butter

1. (uncountable, usually)A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).

   Butter, Anke, Anke

   ма́слоmáslo, сли́вочное ма́слоslívočnoje máslo

   ма́слоmáslo

   an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use

2. (uncountable, usually)Any of various foodstuffs made from other foods or oils, similar in consistency to, eaten like or intended as a substitute for butter (preceded by the name of the food used to make it).

   peanut butter

   soy butter

   ма́слоmáslo

3. (uncountable, usually)Any of various substances made from other (especially plant-based) oils or fats, used in moisturizers, cosmetics, etc.

4. (attributive, slang, sometimes, uncountable, usually)Something that is smooth, impressive, or appealing. (Compare smooth as butter.)

5. Something that is smooth, impressive, or appealing. (Compare smooth as butter.)

   (attributive, slang, sometimes, uncountable, usually)A smooth plane landing.

   That landing was total butter!

6. Someone or something that butts.

7. Someone or something that butts in; a busybody.

8. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)Any specific soft substance.

   butter of antimony; butter of arsenic

1. I like butter better than cheese.

   Я більше люблю масло, ніж сир. — deniko

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2. He spread butter on the bread.

   Він намазав масло на хліб. — deniko

   ruОн намазал масло на хлеб. — marafon

   deEr schmierte Butter aufs Brot. — jakov

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3. She bought two pounds of butter.

   Вона купила два фунти масла. — deniko

   ruОна купила два фунта масла. — Hellerick

   deSie kaufte zwei Pfund Butter. — BraveSentry

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4. I ate nothing but bread and butter.

   Я нічого не їв, окрім хліба та масла. — ChickenKiev

   ruЯ не ел ничего, кроме хлеба с маслом. — elsteris

   deIch habe nichts als Brot und Butter gegessen. — Vortarulo

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5. People with money were able to buy butter.

   Грошовиті люди мали змогу купити масло. — rozmaita

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uncountable

• buttaalternative slang
• buttahalternative slang