zest

scorza di agrumi

Parte esterna sottile e colorata della buccia di limoni, arance o altri agrumi, usata per insaporire.

In inglese semplice: The thin coloured outer skin of a lemon, orange, or similar fruit, used to add flavour.

• Add some lemon zest.
• She mixed orange zest into the cake batter.
• The recipe calls for the zest of two limes.

Sinonimi: peel, rind

Espressioni comuni: lemon zest, grated zest, orange zest

entusiasmo, brio

Grande energia ed entusiasmo nel fare le cose e godersi la vita.

In inglese semplice: Strong energy and excitement about doing things and enjoying life.

• She works with real zest.
• His zest for life inspired his friends.
• The children approached every new activity with zest.

Come si usa: zest for something (Travelling gave her a new zest for life.)

Sinonimi: enthusiasm, gusto, relish

Contrari: apathy

Espressioni comuni: zest for life, with great zest, renewed zest

sapore vivace, piccantezza

Gusto intenso, fresco o piccante che rende il cibo più piacevole.

In inglese semplice: A strong, fresh, or exciting taste that makes food more enjoyable.

• The sauce needs more zest.
• A little chilli adds zest to this soup.
• Fresh ginger gave the dish a welcome zest.

Come si usa: add zest to something (Fresh herbs add zest to the sauce.)

Sinonimi: zing, piquancy

Contrari: blandness

Espressioni comuni: add zest, extra zest, zest to something

brio, vivacità

Energia e vivacità nel modo di suonare o cantare.

In inglese semplice: Lively energy in the way music is played or sung.

• The band played with zest.
• Her singing brought zest to the final chorus.
• The performance lacked the zest of their earlier concerts.

Sinonimi: energy, vigour, liveliness

Contrari: listlessness

Espressioni comuni: play with zest, sing with zest, musical zest

grattugiare la scorza

Togliere grattugiando o raschiando la parte esterna sottile e colorata della buccia di un agrume.

In inglese semplice: To scrape or grate the thin coloured outer skin from a lemon, orange, or similar fruit.

• Zest the lemon first.
• She zested two oranges for the cake.
• Have you zested the lime before squeezing it?

Espressioni comuni: zest a lemon, zest an orange, zest the lime