le dîner, dîner
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. dinner
Pour le dîner, Éloïse a préparé une délicieuse ratatouille.For dinner, Éloïse made a delicious ratatouille.
2. (noon meal)
Regionalism used in Belgium.
(Belgium)
Regionalism used in Québec.
(Québec)
a. lunch
On se rejoint au restaurant pour le dîner à midi ?Are we meeting at the restaurant for lunch at noon?
a. dinner
Claude organise un dîner pour fêter l'anniversaire de sa femme.Claude is organizing a dinner to celebrate his wife's birthday.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
a. to have dinner
Paul et Julie ont décidé de dîner sous les étoiles ce soir.Paul and Julie decided to have dinner under the stars tonight.
b. to eat dinner
Est-ce que tu veux dîner avec moi ce soir ?Do you want to eat dinner with me tonight?
c. to dine
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
On nous a invités à dîner avec le maire.We've been invited to dine with the mayor.
5. (to have the noon meal)
Regionalism used in Belgium.
(Belgium)
Regionalism used in Québec.
(Québec)
a. to have lunch
Jean aime bien dîner au parc quand il fait beau.Jean likes to have lunch in the park when it's nice.
b. to eat lunch
Même si on est pressés, on va dîner au café.Even when we're in a hurry, we go eat lunch at the café.
c. to lunch
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
Ma tante et ses amies dînaient ensemble tous les vendredis.My aunt and her friends used to lunch together on Fridays.
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