crumble

s’émietter, émietter, s’effriter

Se briser en petits morceaux ou réduire quelque chose en petits morceaux.

En anglais simple : To break, or make something break, into small pieces.

• The dry bread crumbled.
• Crumble the cheese over the pasta.
• The old wall crumbled when they touched it.

Comment l'utiliser : crumble into something (The dry cake crumbled into tiny pieces.); crumble something over something (Crumble some cheese over the salad.)

Synonymes : break up, disintegrate

Expressions courantes : crumble into pieces, crumble something over, crumble away, crumble to dust

crumble

Dessert cuit au four, composé de fruits recouverts de miettes faites de farine, de beurre et de sucre.

En anglais simple : A baked dessert with fruit under a layer of small pieces made from flour, butter, and sugar.

• We made an apple crumble.
• Serve the crumble warm with custard.
• She used blackberries in her fruit crumble.

Synonymes : crisp, crunch

Expressions courantes : apple crumble, fruit crumble, crumble topping