tostar

to toast

tostar(tohs-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (culinary)

a. to toast (bread)

Para desayunar, tuesto unas rebanadas de pan y después les pongo mantequilla y mermelada.

For breakfast, I toast some slices of bread and then I put butter and jam on them.

b. to roast (coffee)

Julia prefiere tostar el café en casa en vez de comprarlo tostado en el supermercado.

Julia prefers to roast coffee at home instead of buying it roasted in the supermarket.

c. to brown (meat)

Este bistec no está suficientemente cocido para mi gusto; tuéstalo cinco minutos más.

This steak is not cooked enough for my liking; brown it another five minutes.

2. (to suntan)

a. to tan

Ando a la playa en biquini para que el sol tueste mis hombros.

I go to the beach in a bikini so that the sun tans my shoulders.

tostarse

pronominal verb

3. (to suntan)

a. to tan

Acabo de regresar de las vacaciones, pero parece que no me tostaba tanto.

I just got back from vacation, but it seems like I didn't tan very much.

b. to get brown

Los pelirrojos deben tener un especial cuidado al tumbarse al sol a tostarse.

Redheads should be especially careful when lying in the sun to get brown.