- after-dinner
- послеобеденный
English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.
English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.
After-dinner — Aft er din ner, n. The time just after dinner. An after dinner s sleep. Shak. [Obs.] a. Following dinner; post prandial; as, an after dinner nap. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
after-dinner — (adj.) 1730, from AFTER (Cf. after) + DINNER (Cf. dinner) … Etymology dictionary
after-dinner — /af teuhr din euhr, ahf /, adj. immediately following dinner: an after dinner speech. [1570 80] * * * … Universalium
after-dinner — /af teuhr din euhr, ahf /, adj. immediately following dinner: an after dinner speech. [1570 80] … Useful english dictionary
after-dinner — adj. After dinner is used with these nouns: ↑conversation, ↑drink, ↑speaker, ↑speech, ↑walk … Collocations dictionary
after-dinner — after the evening meal … English contemporary dictionary
after dinner rest a while, after supper walk a mile — The sense turns on the fact that dinner is a heavy meal, while supper is a light one. The precept was current in medieval Latin: post prandium stabis, post coenam ambulabis, after luncheon you will stand still, after supper you will walk about.… … Proverbs new dictionary
after-dinner speech — /aftə dɪnə ˈspitʃ/ (say ahftuh dinuh speech) noun a speech of an entertaining, motivating, or ceremonial nature, given when the main part of a formal dinner is over. Also, after dinner talk. –after dinner speaker, noun …
after-dinner speech — noun A public address event that is traditionally spoken after a dinner, and meant to take an important topic and make greater sense of it through the use of humor that is relevant to the idea presented … Wiktionary
after-dinner mint — /aftə ˈdɪnə mɪnt/ (say ahftuh dinuh mint) noun a peppermint flavoured chocolate, sometimes served after a formal dinner …
Mangled After Dinner (Band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Mangled After Dinner Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = Birth name = Alias = M.A.D., Those From The Grave Born = Died = Origin = England Instrument = Genre = Goth Rock Occupation = Years active = 1981 88… … Wikipedia