('un-') and ieiunare ('to fast').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- disieiunare
- English cognates
- dine, dinner, jejune
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraldiners
Examples
.
We have a family dinner on Sunday evening.
dîne quelle ?
What time are we having dinner tonight?
invite collegues .
She invited her colleagues for dinner at her place.
.
Dinner will be ready in about twenty minutes.
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We're hosting a dinner with friends on Saturday evening.
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