entertaining

entertaining
1. adjective
unterhaltsam
2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.

they enjoy entertaining — sie haben gern Gäste

do some or a bit of/a lot of entertaining — manchmal/sehr oft Gäste einladen

she's not very good at entertaining — sie ist keine sehr gute Gastgeberin

* * *
adjective (amusing: entertaining stories.) unterhaltend
* * *
en·ter·tain·ing
[ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ, AM -t̬ɚˈ-]
I. adj unterhaltsam
an \entertaining evening ein reizender Abend
an \entertaining speaker ein gewitzter [o gewandter] Redner
II. n no pl
to do a lot of \entertaining häufig jdn bewirten
* * *
["entə'teInɪŋ]
1. adj
(= fun) unterhaltsam; (= amusing) amüsant
2. n
die Bewirtung von Gästen

she does a lot of entertaining — sie hat oft Gäste

business entertaining — die Bewirtung von Geschäftspartnern

* * *
entertaining
A adj (adv entertainingly) unterhaltend, amüsant, unterhaltsam
B s:
they do a great deal of entertaining sie haben oft Gäste
* * *
1. adjective
unterhaltsam
2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.

they enjoy entertaining — sie haben gern Gäste

do some or a bit of/a lot of entertaining — manchmal/sehr oft Gäste einladen

she's not very good at entertaining — sie ist keine sehr gute Gastgeberin

* * *
adj.
unterhaltend adj. adv.
unterhaltsam adv.

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