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butter [ˈbʌtə(r)]
sustantivo
1. mantequilla (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
1. mantequilla. (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
1. Untar con manteca o mantequilla, ponerle mantequilla a (bread).
- Buttered toast -> tostadas con mantequilla
2. Doblar 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,)
"butter" in the Answers forum
| Q: | So does anyone have an idea why butter is bad for people? |
| A: | It isn´t. It´s only bad if you eat too much of it, as with most things. |
| Q: | How do you say peanut butter? |
| A: | Several options: In some countries, the word "peanut/s" is "maní; in others it is "cachuate" and in others "cachuete". Maybe there are other ways also.… |
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