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61 нехитрое блюдо из мяса и картошки
General subject: a simple board of meat and potatoesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > нехитрое блюдо из мяса и картошки
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62 основные сведения
1) General subject: Essentials, key information, praecognitum2) Advertising: meat-and-potatoes information -
63 fish cake
N1. मछली\fish cakeकी\fish cakeटिकियाFish cake is made by frying the patties made of fish meat and potatoes. -
64 jarkop
(Russian) a dish of fried meat and potatoes -
65 hombre rudo
m.rude man, meat-and-potatoes man. -
66 info(rmation)
информация; сведения; данные; знания♦ meat-and-potatoes info(rmation) основные сведения♦ newsworthy info(rmation) информация, достойная освещения в печати♦ subtitle info(rmation) подзаголовочные данные -
67 bodenständiger Mann
mmeat and potatoes man coll. -
68 das Wesentliche
n1. basic facts2. meat and potatoes Am. coll. fig.3. substance4. the nitty-gritty -
69 das Wichtigste
nmeat and potatoes Am. coll. fig. -
70 Bonne femme (cuisine)
meat garnish of bacon, potatoes, mushrooms, and onions; fish garnish of shallots, parsley, mushrooms, and potatoes; or white wine sauce with shallots, mushrooms, and lemon juice; (home-style cooking).Alimentation Glossaire français-anglais > Bonne femme (cuisine)
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71 bonne femme (cuisine)
meat garnish of bacon, potatoes, mushrooms, and onions; fish garnish of shallots, parsley, mushrooms, and potatoes; or white wine sauce with shallots, mushrooms, and lemon juice; (home-style cooking).Italiano-Inglese Cucina internazionale > bonne femme (cuisine)
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72 asado
adj.roasted, roast.m.1 roast (meat).2 barbecue (barbacoa). (Colombian Spanish, Southern Cone)3 barbecued beef, roast, roasted meat, joint.4 oven-roasted meat.past part.past participle of spanish verb: asar.* * *1 roast————————1→ link=asar asar► adjetivo1 roast, roasted1 roast\asado,-a de calor figurado roasting, boiling hotbien asado,-a well donepoco asado,-a underdone, rare* * *1. noun m.1) roast2) barbecue2. (f. - asada)adj.roasted, broiled* * *1. ADJ1) (Culin) roast antes de s, roastedasado a la parrilla — grilled, broiled (EEUU)
2) LAm (=enfadado) cross, angry3) *estar asado — Caribe to be broke *
2. SM1) (Culin) roast, joint* * *I- da adjetivo1) ( en horno) roast (before n); ( con espetón) spit-roast (before n); ( a la parrilla) barbecued, grilledpapas asadas — roast/baked potatoes
2) (fam) ( acalorado) roasting (colloq)IIa) ( al horno) roastb) (AmL) ( a la parrilla) barbecued meatc) (AmL) ( reunión) barbecue* * *I- da adjetivo1) ( en horno) roast (before n); ( con espetón) spit-roast (before n); ( a la parrilla) barbecued, grilledpapas asadas — roast/baked potatoes
2) (fam) ( acalorado) roasting (colloq)IIa) ( al horno) roastb) (AmL) ( a la parrilla) barbecued meatc) (AmL) ( reunión) barbecue* * *asado11 = roast.Ex: This roast pork loin and potatoes is a snap to prepare.
asado22 = roasted.Ex: The plant produces canned beans, glace fruit, maraschino cherries, roasted peppers, etc., comprising a total 50 products.
