
CK, what kind of meal is being referred to in this sentence? Mid-day or evening?

In Russian, there is no analogous word for this meal. Обед is the midday meal while ужин is the evening meal.

... as do the Turkish and Ukrainian translations. On the other hand, the German translation says "Mittagessen", literally "midday meal" :)

Oops!

Then do those who eat dinner mid-day eat supper in the evening, while those eating dinner in the evening eat lunch for the mid-day meal?
That's a mess...

Лишь бы не было войны!

In Deutschland sagt man:
Hauptsache: Es schmeckt.
Approximately: The most important thing: The meal tastes good.

Сделайте два перевода - обед и ужин - и нет проблем!

Главное - вкус, да? :)
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(Только заметил, какой ровный номер у этого предложения! Какое совпадение!)

Уже сделали. Сейчас просто задушевная беседа идёт :)

"The meal tastes good."
Yeah. But doctors say, it's more healthy to have dinner in the midday.

Красивые номера тут моментально можно посмотреть.
http://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/show/1234567

Вопрос я задал вполне серьёзный, кстати: как называют обед те, для кого dinner - ужин, и наоборот, как называют ужин те, для кого dinner - обед? И никаких подтекстов.

Завтрак съешь сам, обед раздели с другом, а ужин отдай врагу, так, Селена? :>

Так вы же сами на свой вопрос и ответили! Причем правильно!

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