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cenare

to have dinner

verb cheh-NAH-reh Rare

Also means

to dine

Usage Note

Cenare uses avere as its auxiliary (abbiamo cenato = we had dinner). It refers specifically to the evening meal; compare pranzare (to have lunch) and fare colazione (to have breakfast). It is a regular first-conjugation verb.

Examples

"Stasera ceniamo alle otto."

Natural Translation

Tonight we are having dinner at eight.

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