pickle

1. (Australia, Canada, US, countable, uncountable)A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.

   A pickle goes well with a hamburger.

   vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar

2. (countable, in the plural, often, uncountable)Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.

   eingelegtes Gemüse

   соле́ньеsolénʹje

   солі́нняsolínnja, пі́куліpíkuli

3. (UK, countable, uncountable)A sweet, vinegary pickled chutney popular in Britain.

4. (countable, uncountable)The brine used for preserving food.

   This tub is filled with the pickle that we will put the small cucumbers into.

   Lake

   рассо́лrassól

   рупа́rupá, квасkvas, розсі́лrozsíl

5. (countable, informal, uncountable)A difficult situation; peril.

   The climber found himself in a pickle when one of the rocks broke off.

   Tinte, Patsche, Schlamassel

   неприє́мне стано́вищеnepryjémne stanóvyšče

   informal terms for a difficult situation

6. (countable, endearing, uncountable)A mildly mischievous loved one.

   Frechdachs

7. (countable, uncountable)A rundown.

   Jones was caught in a pickle between second and third.

8. (uncountable)A children’s game with three participants that emulates a baseball rundown

   The boys played pickle in the front yard for an hour.

9. (countable, slang, uncountable)A penis.

   eingelegte Gurke, saure Gurke, Essiggurke

   солёный огуре́цsoljónyj oguréc, ки́слый огуре́цkíslyj oguréc, ква́шеный огуре́цkvášenyj oguréc

   ква́шений огіро́кkvášenyj ohirók, соло́ний огіро́кsolónyj ohirók, марино́ваний огіро́кmarynóvanyj ohirók

10. (countable, slang, uncountable)A pipe for smoking methamphetamine.

    Load some shards in that pickle.

11. (countable, uncountable)A bath of dilute sulphuric or nitric acid, etc., to remove burnt sand, scale, rust, etc., from the surface of castings, or other articles of metal, or to brighten them or improve their colour.

12. (countable, uncountable)In an optical landing system, the hand-held controller connected to the lens, or apparatus on which the lights are mounted.

1. Where are the pickles?

   Де солоні огірки?

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2. Mary found herself in a pickle.

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3. Tom bought three jars of dill pickles.

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4. Tom bought a jar of dill pickles.

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5. I don't want pickles on my sandwich.

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