margarine
To spread or cover with margarineTo spread or cover (something) with margarine.
» Can you tell butter from margarine?
Kannst du Butter von Margarine unterscheiden? — uschi
Ты можешь отличить масло от маргарина? — sharptoothed
Ти можеш відрізнити масло від маргарину? — deniko
Ви можете відрізнити масло від маргарину? — deniko
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1 sensesTo spread or cover (something) with margarine.
Examples
37 sentencesCan you tell butter from margarine?
Ти можеш відрізнити масло від маргарину? — deniko
ruТы можешь отличить масло от маргарина? — sharptoothed
deKannst du Butter von Margarine unterscheiden? — uschi
She used margarine instead of butter.
Вона скористалася маргарином замість масла. — deniko
ruОна использовала маргарин вместо масла. — marafon
I used margarine instead of butter.
ruВместо масла я взял маргарин. — alik_farber
deAnstelle von Butter habe ich Margarine genommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom used margarine instead of butter.
I usually use margarine instead of butter.
Origin
Borrowed from French margarine, from acide margarique (“margaric acid”), from Ancient GreeBorrowed from French margarine, from acide margarique (“margaric acid”), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”), in allusion to its pearly lustre, with the suffix -ine, influenced by glycérine (“glycerine”). French chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul named margaric acid after its pearl-like crystallization.
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Forms
margarines, margarining, margarined, margarined| Base form | margarine · to margarine |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | margarines |
| Present participle | margarining |
| Past simple | margarined |
| Past participle | margarined |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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