butter [ˈbʌtəʳ]
butter [ˈbʌtə(r)]
sustantivo
1mantequilla (f) manteca (f) (RP)
- she looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth (sentido figurado) -> parece incapaz de matar una mosca, parece como si no hubiera roto un plato en su vida (español de España)
- butter bean -> = tipo de judía (f) blanca
- butter dish -> mantequera (f)
- butter knife -> cuchillo (m) de mantequilla or manteca (RP)
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butter [ba-ta
sustantivo
1mantequilla. (América)
2(Quím.) Manteca, nombre que se daba antiguamente a varias preparaciones por su consistencia semejante a la de la manteca, como manteca de antimonio, arsénico, estaño, etc. Fresh o salt butter, manteca fresca o salada. (m)
- Draw butter -> manteca derretida
- Butter-boat -> bote o vasija para mantequilla derretida en la mesa
- Apple butter -> mermelada o dulce de manzana
- Butter wouldn’t melt in his/her mouth -> es una mosquita muerta
1Untar con manteca o mantequilla, ponerle mantequilla a (bread).
- Buttered toast -> tostadas con mantequilla
2Doblar las puestas, en el juego.
- His bread is buttered on both sides -> él come a dos carrillos, o tiene un empleo que le da dobles emolumentos
- He knows on which side his bread is buttered -> él sabe por dónde va el agua al molino
- His bread is well buttered -> tiene el riñón bien cubierto, está rico
- Butter up -> darle jabón a, hacerle la barba a, hacerle la pata a
va.(Coloq,)
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Verb Conjugation for "butter"
Imperative
- butter
- you butter
- he/she butters
- we butter
- you butter
- they butter
Preterite
- I buttered
- you buttered
- he/she buttered
- we buttered
- you buttered
- they buttered
Present Continuous
- I am buttering
- you are buttering
- he/she is buttering
- we are buttering
- you are buttering
- they are buttering
Present Perfect
- I have buttered
- you have buttered
- he/she has buttered
- we have buttered
- you have buttered
- they have buttered
Past Continuous
- I was buttering
- you were buttering
- he/she was buttering
- we were buttering
- you were buttering
- they were buttering
Past Perfect
- I had buttered
- you had buttered
- he/she had buttered
- we had buttered
- you had buttered
- they had buttered
Future
- I will butter
- you will butter
- he/she will butter
- we will butter
- you will butter
- they will butter
Future Perfect
- I will have buttered
- you will have buttered
- he/she will have buttered
- we will have buttered
- you will have buttered
- they will have buttered
Future Continuous
- I will be buttering
- you will be buttering
- he/she will be buttering
- we will be buttering
- you will be buttering
- they will be buttering
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been buttering
- you have been buttering
- he/she has been buttering
- we have been buttering
- you have been buttering
- they have been buttering
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been buttering
- you will have been buttering
- he/she will have been buttering
- we will have been buttering
- you will have been buttering
- they will have been buttering
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been buttering
- you had been buttering
- he/she had been buttering
- we had been buttering
- you had been buttering
- they had been buttering
