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'resəpi(a set of instructions on how to prepare and cook something: a recipe for curry; (also adjective) a recipe book.) recetarecipe n recetathis cake is lovely, can you give me the recipe? esta tarta está buenísima, ¿me puedes dar la receta?tr['resəpɪ]1 receta2 figurative use fórmula\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLrecipe ['rɛsə.pi:] n: receta fn.• receta s.f.'resəpia) ( Culin) receta fa recipe for cheese soufflé — una receta para hacer soufflé de queso; (before n)
recipe book — ( published) libro m de cocina; ( personal) cuaderno m de recetas (de cocina)
b) ( formula)['resɪpɪ]recipe FOR something — fórmula f para algo
1.N receta f (de cocina)a recipe for — (also fig) una receta para
2.CPDrecipe book N — libro m de cocina, recetario m
* * *['resəpi]a) ( Culin) receta fa recipe for cheese soufflé — una receta para hacer soufflé de queso; (before n)
recipe book — ( published) libro m de cocina; ( personal) cuaderno m de recetas (de cocina)
b) ( formula)recipe FOR something — fórmula f para algo
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(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) desastre- disastrously
disaster n desastretr[dɪ'zɑːstəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (flood, earthquake) desastre nombre masculino, catástrofe nombre femenino; (crash, sinking, fire) desastre nombre masculino, siniestro\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a recipe for disaster buscarse problemasto spell disaster for somebody/something resultar desastroso,-a para alguien/algodisaster fund fondo para los damnificadosdisaster [dɪ'zæstər] n: desastre m, catástrofe fn.• desastre s.m.• siniestro s.m.dɪ'zæstər, dɪ'zɑːstə(r)1) c (flood, earthquake) catástrofe f, desastre m; (crash, sinking) siniestro m, desastre m; (before n)disaster fund — fondo m para los damnificados
2) ca) ( fiasco) desastre mb) ( hopeless person) (colloq) desastre m (fam)3) u ( misfortune)[dɪ'zɑːstǝ(r)]disaster struck — ocurrió or se produjo una catástrofe
1. N2) (=inept person) desastre m2.CPDdisaster area N — zona f catastrófica
he's a walking disaster area — hum es un puro desastre
disaster fund N — fondo m de ayuda para casos de desastre
disaster movie N — película f de catástrofes
disaster relief N — (=aid) ayuda f a las víctimas de una catástrofe
disaster victim N — víctima f de una catástrofe
disaster zone N — zona f catastrófica
* * *[dɪ'zæstər, dɪ'zɑːstə(r)]1) c (flood, earthquake) catástrofe f, desastre m; (crash, sinking) siniestro m, desastre m; (before n)disaster fund — fondo m para los damnificados
2) ca) ( fiasco) desastre mb) ( hopeless person) (colloq) desastre m (fam)3) u ( misfortune)disaster struck — ocurrió or se produjo una catástrofe
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