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Three friends sharing coffee and dessert after a meal
noun · so-bre-ME-sa

sobremesa

time spent talking after a meal

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After dinnerA short story in Spanish
Three friends sharing coffee and dessert after a meal
Madrid · 11:42 p.m.
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Terminó la cena, pero nadie tenía prisa. La sobremesa se alargó entre risas y café. Cuando miraron el reloj, ya era medianoche.

sobremesathe time spent talking together after a meal
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sobremesa

time spent talking after a meal

noun · Spanish
Story

sobremesa

La sobremesa se alargó entre risas y café.

Three friends sharing coffee and dessert after a meal
Review

sobremesa

What does sobremesa mean?

time talking after a meal
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Trip to Mexico

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