speisen

I vt/i eat, förm. bes. abends: dine, zu Mittag speisen (have) lunch; zu Abend speisen have dinner, dine; dort kann man exklusiv speisen you can eat really well there, they serve top-class food there; wir haben sehr gut gespeist we had an excellent meal; möchten Sie speisen? do you wish to have a meal?; Hummer / die feinsten Dinge speisen dine on lobster / the finest delicacies

II v/t TECH., ETECH., förm. (verpflegen) feed

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to eat; to have dinner; to dine

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spei|sen ['ʃpaizn] ptp auch (hum) gespiesen [gə'ʃpiːzn]

1. vi (geh)

to eat, to dine (form)

zu Abend spéísen — to have dinner, to dine (in the evening) (form)

zu Mittag spéísen — to have lunch

wünsche wohl zu spéísen — I hope you enjoy your meal

2. vt

1) (= essen) to eat, to dine on (form)

was wünschen Sie zu spéísen? — what do you wish to eat, sir/madam?

2) (liter TECH) to feed; (old) Gast to dine

3. vr

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(to have dinner: We shall dine at half-past eight.) dine

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spei·sen

[ˈʃpaizn̩]

I. vi (geh) to dine form, to eat

haben Sie/die Herrschaften bereits gespeist? will you be dining, sir/madam?

II. vt

1. (geh: etw essen)

▪ etw \speisen to eat sth

haben Sie schon etwas zu Abend gespeist? have you dined?

2. SCI (versorgen)

▪ etw \speisen to feed sth

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1.

intransitives Verb (geh.) eat; (dinieren) dine

zu Mittag/Abend speisen — lunch or have lunch/dine or have dinner

2.

transitives Verb

1) (geh.): (verzehren) eat; (dinieren) dine on

2) (geh.) feed

3) (Technik)

etwas mit Strom/Wasser speisen — supply something with electricity/water

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speisen

A. v/t & v/i eat, form besonders abends: dine,

zu Mittag speisen (have) lunch;

zu Abend speisen have dinner, dine;

dort kann man exklusiv speisen you can eat really well there, they serve top-class food there;

wir haben sehr gut gespeist we had an excellent meal;

möchten Sie speisen? do you wish to have a meal?;

Hummer/die feinsten Dinge speisen dine on lobster/the finest delicacies

B. v/t TECH, ELEK, form (verpflegen) feed

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1.

intransitives Verb (geh.) eat; (dinieren) dine

zu Mittag/Abend speisen — lunch or have lunch/dine or have dinner

2.

transitives Verb

1) (geh.): (verzehren) eat; (dinieren) dine on

2) (geh.) feed

3) (Technik)

etwas mit Strom/Wasser speisen — supply something with electricity/water

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v.

to dine v.

to supply v.