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1 dinner
['dinə]1) (the main meal of the day eaten usually in the evening: Is it time for dinner yet?) kvöldverður (eða miðdegisverður)2) (a formal party in the evening, when such a meal is eaten: They asked me to dinner; He was the guest of honour at the dinner; ( also adjective) a dinner party.) kvöldverðarboð• -
2 dinner-jacket
noun (a man's formal jacket for wear in the evening.) smókingjakki -
3 appear
[ə'piə]1) (to come into view: A man suddenly appeared round the corner.) birtast2) (to arrive (at a place etc): He appeared in time for dinner.) láta sjá sig3) (to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott.) koma fram; mæta opinberlega4) (to look or seem as if (something is the case): It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong.) virðast• -
4 apron
['eiprən]1) (a piece of cloth, plastic etc worn over the front of the clothes for protection against dirt etc: She tied on her apron before preparing the dinner.) svunta2) (something like an apron in shape, eg a hard surface for aircraft on an airfield.) hlað, flugvélastæði3) ((also apron-stage) the part of the stage in a theatre which is in front of the curtain.) forsvið -
5 at a price
(at a high price: We can get dinner at this hotel - at a price.) gegn dÿru verði -
6 banquet
['bæŋkwit](a feast or ceremonial dinner at which speeches are often made.) stórveisla -
7 be not up to much
(to be not very good: The dinner wasn't up to much.) vera ekki merkilegur, ekkert sérstakur -
8 bed and breakfast
(lodging for the night, and breakfast only (not lunch or dinner).) gisting og morgunverður -
9 bi-annual
(happening twice a year: a bi-annual event; The dinner is bi-annual, not annual.) sem á sér stað tvisvar á ári -
10 brandy
['brændi]plural - brandies; noun(a type of strong alcoholic spirit made from wine: Brandy is usually drunk after dinner.) koníak -
11 candle-light
noun (the light from a candle: We had dinner by candle-light.) kertaljós -
12 care
[keə] 1. noun1) (close attention: Do it with care.) gætni, gát2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) umsjá3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) áhyggjuefni4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.)2. verb1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) vera ekki sama, kæra sig um2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) kæra sig um•- careful- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
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13 casserole
['kæsərəul]1) (a covered dish in which food is both cooked and served: an earthenware casserole.) eldföst leirskál2) (the food cooked in a casserole: I've made a casserole for dinner.) pottréttur -
14 condescend
[kondi'send](to agree (to do something) in spite of one's feeling of superiority: The president of the company condescended to having dinner with the cleaning staff.) sÿna lítillæti- condescendingly
- condescension -
15 customary
adjective (habitual; usually done etc: It is customary to eat turkey for Christmas dinner.) sem tíðkast -
16 dessert
[di'zə:t]1) (the sweet course in a meal; pudding: We had ice-cream for dessert.) eftirréttur2) (fruits, sweets etc served at the end of dinner.) eftirréttur -
17 dine
(to have dinner: We shall dine at half-past eight.) snæða- diner- dining-room
- dining table
- dine on
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18 dine on
(to have for one's dinner: They dined on lobster and champagne.) borða, snæða -
19 dine out
(to have dinner somewhere other than one's own house eg in a restaurant or at the house of friends etc.) borða úti -
20 do (someone) proud
(to give (a person) good treatment or entertainment: We always do them proud when they come to dinner.) veita (e-m) góða þjónustu; stjana við
См. также в других словарях:
dinner — din ner, n. [F. d[^i]ner, fr. d[^i]ner to dine. See {Dine}.] 1. The principal meal of the day, eaten in some countries about midday, but in others (especially in the U. S. and in large cities) at a later hour. [1913 Webster] 2. An entertainment;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dinner — dinner, banquet, feast are comparable when denoting an elaborate meal that is served to guests or to a group (as of members of a club or association) and that often marks some special occasion (as an anniversary) or honors a particular person.… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Dinner — (engl.), die Hauptmahlzeit, das Diner … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Dinner — (engl), s.v.w. Diner … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Dinner — Dinner→Abendessen … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
dinner — c.1300, from O.Fr. disner (11c.), originally breakfast, later lunch, noun use of infinitive disner (see DINE (Cf. dine)). Always used in English for the main meal of the day; shift from midday to evening began with the fashionable classes.… … Etymology dictionary
Dinner — ↑ Diner … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
dinner — [n] evening meal banquet, blowout*, chow*, collation, din din*, eats*, feast, feedbag*, fete, main meal, major munch*, potluck, principal meal, refection, regale, repast, ribs*, spread*, supper, table d’hôte; concept 459 … New thesaurus
dinner — ► NOUN 1) the main meal of the day, taken either around midday or in the evening. 2) a formal evening meal. ORIGIN Old French disner to dine (used as a noun) … English terms dictionary
dinner — [din′ər] n. [ME diner < OFr disner, inf. used as n.: see DINE] 1. the main meal of the day, whether eaten in the evening or about noon 2. a banquet in honor of some person or event 3. a complete meal at a set price with no course omitted;… … English World dictionary
dinner is up — dinner/tea/etc is up spoken phrase used for saying that food or drink is ready Thesaurus: prepare food for cooking or eatinghyponym Main entry: up … Useful english dictionary