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"Asad" is a form of "asar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to roast". "Parrillas" is a form of "parrilla", a noun which is often translated as "grill". Learn more about the difference between "asad" and "parrillas" below.
asar(
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sahr
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. to roast
Rodri está asando unos filetes de pechuga de pollo.Rodri is roasting some chicken fillets.
b. to grill
Me gusta mucho cómo le sale cuando asa la carne mi tío.I really like how my uncle's meat turns out when he grills it.
a. to grill
Mi exnovia me está asando a preguntas sobre mi novia actual.My ex-girlfriend is grilling me with questions about my current girlfriend.
asarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to be terribly hot)
a. to be roasting
Voy a prender el aire acondicionado porque me estoy asando.I'm going to turn on the air conditioning because I'm roasting.
b. to be boiling hot
Fuimos a la playa en junio, pero no lo disfrutamos porque nos estábamos asando el tiempo entero.We went to the beach in June, but we didn't enjoy it because it was boiling hot the whole time.
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la parrilla(
pah
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rree
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yah
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. grill
Hice un trato con mi esposo. Yo me encargo de asar los filetes si él se encarga de limpiar la parrilla después.I made a deal with my husband. I'll take care of grilling the steaks as long as he takes care of cleaning the grill afterwards.
Asaremos los filetes en la parrilla.We'll cook the steaks on the grill.
b. broiler
Marine la carne y póngala en la parrilla.Marinate the meat and put it on the broiler.
a. grillroom
Fuimos a comer a una parrilla del centro.We had lunch in a grillroom downtown.
a. guide
La parrilla dice que pasarán la película a las 7 pm.The guide says the movie will be shown at 7 pm.
b. schedule
Podemos consultar la parrilla para ver qué podemos ver.We can look at the schedule to see what we can watch.
4. (on a car)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. roof rack
Pusimos las maletas más grandes en la parrilla del carro.We put the biggest suitcases on the car's roof rack.
5. (of a bicycle or motorcycle)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. carrier
El repartidor lleva los periódicos en la parrilla de su bici.The paperboy has the newspapers on his bike's carrier.
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