curry

カレー

肉や魚、野菜を香辛料入りのソースで煮た料理。ご飯と食べることが多い。

やさしい英語で： A dish of meat, fish, or vegetables cooked in a spicy sauce, often eaten with rice.

• We had curry for dinner.
• This vegetable curry is quite mild.
• Would you like rice with your chicken curry?

よく使う表現： chicken curry, vegetable curry, curry and rice

取り入る、機嫌を取る

相手を褒めたり喜ばせたりして、気に入られようとすること。

やさしい英語で： To try to gain someone’s approval by praising them or doing things to please them.

• He wants to curry favour with the boss.
• She curried favor by praising every suggestion.
• They gave expensive gifts to curry favour with local officials.

使い方： curry favour with someone (He tried to curry favour with his manager.)

類義語： flatter

よく使う表現： curry favour, curry favor, curry favour with someone

カレー味にする

食べ物をカレーソースで調理したり、カレーの味をつけたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To cook or flavour food with a spicy sauce.

• We can curry the chicken.
• She curried the leftover vegetables for dinner.
• Have you ever curried fish?

よく使う表現： curry some chicken, curry the vegetables

馬をブラシで手入れする

専用のブラシやくしで馬の毛をこすり、きれいにすること。

やさしい英語で： To clean a horse’s coat by rubbing it with a special brush or comb.

• She curries the horse every morning.
• He curried the pony before the ride.
• Curry the muddy coat gently.

類義語： groom, brush

よく使う表現： curry a horse, curry the pony