* asado a la parrilla = grilled.* patata asada = baked potato.* * *A (en el horno) ‹pollo/ternera› roast ( before n); (con espetón) ‹conejo/pollo› spit-roast ( before n); (a la parrilla) ‹sardinas/chorizo› barbecued, grilledcastañas asadas roast chestnutspapas or patatas asadas roast/baked potatoesB1 (al horno) roastasado de cordero roast lamb2 ( AmL) (a la parrilla) barbecued meat* * *
Del verbo asar: ( conjugate asar)
asado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
asado
asar
asado 1◊ -da adjetivo
1
( con espetón) spit-roast ( before n);
( a la parrilla) barbecued, grilled
‹ papa con piel› baked
2 (fam) [estar] ( acalorado) roasting (colloq)
asado 2 sustantivo masculino
asar ( conjugate asar) verbo transitivo
( a la parrilla) to grill;
( con espetón) to spit-roast
‹ papa con piel› to bake
asarse verbo pronominal
asado,-a
I adj Culin roast
cordero asado, roast lamb
figurado estamos asados de calor, we are roasting
II m Culin roast
asar verbo transitivo to roast
' asado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asada
- guarnición
- pollo
- regar
- caldo
- cortar
- piedra
English:
carve up
- gorge
- roast
- barbecue
- boiling
* * *asado, -a♦ adj1. [en el horno] [carne] roast;[papa o patata] [en trozos] roast; [entera con piel] baked;castañas asadas roast chestnuts2. [a la parrilla] [pescado, chorizo] grilled♦ nm1. [carne] roast2. Col, CSur [barbacoa] barbecue3. Col, CSur [reunión] barbecueASADOThe asado is the pre-eminent culinary/social celebration in Argentina and Uruguay. Any occasion is a good excuse - birthdays, wedding anniversaries, public holidays and even an ordinary Sunday will do. An asado is a meal for family and/or friends, at midday or in the evening, where the main dish is beef roasted outdoors on a barbecue. This can be served with potatoes, red peppers, cheese or chicken, and various types of sausages and offal, all cooked on the barbecue. The wood used in the fire gives a unique and unmistakable flavour to the food. It takes some time to get the food ready, so the guests at an asado will have plenty of time to chat and socialize over drinks by the fire.* * *I adj roast atrII m1 roast* * *asado, -da adj: roasted, grilled, broiledasado nm1) : roast2) : barbecued meat3) : barbecue, cookout* * *asado adj1. (carne) roast2. (pescado, patata) baked -
73 locro
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74 matanza
f.1 slaughter (masacre).2 slaughtering (del cerdo). (peninsular Spanish)3 killing, bloodbath, bloodshed, butchery.* * *1 (gen) slaughter2 (del cerdo) pig killing* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [en batalla] slaughter, killing; (Agr) slaughtering; (=temporada) slaughtering season; (fig) slaughter, massacre2) Caribe (=matadero) slaughterhouse; And (=tienda) butcher's, butcher's shop; CAm (=mercado) meat market* * *femenino ( acción de matar) killing, slaughter; (de res, cerdo) slaughter* * *= massacre, slaughter, slaughtering, killing, mass murder, bloodshed, carnage, butchery, mass killing, kill, slaying.Ex. Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as massacres when the indigenous people won and BATTLES when the colonists won.Ex. Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.Ex. These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.Ex. This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.Ex. Some authors concluded that mass murder was analogous to 'femicide'.Ex. The author deals with the vexed issue of copyright passing from the bloodshed provoked by St. Columba's unauthorized copying of a neighbour's book of Psalms in the Sixth century, through the invention of royalties for glassblowers during the Renaissance to Microsoft's problems with free software.Ex. This new horror genre uses humor in the midst of violent gore & carnage.Ex. They charge the West, which has chosen to look the other way, with complicity in the butchery.Ex. By way of background, Mr. Pateman also denies that the Khmer Rouge committed mass killings in Cambodia.Ex. Early rise as your try and catch the predators after their nightly kill.Ex. A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.----* autor de una matanza = mass murderer.* matanza indiscriminada = killing spree, shooting spree, shooting rampage.* * *femenino ( acción de matar) killing, slaughter; (de res, cerdo) slaughter* * *= massacre, slaughter, slaughtering, killing, mass murder, bloodshed, carnage, butchery, mass killing, kill, slaying.Ex: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as massacres when the indigenous people won and BATTLES when the colonists won.