cocktail

cocktail

Bevanda alcolica preparata mescolando un liquore forte con altre bevande o ingredienti.

In inglese semplice: An alcoholic drink made by mixing a strong alcoholic drink with other drinks or ingredients.

• She ordered a cocktail at the bar.
• These cocktails contain rum and pineapple juice.
• Would you like a cocktail before dinner?

Sinonimi: mixed drink

Espressioni comuni: order a cocktail, cocktail bar, cocktail glass

miscela, cocktail

Combinazione di cose diverse, spesso con un effetto forte o dannoso.

In inglese semplice: A mixture of different things, often one with a strong or harmful effect.

• The water contained a cocktail of chemicals.
• Doctors used a drug cocktail to treat him.
• Fear and anger created a dangerous cocktail.

Come si usa: cocktail of something (The river carried a cocktail of harmful substances.)

Sinonimi: mixture, mix, blend

Espressioni comuni: cocktail of drugs, toxic cocktail, dangerous cocktail

offrire cocktail

Comprare cocktail per qualcuno come forma di ospitalità.

In inglese semplice: To buy someone mixed alcoholic drinks as a way of entertaining them.

• The host cocktailed his guests before dinner.
• He plans to cocktail the visitors at the hotel bar.
• They dined and cocktailed us throughout our visit.

Espressioni comuni: cocktail someone, cocktail the guests