roast
A piece of meat suited to roastingA piece of meat suited to roasting; meat that has been roasted.
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» I like roasted chestnuts.
Ich mag Röstkastanien. — Manfredo
Мені подобаються печені каштани. — deniko
lukaszpp · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
7 sensesA piece of meat suited to roasting; meat that has been roasted.
Near-synonym: joint
Serve the roast with gravy and mashed potatoes.
Braten
жарко́еžarkóje
a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
A meal consisting of roast foods.
Come over this weekend for Sunday roast.
Braten
жарко́еžarkóje
The degree to which something, especially coffee, is roasted.
Dark roast means that the coffee bean has been roasted to a higher temperature and for a longer period of time than in light roast.
An instance of being severely admonished, criticized, roasted.
A comical event, originally fraternal, where a person is subjected to verbal attack, yet may be praised by sarcasm and jokes.
(Canada, US)A social event at which food is roasted and eaten.
On Memorial Day we hosted a wiener roast in the backyard.
(slang)A creative insult as a response to something someone said.
Examples
170 sentencesI like roasted chestnuts.
Мені подобаються печені каштани. — deniko
deIch mag Röstkastanien. — Manfredo
Tom is roasting coffee beans.
Том обсмажує кавові зерна. — tikan0
How about some more roast beef?
ruКак насчёт добавки ростбифа? — Hellerick
Tom roasts his own coffee beans.
deTom röstet sich seine eigenen Kaffeebohnen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Horseradish tastes good on roast beef sandwiches.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English rosten, a borrowing from Old French rostir (“to roast, to torture withFrom Middle English rosten, a borrowing from Old French rostir (“to roast, to torture with fire”), from Frankish *rōstijan (“to roast, broil”), from Proto-Germanic *raustijaną (“to roast”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- (“to crackle; roast”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian rosterje (“to roast”), Dutch roosten, roosteren (“to roast”), German rösten (“to roast”).
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plural: roastsSynonyms
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