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.Ex: These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.Ex: This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.Ex: Some authors concluded that mass murder was analogous to 'femicide'.Ex: The author deals with the vexed issue of copyright passing from the bloodshed provoked by St. Columba's unauthorized copying of a neighbour's book of Psalms in the Sixth century, through the invention of royalties for glassblowers during the Renaissance to Microsoft's problems with free software.Ex: This new horror genre uses humor in the midst of violent gore & carnage.Ex: They charge the West, which has chosen to look the other way, with complicity in the butchery.Ex: By way of background, Mr. Pateman also denies that the Khmer Rouge committed mass killings in Cambodia.Ex: Early rise as your try and catch the predators after their nightly kill.Ex: A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.* autor de una matanza = mass murderer.* matanza indiscriminada = killing spree, shooting spree, shooting rampage.* * *A (acción de matar) killing, slaughter; (de una res, un cerdo) slaughterla matanza se hace cada año en noviembre the animals are slaughtered in November each yearla matanza de ciudadanos inocentes the slaughter o killing of innocent citizens* * *
matanza sustantivo femenino ( acción de matar) killing, slaughter;
(de res, cerdo) slaughter;
matanza sustantivo femenino slaughter
' matanza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carnicería
- salvaje
English:
carnage
- massacre
- orgy
- slaughter
- wholesale
- killing
* * *matanza nf1. [masacre] slaughter2. [de cerdo] [acción] slaughtering* * ** * *matanza nfmasacre: slaughter, butchering* * *matanza n slaughter -
75 sacrificio
m.sacrifice (also figurative).* * *1 sacrifice* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Rel) sacrifice2) [de animal] slaughter, slaughtering* * *a) (privación, renuncia) sacrificeb) ( inmolación) sacrificeofrecer algo/a alguien en sacrificio — to offer (up) something/somebody as a sacrifice
c) ( de res) slaughter* * *= slaughter, slaughtering, sacrifice, self-sacrifice, self-denial.Ex. Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.Ex. These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.Ex. When these habits are general and deeply rooted, it is unwise for the cataloger to ignore them, even if they demand a sacrifice of system and simplicity.Ex. Nationalists tended to depict women as embodying the eternal virtues of self-sacrifice and loyalty and to elevate them as national exemplars.Ex. He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.----* altar de sacrificios = sacrificial altar.* autosacrificio = self-sacrifice.* hacer sacrificios = make + sacrifices.* hacer un sacrificio = make + a sacrifice.* ofrecer un sacrificio = make + a sacrifice.* * *a) (privación, renuncia) sacrificeb) ( inmolación) sacrificeofrecer algo/a alguien en sacrificio — to offer (up) something/somebody as a sacrifice
c) ( de res) slaughter* * *= slaughter, slaughtering, sacrifice, self-sacrifice, self-denial.Ex: Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.
Ex: These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.Ex: When these habits are general and deeply rooted, it is unwise for the cataloger to ignore them, even if they demand a sacrifice of system and simplicity.Ex: Nationalists tended to depict women as embodying the eternal virtues of self-sacrifice and loyalty and to elevate them as national exemplars.Ex: He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.* altar de sacrificios = sacrificial altar.* autosacrificio = self-sacrifice.* hacer sacrificios = make + sacrifices.* hacer un sacrificio = make + a sacrifice.* ofrecer un sacrificio = make + a sacrifice.* * *1 (privación, renuncia) sacrificelo ha conseguido a costa de muchos sacrificios she's achieved it by making a lot of sacrifices o by doing without a lot of things2 (inmolación) sacrificeofreció un sacrificio he offered a sacrificeofreció a su hijo en sacrificio he offered (up) his son as a sacrificeel santo sacrificio de la misa the holy sacrifice of mass3 (de una res) slaughter* * *
sacrificio sustantivo masculino
sacrificio sustantivo masculino sacrifice
' sacrificio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
premiar
- premio
- espíritu
- hacer
- ofrecer
- precio
- sublime
English:
sacrifice
- sacrificial
- self-sacrifice
* * *sacrificio nm1. [de animal] [para consumo] slaughter;[por enfermedad] slaughter, destruction2. [a los dioses] sacrificeel sacrificio del altar the sacrifice of the altar3. [renuncia] sacrifice;me costó muchos sacrificios I had to make a lot of sacrifices* * *m tben béisbol sacrifice* * *sacrificio nm: sacrifice* * *sacrificio n sacrifice -
76 mince
[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) hakke2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) trippe2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) hakkekød- mincer- mincing
