a cenar

to have dinner

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phrase Common #2,814
to have dinner Used to express going, staying, sitting down, or inviting someone for dinner. Literally, it means “to dine.”
SP: ¿Quieres venir a cenar con nosotros esta noche?
EN: Would you like to come have dinner with us tonight?

Seguramente irán a cenar a alguna parte del canal.

They'll probably go to dinner somewhere along the canal.

— Locuras de verano (1955)

Saldré a cenar, hermana.

I'm going out for dinner, sister.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Quiero que todo esté listo para cuando lleguen los invitados a cenar.

I want everything to be ready when the guests arrive for dinner.

Si la matan, los invito a cenar.

If they kill her, I'll invite them to dinner.

— Chainsaw Man - La película: El arco de Reze (2025)

Mi amigo me invitó a salir a cenar.

My friend invited me out to dinner.

Invité a Jane a cenar.

I invited Jane to dinner.

Él me invitó a cenar.

He invited me to dinner.

Sami se fue a cenar.

Sami went to dinner.

Después de la función, la llevaremos a cenar.

After the show, we'll take her out to dinner.

Ellas los invitaron a cenar.

They invited them to dinner.

Esa noche la llevé a cenar a un restaurante poco conocido.

That night I took her to dinner at a little-known restaurant.

— Perdición (1944)

Pensé que Tom sorprendería a María y la llevaría a cenar.

I thought Tom would surprise Maria and take her out to dinner.

Ella aceptó mi invitación a cenar conmigo.

She accepted my invitation to have dinner with me.

Podemos ir a cenar.

We can go out for dinner.

— Your Name (2016)

A cenar en su mansión.

To dinner at their mansion.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

No sé si saldré esta noche a cenar con vosotras.

I don't know if I'll go out to dinner with you girls tonight.

Olvida tus problemas un poco y ven a cenar con nosotros.

Forget your problems for a while and come have dinner with us.

Tom llevó a Mary a cenar.

Tom took Mary out to dinner.

Se queda a cenar con nosotros?

Are you staying for dinner with us?

— Contratiempo (2017)

Invita a Mary a cenar.

Invite Mary to dinner.

Tom y Mary se estaban por sentar a cenar cuando John golpeó la puerta.

Tom and Mary were about to sit down to dinner when John knocked on the door.

Invita a tu amiga a cenar.

Invite your friend over for dinner.

Iremos a cenar.

We'll go to dinner.

Luego podemos ir a cenar.

We can go out for dinner later.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Voy a invitar a Sweetu y a Rohit a cenar.

I'm going to invite Sweetu and Rohit to dinner.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Tom dijo que Mary iba a venir a cenar.

Tom said that Mary was coming for dinner.

Salgamos otro día a cenar.

Let's go out for dinner another day.

— Audition (2000)

O quedarse a cenar.

Or stay for dinner.

— La cinta blanca (2009)

Llego tarde a cenar.

I’m late for dinner.

Un japonés nos invitó a cenar en su casa y preparó sushi casero.

A Japanese man invited us to dinner at his house and prepared homemade sushi.

Pensé que íbamos a salir a cenar.

I thought we were going out to dinner.

Tom invitó a Mary a cenar.

Tom invited Mary to dinner.

Él dijo que tenía hambre, y que quería ir a casa a cenar.

He said he was hungry, and that he wanted to go home for dinner.

Por favor, ven a casa a cenar esta noche.

Please come home for dinner tonight.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Ven a cenar.

Come for dinner.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

Te invito a cenar.

I'm inviting you to dinner.

Y dónde te fuiste con mi invitación a cenar.

And where did you go with my dinner invitation?

Tom fue a la casa de María a cenar.

Tom went to María's house for dinner.

Pensé que te gustaría saber quién va a venir a cenar.

I thought you’d like to know who’s coming to dinner.

Vayamos a cenar.

Let's go to dinner.

El tío Bob nos invitó a cenar.

Uncle Bob invited us to dinner.

Ellos los invitaron a cenar.

They invited them to dinner.

Le prometí a tu madre que iríamos a cenar.

I promised your mother we would go to dinner.

Yo invito a cenar.

I’m treating you to dinner.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Vendrás a cenar, ¿verdad?

You're coming for dinner, right?

— Anora (2024)

Tom y Mary se sentaron a cenar a la hora habitual.

Tom and Mary sat down to dinner at the usual time.

Convenceré a Satine para que venga a cenar esta noche.

I'll convince Satine to come to dinner tonight.

