roast

arrostire

Cuocere cibi in forno o sul fuoco, solitamente senza liquidi e senza coprirli.

In inglese semplice: To cook food in an oven or over a fire, usually without liquid or a cover.

• Roast the potatoes for an hour.
• She roasted a chicken for dinner.
• You can roast these vegetables together in one tray.

Come si usa: roast something in something (Roast the chicken in a hot oven.); roast something over something (We roasted the meat over an open fire.)

Espressioni comuni: roast a chicken, roast potatoes, roast in something

sgridare, strigliare

Criticare o rimproverare qualcuno molto duramente, spesso davanti ad altre persone.

In inglese semplice: To criticize someone very harshly, often in front of other people.

• The boss roasted me.
• She roasted him for losing the keys again.
• The coach roasted the players after their poor performance.

Come si usa: roast someone for something (The manager roasted us for missing the deadline.)

Sinonimi: scold, tell off, berate

Contrari: praise

Espressioni comuni: roast someone, roast someone for something

tostare

Scaldare e asciugare qualcosa, spesso per svilupparne il sapore o prepararlo all’uso.

In inglese semplice: To heat and dry something, often to develop its flavor or prepare it for use.

• They roast their own coffee beans.
• She roasted the nuts until they smelled sweet.
• These beans were roasted yesterday.

Espressioni comuni: roast coffee beans, roast nuts, roast cocoa beans

cuocere nella brace

Cuocere cibi mettendoli fra cenere calda, brace o altri materiali riscaldati.

In inglese semplice: To cook food by putting it among hot ashes, glowing pieces of wood, or other heated material.

• We roasted potatoes in the ashes.
• They roast the roots in hot sand.
• The campers roasted their food among the glowing embers.

Come si usa: roast something in something (They roasted the potatoes in hot ashes.)

Espressioni comuni: roast in ashes, roast in embers, roast a potato

arrosto

Grosso pezzo di carne cotto al forno o pronto per essere cotto così.

In inglese semplice: A large piece of meat that is cooked, or ready to be cooked, in an oven.

• The roast is ready.
• She bought a pork roast from the butcher.
• He carved the roast into thick slices.

Sinonimi: joint

Espressioni comuni: beef roast, pork roast, carve a roast

pasto a base di arrosto

Pasto di cibi cotti al forno, solitamente carne con patate e verdure.

In inglese semplice: A meal of food cooked in an oven, usually meat with potatoes and vegetables.

• We had a roast for lunch.
• My mother makes a Sunday roast every week.
• Would you like gravy with your roast?

Sinonimi: roast dinner

Espressioni comuni: Sunday roast, a roast dinner, have a roast

grado di tostatura, tostatura

Misura di quanto qualcosa è stato tostato, soprattutto i chicchi di caffè.

In inglese semplice: The amount of heating used to prepare something, especially coffee beans.

• I prefer a dark roast.
• This light roast has a fruity flavor.
• These beans have a darker roast than our usual coffee.

Sinonimi: roasting level

Espressioni comuni: dark roast, light roast, medium roast

grigliata

Incontro in cui si cuoce il cibo sul fuoco e lo si mangia insieme.

In inglese semplice: A social gathering where people cook food over a fire and eat it together.

• We held a corn roast.
• Friends gathered around the fire for a wiener roast.
• The club’s annual roast takes place by the lake.

Sinonimi: cookout

Espressioni comuni: wiener roast, corn roast, host a roast