diner in French
diner in French is café-restaurant, wagon-restaurant — diner means a small, casual restaurant, often open long hours and serving simple, affordable food, historically styled like a railroad dining car.
diner in French
café-restaurant
(US) A typically small restaurant, historically modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other.
wagon-restaurant
(US) A typically small restaurant, historically modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other.
What does "diner" mean?
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noun A small, casual restaurant, often open long hours and serving simple, affordable food, historically styled like a railroad dining car.
"We stopped at a little diner for coffee and eggs before sunrise."
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noun A person who is eating a meal, especially at a restaurant.
"Every diner at the corner table was laughing at the chef's joke."
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diner in a sentence
- We stopped at a little diner for coffee and eggs before sunrise.
- They grabbed pancakes at a roadside diner on the way home.
- Every diner at the corner table was laughing at the chef's joke.
- As a regular diner here, I always ask for a seat by the window.
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What is "diner" in French?
"diner" in French is café-restaurant, wagon-restaurant. diner means: A small, casual restaurant, often open long hours and serving simple, affordable food, historically styled like a railroad dining car.
How do you use "diner" in a sentence?
Example: "We stopped at a little diner for coffee and eggs before sunrise." In French, "diner" is café-restaurant, wagon-restaurant.
Are there other ways to say "diner" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "diner": café-restaurant, wagon-restaurant.
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