No. 9,665 in French

dîner

"Dîner" means "to have dinner" or "dinner" (the evening meal).

In a sentence

Nous allons dîner chez mes parents ce soir.
We are going to have dinner at my parents' place tonight.
Here, 'dîner' is used as a verb meaning 'to have dinner'.
Le dîner est prêt.
Dinner is ready.
In this sentence, 'dîner' functions as a noun referring to the evening meal.
Ils dînent toujours à huit heures.
They always have dinner at eight o'clock.
Again, 'dîner' is used as a verb, indicating the action of eating dinner.

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