- mincingly
- mincemeat* * *[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) hakke2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) trippe2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) hakkekød- mincer- mincing
- mincingly
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77 cocido
adj.cooked, boiled, soft-boiled.m.stew.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cocer.* * *1 COCINA stew————————1→ link=cocer cocer► adjetivo1 cooked (en agua) boiled; (al horno) baked1 COCINA stew\estar cocido,-a familiar to be sloshed* * *noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (Culin) boiled, cooked2) (=borracho)estar cocido — * to be sloshed *
3) (=acalorado)estar cocido — * to be roasting *
4)estar cocido en algo — * to be well versed in sth, be expert at sth
2.SM Esp stew ( of meat, bacon, chickpeas etc)* * *I- da adjetivo1) (Coc)a) ( hervido) <huevos/verduras> boiledb) (CS) ( no crudo) cookedmuy/poco cocido — well done/rare
2) < arcilla> fired3) (fam) ( borracho) plastered (colloq)IImasculino (Cul)a) (Esp) stew ( made with meat and chickpeas)b) (Col, Ven) stew (made with meat, plantains and cassava)* * *= stew.Ex. For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.----* jamón cocido = boiled ham.* * *I- da adjetivo1) (Coc)a) ( hervido) <huevos/verduras> boiledb) (CS) ( no crudo) cookedmuy/poco cocido — well done/rare
2) < arcilla> fired3) (fam) ( borracho) plastered (colloq)IImasculino (Cul)a) (Esp) stew ( made with meat and chickpeas)b) (Col, Ven) stew (made with meat, plantains and cassava)* * *= stew.Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
* jamón cocido = boiled ham.* * *A ( Coc)1 (hervido) ‹huevos/verduras› boiled2 ( RPl) (no crudo) cookedme gusta la carne muy/poco cocida I like my meat well done/rareesas salchichas ya vienen cocidas those sausages are ready-cookedB ‹arcilla› firedstew ( made with meat and chickpeas)ganarse el cocido ( fam); to earn a living* * *
Del verbo cocer: ( conjugate cocer)
cocido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
cocer
cocido
cocer ( conjugate cocer) verbo transitivo
( hervir) to boil;
cocerse verbo pronominal
1 [verduras/arroz] ( hacerse) to cook;
( hervir) to boil;
2 (Chi) [ bebé] to have a diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash
cocido 1◊ -da adjetivo
◊ muy/poco cocido well done/rare
cocido 2 sustantivo masculino
cocer
I verbo transitivo
1 to cook
(hervir) to boil
(el pan, una masa) to bake
2 (un ladrillo, cerámica) to fire
II vi (un líquido) to boil
cocido sustantivo masculino Culin stew
' cocido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hecha
- hecho
- bien
- puchero
English:
done
- earthenware
- plastered
- stew
- boil
- ham
- under
- well
* * *cocido, -a♦ adj1. [alimentos] cooked;[hervido] boiled2. [barro] fired♦ nmstewcocido madrileño = chickpea stew, containing meat, sausage and potatoes* * *I adj boiledII m stew* * *cocido, -da adj1) : boiled, cooked2)bien cocido : well-donecocido nmestofado, guisado: stew* * *cocido1 adj cookedcocido2 n stew -
78 dietista
f. & m.dietician. ( Latin American Spanish)* * *1 dietician* * *SMF dietician* * *= dietitian [dietician], diet expert.Ex. The author, a dietitian, distinguishes fact from fiction with statements regarding a variety of foods -- potatoes, honey, carrots, lemon and grapefruit juices, white bread, garlic, red meat and oranges.Ex. I have listened to diet experts, well-meaning friends and family, and many 'other voices' while disregarding the voice within -- my body speaking wisdom to me.* * *= dietitian [dietician], diet expert.Ex: The author, a dietitian, distinguishes fact from fiction with statements regarding a variety of foods -- potatoes, honey, carrots, lemon and grapefruit juices, white bread, garlic, red meat and oranges.
Ex: I have listened to diet experts, well-meaning friends and family, and many 'other voices' while disregarding the voice within -- my body speaking wisdom to me.* * *dietitian, dietician* * *dietista nmfAm dietician* * *m/f dietician, dietitian* * *dietista nmf: dietitian -
79 experto en dietética
(n.) = dietitian [dietician], diet expertEx. The author, a dietitian, distinguishes fact from fiction with statements regarding a variety of foods -- potatoes, honey, carrots, lemon and grapefruit juices, white bread, garlic, red meat and oranges.Ex. I have listened to diet experts, well-meaning friends and family, and many 'other voices' while disregarding the voice within -- my body speaking wisdom to me.* * *(n.) = dietitian [dietician], diet expertEx: The author, a dietitian, distinguishes fact from fiction with statements regarding a variety of foods -- potatoes, honey, carrots, lemon and grapefruit juices, white bread, garlic, red meat and oranges.
