dîner/di.ne/
noun / verb · A2 · Frequency 895
nounmasculine
Meanings
dinner, evening meal
Refers to the evening meal, typically the main meal of the day.
lunch, midday meal
In some regions or contexts, ‘dîner’ also refers to the midday meal.
Examples
Le dîner sera servi à vingt heures dans la salle à manger.
Dinner will be served at eight o'clock in the dining room.
Dans cette région, le dîner désigne encore le repas de midi.
In this region, dîner still refers to the midday meal.
Après le dîner, nous avons joué à un jeu de société.
After dinner, we played a board game.
Collocations
- préparer le dînerto prepare dinner
Common mistakes
Nous avons mangé dans un dîner hier soir.
Nous avons mangé dans un restaurant hier soir.
The French noun dîner means an evening meal, not a restaurant as English diner does; restaurant is required here.
Related words
nounmasculine
Meanings
dinner, evening meal
Refers to the evening meal, typically the main meal of the day.
lunch, midday meal
In some regions or contexts, ‘dîner’ also refers to the midday meal.
Examples
Le diner familial commence à vingt heures.
The family dinner starts at eight o'clock in the evening.
Nous avons préparé un diner simple après le travail.
We prepared a simple dinner after work.
Dans cette région, le diner se prend encore vers midi.
In this region, people still have lunch around noon.
verb
Meanings
to have dinner, to dine
Can be used transitively or intransitively, commonly in everyday contexts, meaning to eat the evening meal.
Examples
Nous allons dîner chez nos voisins après le travail.
We are going to have dinner at our neighbors' house after work.
Il est agréable de dîner dehors quand les soirées sont douces.
It is pleasant to dine outdoors when the evenings are mild.
Avant de dîner, elle a préparé une grande salade.
Before having dinner, she prepared a large salad.
Collocations
- dîner en familleto have dinner with family
- dîner au restaurantto dine at a restaurant
- dîner légerto have a light dinner
Common mistakes
Nous allons dinner au restaurant.
Nous allons dîner au restaurant.
The lemma dîner is the French verb; it must not be written with the English spelling “dinner”.
Related words
nounmasculine
Meanings
dinner, evening meal
Refers to the evening meal, typically the main meal of the day.
lunch, midday meal
In some regions or contexts, ‘dîner’ also refers to the midday meal.
Examples
Les dîners familiaux du dimanche réunissent souvent plusieurs générations.
Sunday family dinners often bring several generations together.
Nous organisons des dîners simples quand des amis viennent nous voir.
We organize simple dinners when friends come to visit.
Dans ce village, les dîners sont encore servis à midi.
In this village, lunch is still served at noon.