dish out

distribuer, donner

Donner des choses à plusieurs personnes, souvent généreusement ou en grande quantité.

En anglais simple : To give things to people, often freely or in large amounts.

• They dish out free tickets.
• The coach dished out praise after the match.
• Why are you always dishing out advice?

Comment l'utiliser : dish out something to someone (They dished out gifts to the children.); dish something out (The organizer dished the prizes out.)

Synonymes : give out, hand out, distribute

Expressions courantes : dish out money, dish out prizes, dish out advice, dish out criticism

servir

Mettre de la nourriture dans des assiettes ou des bols pour la servir aux gens.

En anglais simple : To put food onto plates or into bowls for people to eat.

• Can you dish out the soup?
• Dad dished out generous portions of rice.
• We were dishing out dinner when the guests arrived.

Comment l'utiliser : dish out something (Please dish out the soup.); dish something out (She dished the rice out into bowls.)

Synonymes : serve, serve up

Expressions courantes : dish out food, dish out soup, dish out dinner

creuser, évider

Enlever de la matière dans du bois ou de la pierre pour former un creux arrondi ou une rigole.

En anglais simple : To remove material from wood or stone to make a curved hollow or channel.

• Dish out the wood with a chisel.
• The mason dished out a shallow gutter.
• They dished out the stone to carry rainwater away.

Comment l'utiliser : dish out something (The worker dished out a channel in the stone.)

Synonymes : hollow out, scoop out

Expressions courantes : dish out stone, dish out wood