glaze

glaçage

Couche lisse sur un aliment, qui lui donne du goût ou de la brillance.

En anglais simple : A smooth covering on food that adds flavor or makes it look shiny.

• The cake has a lemon glaze.
• Brush the ham with a honey glaze.
• She poured the warm glaze over the doughnuts.

Expressions courantes : sugar glaze, lemon glaze, glaze on something

glaçure, émail

Revêtement liquide qui rend la poterie lisse, brillante ou colorée après cuisson.

En anglais simple : A liquid covering that makes pottery smooth, shiny, or colored after heating.

• The bowl has a blue glaze.
• She applied glaze to the clay vase.
• The glaze became shiny when the pot was fired.

Expressions courantes : ceramic glaze, blue glaze, apply glaze

glacis

Fine couche de peinture qui laisse voir la couleur en dessous.

En anglais simple : A thin layer of paint that lets the color underneath show through.

• The artist added a red glaze.
• A thin glaze warmed the colors underneath.
• Several glazes gave the painting greater depth.

Expressions courantes : transparent glaze, oil glaze, glaze of color

glacer, émailler

Recouvrir quelque chose d’une fine couche qui lui donne de la couleur, du goût ou de la brillance.

En anglais simple : To cover something with a thin layer that gives it color, flavor, or shine.

• Glaze the cake before serving.
• She glazed the bowl before firing it.
• The baker glazed the buns with warm syrup.

Comment l'utiliser : glaze something with something (Glaze the carrots with a little honey.)

Synonymes : coat

Expressions courantes : glaze a cake, glaze a pot, glaze with honey

vitrer

Installer du verre dans une fenêtre ou un autre cadre.

En anglais simple : To put glass into a window or another frame.

• They glazed the new windows yesterday.
• We need someone to glaze the porch.
• The door was glazed with thick glass.

Comment l'utiliser : glaze something with something (They glazed the door with safety glass.)

Expressions courantes : glaze a window, glaze a door