cenar

v.

1 to have dinner.

cenar fuera to eat out, to go out for dinner

2 to have for dinner.

3 to dine, to have dinner, to eat supper, to eat dinner.

4 to have for supper, to have for dinner.

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cenar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to have supper, have dinner

■ vamos a cenar we're going to have supper

■ me gusta salir a cenar I like going out to dinner

► verbo transitivo

1 to have for supper, have for dinner

■ hemos cenado sopa we had soup for dinner

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verb

1) to have dinner, have supper, dine

2) have for dinner, have for supper

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1.

VI [a última hora] to have supper; [como comida principal] to have dinner; [en ocasión formal] to dine frm

cenamos a las diez de la noche — we have supper at ten o'clock

los británicos cenan a las seis — the British have dinner at six o'clock

el rey cenó en la embajada de Alemania — the king had dinner at o frm dined at the German Embassy

vengo cenado — I've had dinner o supper already, I've had (my) dinner, I've already eaten

me han invitado a cenar — they've asked me to dinner

salir a cenar — to go out to dinner, dine out frm

2.

VT [a última hora] to have for supper; [como comida principal] to have for dinner

siempre ceno algo muy ligero — I always have a very light supper

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1.

verbo intransitivo to have dinner o supper; (en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) to have tea

nos han invitado a cenar — they've invited us for o to dinner

salimos a cenar — we went out for dinner

nos dieron muy bien de cenar — they gave us a great meal, they fed us very well (colloq)

2.

cenar vt

sólo cenó una tortilla — he only had an omelet for dinner o supper

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= dine.

Ex. They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.

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* cenar fuera = dine out.

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1.

verbo intransitivo to have dinner o supper; (en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) to have tea

nos han invitado a cenar — they've invited us for o to dinner

salimos a cenar — we went out for dinner

nos dieron muy bien de cenar — they gave us a great meal, they fed us very well (colloq)

2.

cenar vt

sólo cenó una tortilla — he only had an omelet for dinner o supper

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= dine.

Ex: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.

* cenar fuera = dine out.

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cenar [A1 ]

vi

to have dinner o supper; (en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) to have tea

nos han invitado a cenar they've invited us for o to dinner

el Presidente cenó con la Reina the President dined o had dinner with the Queen

salimos a cenar we went out for dinner, we ate out

generalmente cenan a las ocho they usually eat at eight o'clock, they usually have dinner o supper o (BrE) tea at eight o'clock

nos dieron muy bien de cenar they gave us a great meal, they fed us very well (colloq)

■ cenar

vt

sólo cenó una tortilla he only had an omelet for dinner o supper

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cenar (conjugate cenar) verbo intransitivo
to have dinner o supper;
(en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) to have tea;

◊ nos invitaron a cenar they invited us for o to dinner;

salimos a cenar we went out for dinner
verbo transitivo ‹tortilla/pescado› to have … for dinner o supper
cenar
I verbo intransitivo to have supper o dinner
II verbo transitivo to have for supper o dinner

'cenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelantarse
- anticiparse
- dar
- frescura
- inclusive
- matrimonio
- menos
- acostumbrado
- comer
- convidar
- descontado
- invitado
- invitar
- llevar
- punto
- quedar
- salir
- tener
English:
appease
- ask
- assume
- avail
- brushoff
- clear up
- dine
- dinner
- dishearten
- doghouse
- go out
- gratitude
- guest
- have
- invite
- supper
- suppertime
- take out
- care
- catch
- for
- out
- pre-
- spot
- straight
- take
- tea
- think

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cenar

♦ vt

to have for dinner;

cenar una sopa/un plato de verduras to have some soup/vegetables for dinner

♦ vi

to have dinner;

¿qué hay para cenar? what's for dinner?;

cenar fuera, salir a cenar to go out for dinner, to eat out;

invitar a alguien a cenar to invite sb to dinner;

quédate a cenar stay for dinner;

en ese restaurante dan muy bien de cenar they serve an excellent dinner in that restaurant

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cenar

I v/t

:

cenar algo have sth for dinner

II v/i have dinner

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cenar vi

: to have dinner, to have supper

cenar vt

: to have for dinner or supper

anoche cenamos tamales: we had tamales for supper last night

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cenar vb

1. (tomar la cena) to have dinner / to have supper

cenamos a las nueve we have dinner at nine o'clock

¿quieres salir a cenar? do you want to go out for dinner?

2. (comer para la cena) to have for dinner / to have for supper

¿qué has cenado? what did you have for dinner?

cenamos tortilla we had an omelette for supper