— Moulin Rouge (2001)

Pensé que Tom llevaría a María a cenar.

I thought Tom would take Maria out to dinner.

Dice que no puede ir a cenar.

He says he can't go to dinner.

— Deseando amar (2000)

Tom invitó a Mary a salir a cenar, pero ella dijo que no.

Tom invited Mary out to dinner, but she said no.

Están hambrientos, vamos a cenar.

They're hungry, let's have dinner.

— Deseando amar (2000)

Le pidieron que saliera a cenar.

They asked him to go out to dinner.

— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)

Ella me invitó a cenar.

She invited me to dinner.

Nos invitaron a cenar.

They invited us to dinner.

— La vida es bella (1997)

A Tom le hubiera gustado quedarse a cenar pero tenía que volver al trabajo.

Tom would have liked to stay for dinner but he had to get back to work.

Mi jefe me invitó a cenar.

My boss invited me to dinner.

Anoche salí a cenar con mis amigos.

Last night I went out to dinner with my friends.

No puedo quedarme a cenar.

I can't stay for dinner.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Estamos invitados a cenar.

We're invited to dinner.

Salimos a cenar con dos señores americanos y dos damas alemanas.

We went out to dinner with two American gentlemen and two German ladies.

Geeta viene a cenar a casa.

Geeta is coming over for dinner.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

No me puedo quedar a cenar.

I can’t stay for dinner.

Mi mujer querría invitarlos a cenar con nosotros en nuestro hogar.

My wife would like to invite you to dinner with us at our home.

— State and Main (2000)

Quédate a cenar.

Stay for dinner.

Ven a casa a cenar.

Come over for dinner.

— Deseo, peligro (2007)

No podré ir a cenar.

I won't be able to go to dinner.

— Juego sucio (Infernal Affairs) (2002)

Queremos que vengas a cenar.

We want you to come for dinner.

— Lars y una chica de verdad (2007)

A cenar.

To dinner.

Tom y Mary vienen a cenar.

Tom and Mary are coming for dinner.

Deberías comprarle a tu esposa algunas flores y llevarla a cenar.

You should buy your wife some flowers and take her out to dinner.

Y ahora firmaré esto y saldré a cenar contigo.

And now I'll sign this and go out to dinner with you.

La mayor estrella del mundo viene a cenar el martes.

The biggest star in the world is coming to dinner on Tuesday.

— State and Main (2000)

Venid a cenar el domingo.

Come for dinner on Sunday.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Mary le mandó un mensaje a Tom para hacerle saber que llegaría tarde a cenar.

Mary texted Tom to let him know she would be late for dinner.

Pedimos comida o salimos a cenar.

We order food or go out to dinner.

— SEND HELP (Enviad ayuda) (2026)

Tengo ganas de salir esta noche a cenar.

I feel like going out for dinner tonight.

Invitamos a un francés a cenar y trajo quesos y vino.

We invited a Frenchman over for dinner and he brought cheeses and wine.

Vamos a ir a cenar pero me encantaría que nos viéramos un día.

We're going out for dinner, but I'd love for us to meet up sometime.

— Una cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Te llevaré a cenar.

I'll take you to dinner.

Bueno, toma un baño y ve a cenar.

Okay, take a bath and go have dinner.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

Invité a mis amigos a cenar.

I invited my friends over for dinner.

Apasionante, pero creo que me voy a mi casa a cenar.

Exciting, but I think I'll go home for dinner.

— Tesis (1996)

Él sacó a Jane a cenar.

He took Jane out to dinner.

De todas formas, uno de ellos me invitó a cenar esta noche.

Anyway, one of them invited me to dinner tonight.

— La diva (1981)

Ella invitó a sus amigos a cenar.

She invited her friends over for dinner.

Mamá, ¿puede Tom quedarse a cenar?

Mom, can Tom stay for dinner?

Venga a nuestra casa a cenar en algún momento.

Come to our house for dinner sometime.

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)

Me invitó a cenar a su casa.

He invited me to dinner at his house.

Tom invitó a Mary y sus amigos a cenar.

Tom invited Mary and her friends over for dinner.

Eun-jung, ven a cenar.

Eun-jung, come have dinner.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

Mamá ha invitado a un vecino estúpido a cenar.

Mom has invited a stupid neighbor over for dinner.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Anoche salí a cenar con mi novia.

Last night I went out to dinner with my girlfriend.

Salgamos a cenar juntos de vez en cuando.

Let's go out to dinner together from time to time.