roasting
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roasting(
ros
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tihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (severe telling-off)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. la bronca (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If I don't come up with what I promised, I'll be in for a roasting.Si no entrego lo que prometí, me voy a llevar una buena bronca.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (very hot)
a. abrasador
I stood a few feet away from the roasting heat of the bonfire.Me alejé unos pasos del calor abrasador de la fogata.
b. achicharrante
I remember when it happened - it was a roasting day during the Chicago heatwave.Recuerdo cuándo sucedió - fue un día achicharrante durante la ola de calor en Chicago.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I'm roasting! Can't we have the air conditioning on?¡Me estoy asando! ¿No podemos poner el aire acondicionado?
It's roasting in here. We don't need the central heating on.Aquí hace un calor que te asas. No es necesario prender la calefacción central.
3. (culinary)
a. para asar
This recipe calls for 2 kg of roasting meat.Esta receta requiere 2 kg de carne parar asar.
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