butter

Butter

Ein weiches, gelbes Lebensmittel aus Milch, das man auf Brot streicht oder zum Kochen verwendet.

In einfachem Englisch: A soft yellow food made from milk, used on bread and in cooking.

• I like butter on toast.
• Melt the butter in a small pan.
• Did you put any butter in this cake?

Häufige Wendungen: spread butter, melted butter, salted butter, butter on toast

Lebensunterhalt, Brotverdienst

In „bread and butter“ die Arbeit oder das Geschäft, das den größten Teil des Einkommens liefert.

In einfachem Englisch: In 'bread and butter', the work or business that provides most of someone's income.

• Repairs are our bread and butter.
• Teaching was her bread and butter for years.
• We cannot afford to lose our bread-and-butter business.

Synonyme: livelihood

Häufige Wendungen: bread and butter, bread-and-butter work, bread-and-butter business

Grundbedürfnisse, Alltagsfragen

In „bread and butter“ die grundlegenden Dinge des täglichen Lebens, etwa Arbeit und Geld.

In einfachem Englisch: In 'bread and butter', the basic practical things people need, such as jobs and money.

• Voters care about bread-and-butter issues.
• Housing is a bread-and-butter concern for many families.
• The debate focused on bread-and-butter questions such as wages.

Häufige Wendungen: bread and butter, bread-and-butter issues, bread-and-butter concerns

sanfte Landung

Eine besonders weiche Landung eines Flugzeugs, bei der man kaum einen Stoß spürt.

In einfachem Englisch: A very smooth landing by an aircraft.

• That landing was butter.
• The wheels touched the runway gently: pure butter.
• After several rough attempts, his final landing was total butter.

Häufige Wendungen: total butter, pure butter

mit Butter bestreichen

Butter auf Brot oder ein anderes Lebensmittel streichen.

In einfachem Englisch: To spread the yellow food made from milk on bread or other food.

• Please butter the toast.
• She buttered two slices of bread.
• Would you like me to butter your roll?

Häufige Wendungen: butter toast, butter the bread, butter a roll