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How to say "dinner" in Spanish

1
cena
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) dinner; supper
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Preparemos la cena .
Let's prepare dinner.
La cena está deliciosa .
The dinner is delicious.
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Christmas at a Real-life Home
si tenía que venir la tía Maruja a la cena ?
if Aunt Maruja had to come to dinner?
Cinderella
Y también prepararás la cena para cuando volvamos . ¿ Está claro ? "
And you will also prepare dinner for when we return. Is that clear?
My Daily Routine in England
La cena es algo suave .
Dinner is something light.
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cenar
(v.) (infinitive) to eat (for) dinner; to have (for) dinner
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Ildu

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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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¿ Qué quieres cenar ?
What do you want to have for dinner?
Vamos a cenar en ese restaurante .
We are going to eat dinner in that restaurant.
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The Digital Age Family
Venga , cielo , vamos a cenar .
Come, sweetheart, we are going to have dinner.
Why This Spanish Lady Goes to the Playground
Amor en el parque del anciano no , pero salen a cenar en grupo .
Love in the park of elders no, but they go out to dinner as a group.
The Future With "Ir" 1
Vamos a cenar .
We're going to eat dinner.
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comida
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) meal; lunch; dinner
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Ildu

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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Nosotros preparamos una comida .
We prepare a meal.
Esta es una comida especial .
This is a special dinner.
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Are You a Light Sleeper? Combat It Here!
Bueno , yo siempre recomiendo una copita de vino con la comida ,
Well, I always recommend a small glass of wine with a meal,
My Daily Routine in England
Tomo mi comida en Sanbrook .
I eat my meal in Sanbrook.
Classic Peruvian Ceviche
Y listo , ahí está su ceviche , su comida peruana .
And that's it, there is your ceviche, your Peruvian meal.
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ceno
(v.) (present) (yo) eat (for) dinner; have (for) dinner
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Ildu

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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Yo ceno algo pequeño .
I eat something small for dinner.
Yo ceno con mi novia .
I have dinner with my girlfriend.
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A Day in the Life of Jaime
Y ceno aproximadamente a las nueve y media .
And I have dinner at approximately 9:30.
Hooked on Netflix
Que hasta que no se acaba no ceno , hasta que no se acaba no salgo .
That until it ends I don't eat dinner, until it ends I don't go out.
A Week in the Life of Marcos
Ceno con mi padre a las nueve de la noche .
I have dinner with my father at nine at night.
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había...cenado
(v.) (past perfect) (yo / usted / él / ella) had eaten (for) dinner; had had (for) dinner

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Yo no había cenado .
I had not eaten dinner.
Usted había cenado bien .
You had eaten well for dinner.
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World Book Day in Spain - Part 1 of 2
"… si había cenado , y , respondiendo que , el que había hecho los ofrecimientos le dijo :
"... if he had eaten dinner, and, responding yes, the one who had made the offers told him:
Georgina and Cristiano's Love Story - I Am Georgina
Aunque ya había cenado dos horas antes , yo recené , como toda señora .
Even though I had already had eaten dinner two hours earlier, I had dinner again, like a proper lady.
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