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80 ajo
m.garlic.ajo tierno = green stalk of young garlic plant¡ajo y agua! (informal) too bad!, tough!andar o estar en el ajo (figurative) to be in on itpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ajar.* * *1 garlic\ajo tierno young garlic* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Bot, Culin) garlicun ajo — a clove of garlic; (=salsa) garlic sauce
- ¡ajo y agua!2) * (=palabrota) swearword, oath, curse* * *masculino (Coc) garlicechar or soltar ajos (y cebollas) — (AmL fam) to swear
estar (metido) en el ajo — (fam) to be involved
* * *= garlic.Ex. The author, a dietitian, distinguishes fact from fiction with statements regarding a variety of foods -- potatoes, honey, carrots, lemon and grapefruit juices, white bread, garlic, red meat and oranges.----* ajo en polvo = garlic powder.* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.* con olor a ajo = garlicky.* con sabor a ajo = garlicky.* diente de ajo = garlic clove, clove of garlic.* pan con ajo = garlic bread.* pan de ajo = garlic bread.* prensa-ajos = garlic press, garlic crusher.* prensa de ajos = garlic press, garlic crusher.* prensa para ajos = garlic press, garlic crusher.* sal de ajo = garlic salt.* * *masculino (Coc) garlicechar or soltar ajos (y cebollas) — (AmL fam) to swear
estar (metido) en el ajo — (fam) to be involved
* * *= garlic.Ex: The author, a dietitian, distinguishes fact from fiction with statements regarding a variety of foods -- potatoes, honey, carrots, lemon and grapefruit juices, white bread, garlic, red meat and oranges.
* ajo en polvo = garlic powder.* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.* con olor a ajo = garlicky.* con sabor a ajo = garlicky.* diente de ajo = garlic clove, clove of garlic.* pan con ajo = garlic bread.* pan de ajo = garlic bread.* prensa-ajos = garlic press, garlic crusher.* prensa de ajos = garlic press, garlic crusher.* prensa para ajos = garlic press, garlic crusher.* sal de ajo = garlic salt.* * *A ( Coc) garlicun diente de ajo a clove of garlicesto tiene mucho ajo there's a lot of garlic in this, this is really garlicky ( colloq)puse unos ajitos I added a little garlic o a few cloves of garlic¡ajo y agua! ( fam euf); I'll/you'll/she'll have to grin and bear it o put up with itechar or soltar ajos (y cebollas) ( AmL fam); to cuss ( AmE colloq), to eff and blind ( BrE colloq), to swearestar en el ajo ( fam); to be in the knowestar metido en el ajo ( fam); to be involvedvarios senadores están (metidos) en el ajo several senators are mixed up in it o are involved* * *
Del verbo ajar: ( conjugate ajar)
ajo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
ajó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
ajar
ajo
ajo sustantivo masculino (Coc) garlic;
ajo sustantivo masculino garlic
cabeza de ajo, head of garlic
diente de ajo, clove of garlic
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar en el ajo, to be in on it
fam hum ¡ajo y agua!, like it or lump it!
' ajo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
- diente
- picar
- picada
- picado
- repetir
- chafar
- machacar
- machucar
- oler
- triturar
English:
agree
- clove
- crush
- garlic
- garlicky
- repeat
- swear by
* * *ajo1 nm[planta, condimento] garlic;un diente de ajo a clove of garlic;Fam Euf¡ajo y agua! too bad!, tough!;Famen el ajo: pregúntale a ella, que está en el ajo ask her, she's in on it o in the know;Famvarios funcionarios están metidos en el ajo a number of civil servants are mixed up in the affairajo blanco cold garlic soup;ajo tierno = green stalk of young garlic plantgoo-goo* * *m BOT garlic;estar oandar en el ajo fam be in the know fam* * *ajo nm: garlic* * *ajo n garlic
См. также в других словарях:
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