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1 treacle
noun(Brit.)1) (golden syrup) Sirup, der2) see academic.ru/47577/molasses">molasses* * *trea·cle[ˈtri:kl̩]* * *['triːkl]n (Brit)Sirup m* * *treacle [ˈtriːkl] s1. besonders Bra) Sirup mb) Melasse f2. figa) Süßlichkeit f (der Stimme etc)b) süßliches Getue3. MED obs Gegengift n* * *noun(Brit.)1) (golden syrup) Sirup, der* * *n.Sirup nur sing. m. -
2 treacle
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3 treacle pudding
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4 treacle tart
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5 black treacle
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6 black treacle
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7 gingerbread
nounPfefferkuchen, der* * ** * *ˈgin·ger·bread* * *A sB adj besonders ARCH überladen* * *nounPfefferkuchen, der* * *n.Lebkuchen m.Pfeffferkuchen m. -
8 molasses
nounMelasse, die* * *[mə'læsiz]* * *mo·las·ses[mə(ʊ)ˈlæsɪz, AM məˈ-]* * *[məU'lsIz]nMelasse fto be as slow as molasses ( in winter) ( US inf ) — eine (fürchterliche) Transuse sein (inf)
* * *1. US Melasse f2. (Zucker)Sirup m* * *nounMelasse, die* * *n.Sirup nur sing. m. -
9 syrup
nounSirup, dercough syrup — Hustensaft, der
* * *['sirəp, ]( American[) 'sə:-]1) (water or the juice of fruits boiled with sugar and made thick and sticky.) der Sirup2) (a purified form of treacle.) der Sirup•- academic.ru/72973/syrupy">syrupy* * *syr·up[ˈsɪrəp]n no plcough \syrup Hustensaft m* * *(US also) ['sɪrəp]nSirupm (ALSO MED); (= preservative also) Saftmcough syrup (Med) — Hustensaft or -sirup m
* * *2. fig pej sentimentaler Kitsch, süßliches Zeug* * *nounSirup, dercough syrup — Hustensaft, der
* * *n.Sirup nur sing. m.Zuckersaft m.
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Treacle — is a thick, dark sugar syrup produced during raw sugarcane refiningOxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989.] , used chiefly in cooking as a form of sweetener. It has a distinctively strong flavour, slightly bitter, and a richer colour… … Wikipedia
Treacle — Trea cle (tr[=e] k l), n. [OE. triacle a sovereign remedy, theriac, OF. triacle, F. th[ e]riaque (cf. Pr. triacla, tiriaca, Sp. & It. triaca, teriaca), L. theriaca an antidote against the bite of poisonous animals, Gr. ?, fr. ? of wild or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
treacle — (n.) mid 14c., medicinal compound, antidote for poison, from O.Fr. triacle antidote (c.1200), from V.L. *triacula, from L. theriaca, from Gk. theriake (antidotos) antidote for poisonous wild animals, from fem. of theriakos of a wild animal, from… … Etymology dictionary
treacle — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. 1) molasses. 2) golden syrup. DERIVATIVES treacly adjective. ORIGIN originally referring to an antidote against venom: from Greek th riak antidote against venom , from th rion wild beast … English terms dictionary
treacle — [trē′kəl] n. [ME triacle < OFr < L theriaca, antidote for poison < Gr ( antidotos) thēriakē, (remedy) for bites of venomous beasts < thērion, wild beast, dim. of thēr: see FIERCE] 1. Obs. a) a remedy for poison b) any effective remedy … English World dictionary
Treacle — A medicinal compound once in wide use as an antidote to poisons. Treacle was a kind of salve. It was reputed to be a remedy against venomous bites in particular and against poisons in general. It also came to be considered a cure for cancer. The… … Medical dictionary
treacle — trea|cle [ˈtri:kəl] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: triacle, from Latin theriaca, from Greek theriake cure for a poisonous bite , from therion wild animal ] 1.) BrE a thick sweet black sticky liquid that is obtained from the sugar… … Dictionary of contemporary English
treacle — noun 1》 Brit. molasses. ↘golden syrup. 2》 cloying sentimentality or flattery. Derivatives treacly adjective Word History When treacle entered English in the Middle Ages it meant antidote against poison, venomous bites, and disease : it came… … English new terms dictionary
treacle — treacly /tree klee/, adj. /tree keuhl/, n. 1. contrived or unrestrained sentimentality: a movie plot of the most shameless treacle. 2. Brit. a. molasses, esp. that which is drained from the vats used in sugar refining. b. Also called golden syrup … Universalium
treacle — noun Treacle is used before these nouns: ↑tart … Collocations dictionary
treacle — [14] Treacle is etymologically an ‘antidote to the bite of wild animals’. The word comes via Old French triacle and Latin thēriaca from Greek thēriaké. This was short for antídotos thēriaké ‘antidote to poisonous animals’, thēriaké being a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins