la cena

dinner, has dinner, eats dinner

ˈθ e n a
cen dine + a 2nd-person singular command or 3rd-person singular present
noun · feminine Common #8,456
dinner
SP: ¿Qué hay para la cena?
EN: What's for dinner?
Declension of cena
cenacenas

No estoy dispuesto a cocinar cena para veinte personas.

I’m not willing to cook dinner for twenty people.

Anoche te fuiste en plena cena.

Last night you left in the middle of dinner.

— La noche americana (1973)

La tradicional cena estadounidense incluye carne, papas y vegetales.

The traditional American dinner includes meat, potatoes, and vegetables.

Comí una ensalada como cena.

I ate a salad for dinner.

Traje cena.

Dinner suit.

Te voy a cocinar una deliciosa cena.

I'm going to cook you a delicious dinner.

Ésa es mi cena.

That's my dinner.

Que tenga una buena cena Capitán.

Have a nice dinner Captain.

Esa cena, que no podía esperar.

That dinner, which couldn't wait.

— Taxi Express (1998)

Preparé cena.

I prepared dinner.

Gracias por la maravillosa cena.

Thank you for the wonderful dinner.

Te traje cena.

I brought you dinner.

— La asistenta (2025)

Cena.

Dinner.

— Pillion (2025)

Lucy tocaba frecuentemente el piano tras la cena.

Lucy often played the piano after dinner.

Si les sirve de algo, tengo algo de dinero del señor Murdstone para mi cena.

If it's any consolation, I have some money from Mr. Murdstone for my dinner.

— La increíble historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Tom preparó cena solo.

Tom prepared dinner by himself.

Bien, ¿así que te hace comprar y cocinar tu propia cena de cumpleaños?

Okay, so it makes you buy and cook your own birthday dinner?

— Pillion (2025)

Lo que nos faltaba, perdernos esa cena.

The last thing we needed was to miss that dinner.

— State and Main (2000)

Dale mi cena.

Give him my dinner.

— Audition (2000)

De cena?

For dinner?

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Ese idiota no termina ni su cena.

That idiot doesn't even finish his dinner.

— Kajaki (2014)

Ella comió su cena.

She ate her dinner.

Te he cocinado una rica cena caliente.

I’ve cooked you a delicious hot dinner.

Mi padre me matará si no voy a su cena.

My father will kill me if I don't go to his dinner.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

La pareja se sentó para una cautivadora cena al aire libre en el jardín.

The couple sat down for a captivating al fresco dinner in the garden.

Mi cena acaba de subirse para saludarme.

My dinner just came up to say hello.

Finalmente puedo tener mi cena en paz.

Finally I can have my dinner in peace.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Su cena está deliciosa.

Your dinner is delicious.

Hoy tendremos pescado de cena.

We'll have fish for dinner tonight.

Los peces que pesqué van a ser nuestra cena esta noche.

The fish I caught will be our dinner tonight.

Era una linda cena.

It was a lovely dinner.

— Bugonia (2025)

Tom quemó su primera cena.

Tom burned his first dinner.

Muchas gracias por esta cena.

Thank you so much for this dinner.

Has comido eso de cena tres noches seguidas.

You've had that for dinner three nights in a row.

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

Hina, tendremos una gran cena esta noche.

Hina, we're going to have a great dinner tonight.

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

Los patos nacen con plumas, pero es su cena.

Ducks are born with feathers, but it's their dinner.

Yo tomo venganza para el desayuno, el almuerzo y la cena.

I take revenge for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Por favor, permita cancelar nuestra cena de esta noche.

Please allow us to cancel our dinner tonight.

— El viento se levanta (2013)

Visite otros salones mientras esperan el anuncio de la cena.

Visit other rooms while you wait for the dinner announcement.

— El arca rusa (2002)

Después, empecé a ligar, que quiere decir hacer el tonto pero sin cena.

Afterward, I started fooling around, which means acting silly but without dinner.

— Chicago (2002)

Le veo el martes en la cena.

I'll see you on Tuesday at dinner.

— State and Main (2000)

Siento haberme comido su cena.

I'm sorry I ate your dinner.

— Audition (2000)

verb · third singular · present indicative Rare #27,539
has dinner, eats dinner
SP: Él cena a las ocho todos los días.
EN: He has dinner at eight every day.
Conjugation of cenar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First ceno cenamos
Third cena cenan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First ceno cenamos
Third cena cenan
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — cenemos
Second cena —

Mary cena a las siete.

Mary has dinner at seven.

Cena conmigo.

Dinner with me.

No entiendo a la gente que cena desayuno.

I don't understand people who eat breakfast for dinner.

Se cena dentro de media hora.

Dinner is in half an hour.

— El gatopardo (1963)

Con frecuencia cena pescado.

He often has fish for dinner.

Pero no lo olvides, cena con la abuela esta noche.

But don't forget, have dinner with Grandma tonight.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Él cena a las siete.

He has dinner at seven.

Juan cena.

Juan has dinner.

Cena en L'Excelsior.

Dinner at L'Excelsior.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Se cena muy tarde en España.

Dinner is eaten very late in Spain.

Esta noche nadie cena aquí.

No one is having dinner here tonight.

— La cinta blanca (2009)

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