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sup·per
(sŭp′ər)n.
1.
a. An evening meal; dinner.
b. A light or informal evening meal, especially when dinner is taken at midday.
c. A light meal eaten before going to bed.
2. A dance or social affair where supper is served.
[Middle English, from Old French souper, to sup, supper; see sup2.]
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supper
(ˈsʌpə)n
1. (Cookery) an evening meal, esp a light one
2. (Cookery) an evening social event featuring a supper
3. sing for one's supper to obtain something by performing a service
vb
4. (Cookery) (tr) rare to give supper to
5. (Cookery) (intr) rare to eat supper
[C13: from Old French soper; see sup1]
ˈsupperless adj
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sup•per
(ˈsʌp ər)n.
1. the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day.
2. any light evening meal, esp. one taken late in the evening.
3. an evening social event at which a supper is served to raise money for a church, charity, etc.
[1225–75; Middle English sup(p)er < Old French souper, n. use of souper to sup1]
sup′per•less, adj.
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Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
supper
Some people call a large meal they eat in the early part of the evening their supper. Other people use supper to refer to a small meal eaten just before going to bed at night.
Jane invited us to have supper at her house.
She usually has a piece of fruit for supper.
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supper
Past participle: suppered
Gerund: suppering
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| supper |
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| Noun | 1. |  supper - a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtimePassover supper, Seder - (Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover |
| 2. | supper - a social gathering where a light evening meal is served; "her suppers often included celebrities" social affair, social gathering - a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship |
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supper
noun
1. dinner, evening meal, main meal Some guests like to dress for supper.
2. evening snack, bite, bite to eat We can have a light supper later on.
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Translations
عَشاءعَشَاء
вечеря
večeře
aftensmad
illallinenillallistaailtapala
večera
vacsora
kvöldmatur
夕食
저녁식사
vakarienė
vakariņas
večera
večerja
kvällsmat
อาหารเย็น
вечеря
bữa tối
supper
[ˈsʌpəʳ] N (= evening meal) → cena fwhat's for supper tonight? → ¿qué hay de cena hoy?
to stay to supper → quedarse a cenar
to have supper → cenar
the Last Supper (Rel) → La Ultima Cena
to sing for one's supper → trabajárselo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
supper
[ˈsʌpər] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
supper
n (= evening meal) → Abendessen nt, → Abendbrot nt, → Abendmahl nt (liter); (= late evening snack) → (später) Imbiss; they were at supper → sie waren beim Abendessen; to have supper → zu Abend essen, Abendbrot essen
supper
:supper club
n (US) → Luxusnachtklub m
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
supper
(ˈsapə) noun a meal taken at the end of the day. Would you like some supper?; She has invited me to supper.
ˈsupper-time noun the time in the evening when people eat supper. I'll be back at supper-time.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
supper
→ عَشَاء večeře aftensmad Abendessen βραδινό φαγητό cena illallinen souper večera cena 夕食 저녁식사 avondmaal kveldsmat kolacja jantar ужин kvällsmat อาหารเย็น hafif akşam yemeği bữa tối 晚餐Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
supper
n. cena, la comida.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
supper
n cenaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.