curry

curry

Plato de carne, pescado o verduras cocinados en una salsa especiada, que suele comerse con arroz.

En inglés sencillo: A dish of meat, fish, or vegetables cooked in a spicy sauce, often eaten with rice.

• We had curry for dinner.
• This vegetable curry is quite mild.
• Would you like rice with your chicken curry?

Expresiones frecuentes: chicken curry, vegetable curry, curry and rice

adular, hacer la pelota

Intentar ganarse la aprobación de alguien elogiándolo o haciendo cosas para agradarle.

En inglés sencillo: To try to gain someone’s approval by praising them or doing things to please them.

• He wants to curry favour with the boss.
• She curried favor by praising every suggestion.
• They gave expensive gifts to curry favour with local officials.

Cómo se usa: curry favour with someone (He tried to curry favour with his manager.)

Sinónimos: flatter

Expresiones frecuentes: curry favour, curry favor, curry favour with someone

preparar al curry

Cocinar o dar sabor a un alimento con una salsa de curry.

En inglés sencillo: To cook or flavour food with a spicy sauce.

• We can curry the chicken.
• She curried the leftover vegetables for dinner.
• Have you ever curried fish?

Expresiones frecuentes: curry some chicken, curry the vegetables

almohazar

Limpiar el pelo de un caballo frotándolo con un cepillo o peine especial.

En inglés sencillo: To clean a horse’s coat by rubbing it with a special brush or comb.

• She curries the horse every morning.
• He curried the pony before the ride.
• Curry the muddy coat gently.

Sinónimos: groom, brush

Expresiones frecuentes: curry a horse, curry the pony