three Flashcards
tap
Faucet in UK (tap)
a device that controls the flow of liquid, especially water, from a pipe:
the hot/cold faucet
stir /stɜːr/
to move a liquid or substance around with a spoon or stick in order to mix it together
Stir the paint to make sure it is smooth.
بهم زدن
blunt /blʌnt/
A blunt pencil, knife, etc. is not sharp and therefore not able to write, cut, etc. well.
کند - رک - بی پرده
peeling /piːl/
to remove the skin from fruit or vegetables
پوست کندن
occasionally /əˈkeɪʒənəli/
sometimes, but not regularly and not often
گاه و بیگاه
flour /ˈflaʊ.ɚ/
a powder that is made by crushing wheat or other grain and that is used for making bread, cakes etc
white/wholemeal/rice/wheat etc flour
آرد
shelf life /ˈʃelf ˌlaɪf/
the length of time that a product, especially food, can be kept in a shop before it becomes too old to be sold or used:
Fresh fruit has a very short shelf life.
ماندگاری
collapse /kəˈlæps/
if a building, wall etc collapses, it falls down suddenly, usually because it is weak or damaged
to suddenly fall down or become unconscious because you are ill or weak
سقوط - فروپاشی
lid /lɪd/
a cover for the open part of a pot, box, or other container
درب
stew /stuː/
a type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid:
lamb/bean/fish stew
She prepared a hearty stew for dinner.
خورشت
tender /ˈten.dɚ/
SOFT
(of meat or vegetables) easy to cut or chew (= crush with the teeth):
My steak was beautifully tender.
ترد
greasy /ˈɡriːsi, -zi/
covered in grease or oil SYN oily
چرب
simmer /ˈsɪm.ɚ/
to boil gently, or to cook something slowly by boiling it gently
Bring the soup to the boil and allow it to simmer gently for about half an hour.
sizzle /ˈsɪzəl/
to make a sound like water falling on hot metal
The bacon began to sizzle in the pan.
صدای سوختن کباب روی آتش
soak /soʊk/
to make something very wet, or (of liquid) to be absorbed in large amounts:
The wind had blown the rain in and soaked the carpet.
خیس خوردن
pile /paɪl/
a group of several things of the same type that are put on top of each other SYN stack
pile of
His mother came in carrying a pile of ironing in her arms.
توده
heap /hiːp/
a large untidy pile of things a rubbish heap to put a lot of things on top of each other in an untidy way SYN pile heap on Jean heaped logs on the fire. پشته - توده کپه
overnight /ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt $ ˌoʊvər-/
for or during the night:
an overnight stop in Paris.
شبانه - در مدت شب
cereal /ˈsɪəriəl $ ˈsɪr-/
a breakfast food made from grain and usually eaten with milk
غلات
lick /lɪk/
to move the tongue across the surface of something:
He licked the chocolate off his fingers.
لیسیدن
cornflakes /ˈkɔːnfleɪks $ ˈkɔːrn-/
small flat pieces of crushed corn(1), usually eaten at breakfast with milk
برشتوک
pour /pɔː $ pɔːr/
to make a liquid or other substance flow out of or into a container by holding it at an angle
ریختن
plumber /ˈplʌmə $ -ər/
someone whose job is to repair water pipes, baths, toilets etc
لوله کش
grab /ɡræb/
to take hold of someone or something with a sudden or violent movement SYN snatch
I grabbed my bag and ran off.
گرفتن
rubber /ˈrʌbə $ -ər/
an elastic substance (= that stretches) made either from the juice of particular tropical trees or artificially:
Tyres are almost always made of rubber.
لاستیک
leftover /ˈleftəʊvə $ -oʊvər/
remaining after all the rest has been used, taken, or eaten
a few pieces of leftover carpet
پس مانده
utility
1 [countable usually plural] a service such as gas or electricity provided for people to use
Does your rent include utilities?
2 [countable] a piece of computer software that has a particular use
It’s a simple shareware utility that allows you to print signs and banners.
3 [uncountable] formal the quality of being useful, or the degree to which something is useful
