noodle

Nudel

Langer, dünner Teigstreifen, der in Wasser gekocht und mit Suppe oder Soße gegessen wird.

In einfachem Englisch: A long, thin piece of dough cooked in water and eaten with soup or sauce.

• I made noodle soup for lunch.
• She stirred the noodles into the sauce.
• Would you like rice noodles or wheat noodles?

Häufige Wendungen: noodle soup, rice noodle, noodle dish, noodle bowl

improvisieren

Locker und frei Musik spielen, ohne einem festgelegten Stück zu folgen.

In einfachem Englisch: To play music freely and casually, without following a fixed piece.

• He likes to noodle on guitar.
• She noodled at the piano while we talked.
• The musicians were noodling before the concert began.

So benutzt man es: noodle on something (He likes to noodle on his guitar after work.)

Synonyme: improvise

Häufige Wendungen: noodle on guitar, noodle at the piano

nachdenken, grübeln

Sich Zeit nehmen, um über eine Idee oder ein Problem nachzudenken.

In einfachem Englisch: To spend time thinking about an idea or problem.

• I need to noodle on this.
• We noodled over possible names for the shop.
• She likes to noodle on problems during long walks.

So benutzt man es: noodle on something (Let me noodle on that idea tonight.)

Synonyme: ponder, mull over

Häufige Wendungen: noodle on something, noodle over something