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| after-dinner adj | (speech, etc.: following dinner) | ما بعد العشاء |
| birthday dinner n | (meal to celebrate birthday) | عشاء عيد ميلاد |
| | All the family turned up for our mother's birthday dinner. |
| | جاءت كل العائلة لتحضر عشاء عيد ميلاد أمي. |
| Christmas dinner n | (festive meal) | عشاء الكريسماس |
| dinner and a movie n | informal, US (entertainment: meal and cinema) | الخروج لتناول العشاء وحضور عرض لأحد الأفلام |
| | Our first date was very traditional -- dinner and a movie. |
| | كان لقائنا الأول تقليديًا جدًا -- الخروج لتناول العشاء وحضور عرض لأحد الأفلام. |
| dinner and a show n | US, informal (entertainment: meal and theatre) | الخروج لتناول العشاء ومشاهدة أحد العروض |
| dinner bell n | (signal: dinnertime) (عند حينونة الأكل) | جرس الطعام |
| | The maid rang the dinner bell to summon the guests to the dining room. |
| dinner fork n | (eating utensil) | شوكة الطعام |
| | Dinner forks are always bigger than dessert forks. |
| dinner jacket n | (man's evening jacket) | بدلة السهرة |
| | Henry was wearing a dinner jacket and tie. |
| dinner knife n | (eating utensil) | سكين الطعام |
| | My sister holds her dinner knife in her left hand. |
dinner lady (UK),
lunch lady (US) n | informal (woman who serves school food) (في المدارس) | مشرفة على الغداء |
| dinner lady n | UK, informal (female: midday supervisor) | موظفة الكانتين |
| | The dinner ladies at school never smiled. |
| | موظفات الكانتين في المدرسة لا يبتسمن أبدًا. |
| dinner menu n | (dishes served in the evening) | قائمة العشاء |
| | This restaurant's dinner menu is more extensive, but the lunch menu has smaller servings. |
| | تتميز قائمة العشاء في هذا المطعم بأنها أكثر شمولية، ولكن تتسم قائمة الغذاء بكميات صغيرة. |
| dinner-party n as adj | (relating to social dining event) | حفلةِ عشاءٍ، في حفلات العشاء |
| | She is an expert at polite dinner-party conversation. |
| dinner party n | (social gathering over evening meal) | حفلة عشاء |
| | Hyacinth has invited the vicar and his wife to a dinner party. |
| dinner plate n | (large plate for main course) | طبق العشاء |
| | Salad is served on a salad plate and the main course on a dinner plate. |
| dinner service n | (set of crockery and cutlery) | طقم مائدة |
| | The wedding gifts included a dinner service for twelve. |
| dinner table n | (table where meals are eaten) | مائدة الطعام |
| | My mother always told me not to scratch myself at the dinner table. |
dinner theater,
dinner and a show n | US (entertainment: meal and a show) | مسرح عشاء |
| | We recently saw Cabaret at a dinner theater where the food was more lively than the performers. |
| | شاهدنا مؤخرًا عرض كاباريه في مسرح عشاء كان مستوى الطعام فيه أفضل من مستوى مؤدي العرض. |
dog's dinner,
dog's breakfast n | UK, figurative, slang (mess, failure) | فشل، عدم إتقان |
| eat dinner v expr | (have evening meal) | يتعشى، يتناول العشاء |
| | We usually eat dinner around 7 pm. |
| formal dinner n | (banquet, sophisticated meal) (مجازيّة) | عشاء عمل |
| | | عشاء رسمي |
fundraising dinner,
also UK: fund-raising dinner n | (charity banquet) | مأدبة خيرية لجمع التبرعات |
| | I need to sell as many tickets as possible for the charity's fundraising dinner. |
| have dinner vtr + n | (eat evening meal) | يتعشى |
| | I think the whole family should have dinner together at least once a week. |
pot luck supper,
potluck dinner,
potluck party n | US (meal: guests bring food) | بطعام يحضره الضيوف |
| | Joe brought grilled hotdogs to the potluck party, and I brought dessert. |
| pre-dinner drink n | often plural (alcoholic drink before meal) | مشروب ما قبل العشاء |
| rehearsal dinner n | US (celebratory pre-wedding meal) (من عادات الأعراس في الولايات المتحدة) | عشاء ما قبل الزفاف |
| | They held the rehearsal dinner at the bridegroom's family home. |
| roast dinner n | (meal of roasted meat and vegetables) | وجبة شِواء بالخضراوات |
| school dinner n | (meal served at educational institution) | الوجبة المدرسية، الغداء المدرسي |
| sit-down dinner n | (formal meal) | عشاء حول مائدة |
spoil [sth],
spoil your dinner⇒ vtr | (appetite: ruin by eating [sth] else) | يفسد شهية إلى شيء |
| | Don't let the children eat candy this afternoon; they'll spoil their dinner. |
| TV dinner n | dated (ready meal) (تُسخَّن وتؤكل مباشرة) | وجبة كاملة جاهزة |