roast

roast
I 1. [rəʊst]
nome gastr. arrosto m.; AE (barbecue) barbecue m., grigliata f.
2.
aggettivo [meat] arrosto; [potatoes] al forno

roast beef — roast beef, rosbif

roast chestnuts — castagne arrosto, caldarroste

II 1. [rəʊst]
verbo transitivo
1) arrostire, cuocere al forno [meat, potatoes]; arrostire [chestnuts]; tostare [coffee beans]
2) colloq. (criticize severely)

to be roasted alive — fig. essere stroncato o demolito

2.
verbo intransitivo [meat] arrostirsi, arrostire

I'm roasting! — colloq. fig. sto morendo di caldo!

* * *
[rəust] 1. verb
1) (to cook or be cooked in an oven, or over or in front of a fire etc: to roast a chicken over the fire; The beef was roasting in the oven.) arrostire
2) (to heat (coffee-beans) before grinding.) torrefare
2. adjective
(roasted: roast beef/chestnuts.) arrosto, arrostito
3. noun
(meat that has been roasted or is for roasting: She bought a roast; a delicious roast.) arrosto
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[rəʊst]
1. n
arrosto
2. adj
arrosto inv

roast beef — arrosto di manzo

roast chicken — pollo arrosto

roast pork — arrosto di maiale

3. vt
(meat) arrostire, (coffee) tostare
4. vi
arrostire

I'm roasting! fam — sto crepando dal caldo!

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roast /rəʊst/
A n.
1 [cu] arrosto: cold roast, arrosto freddo; pork roast, arrosto di maiale
2 [u] (metall.) arrostimento
3 tostatura (del caffè)
4 (USA) grigliata; barbecue
B a. attr.
arrosto; arrostito: roast meat, carne arrostita; arrosto; roast beef, manzo arrosto; roast beef; roast chicken, pollo arrosto; roast pork, carne di maiale arrosto; arrosto di maiale; roast mutton, arrosto di castrato; roast chestnut, caldarrosta.
(to) roast /rəʊst/
A v. t.
1 arrostire: to roast meat on a spit, arrostire carne allo spiedo; to roast chestnuts, arrostire le castagne; fare le caldarroste
2 tostare, torrefare (caffè): to roast coffee beans, tostare i chicchi del caffè
3 (metall.) arrostire
4 (fam.) criticare; stroncare
5 (fam. USA) prendere in giro; sfottere (pop.)
B v. i.
1 fare l'arrosto
2 arrostirsi: This joint should roast well, questo taglio di carne dovrebbe arrostirsi bene
3 (del caffè) tostarsi
● (fig.) to roast oneself, arrostirsi (al sole) □ (fam.) to be roasting, crepare dal caldo: I'm roasting!, sto crepando dal caldo!; It's roast hot in here, qui dentro si crepa dal caldo.
* * *
I 1. [rəʊst]
nome gastr. arrosto m.; AE (barbecue) barbecue m., grigliata f.
2.
aggettivo [meat] arrosto; [potatoes] al forno

roast beef — roast beef, rosbif

roast chestnuts — castagne arrosto, caldarroste

II 1. [rəʊst]
verbo transitivo
1) arrostire, cuocere al forno [meat, potatoes]; arrostire [chestnuts]; tostare [coffee beans]
2) colloq. (criticize severely)

to be roasted alive — fig. essere stroncato o demolito

2.
verbo intransitivo [meat] arrostirsi, arrostire

I'm roasting! — colloq. fig. sto morendo di caldo!


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