biscuit
gb/bˈɪskət/ us/bˈɪskət/
A2
Engelsk
~ 10000
keksz, amerikai pogácsa, sütőporos zsemle, kutyakeksz, bézs, drapp
NAVNEORD
A2
1
keksz
A2
Brugsmønster:
[someone] eats a biscuit
She dipped a biscuit into her tea and took a bite.
Belemártott egy kekszet a teájába, majd beleharapott.
Please put the biscuits back in the biscuit tin so they don’t go soft.
Kérlek, tedd vissza a kekszeket a kekszes dobozba, hogy ne puhuljanak meg.
We bought a packet of chocolate biscuits for the train journey.
He offered the children a biscuit each if they tidied their toys.
These gluten‑free biscuits taste surprisingly good with coffee.
Læringseksempler
I eat a biscuit with my coffee every morning.
Minden reggel eszem egy kekszet a kávém mellé.
There are only two biscuits left in the packet.
Már csak két keksz maradt a csomagban.
Would you like a biscuit with your tea?
My grandmother bakes biscuits every Sunday.
Please don’t eat biscuits in bed.
Typisk fejl:
Learners often confuse British English 'biscuit' with American English 'biscuit'. In American English, 'biscuit' usually means a type of soft bread, not a sweet crisp snack. Use 'cookie' in American English when you mean a sweet biscuit.
Betydning
small sweet crisp baked snack
Ordforbindelser
chocolate biscuit
|packet of biscuits
|tea and biscuits
|biscuit tin
|homemade biscuits
Synonymer
cookie (The normal word in American English; in British English, often slightly thicker and softer than many biscuits.)
Antonymer
meal (A full serving of food, as opposed to a small sweet snack like a biscuit.)
Temaer
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A small, sweet, hard or crisp cake that you eat as a snack, often with tea or coffee. (In British English, this is what Americans call a cookie.)
A small, usually flat, sweet baked food that is crisp or crunchy, especially eaten as a snack or with a hot drink. In British and many other varieties of English, this is the usual word for what Americans call a cookie.
NAVNEORD
B1
2
Brugsmønster:
[someone] eats a biscuit with [food]
We had fried chicken with biscuits and gravy for dinner.
Vacsorára rántott csirkét ettünk amerikai pogácsával és mártással.
She cut the biscuit dough into rounds and slid them into the oven.
Korongokat szaggatott az amerikai pogácsa tésztájából, majd betette őket a sütőbe.
These buttermilk biscuits are so light and flaky.
He split open a hot biscuit and spread it with butter and honey.
The restaurant serves every meal with a basket of warm biscuits.
Læringseksempler
In the US, I ate biscuits with gravy for breakfast.
Az USA-ban amerikai pogácsát ettem mártással reggelire.
My aunt makes soft biscuits for family dinners.
A nagynéném puha amerikai pogácsát süt a családi vacsorákra.
He put butter on his biscuit while it was still hot.
The recipe says to bake the biscuits for ten minutes.
We ordered soup and biscuits at the café.
Typisk fejl:
Many learners think the American biscuit is the same as the British biscuit. In the US, a biscuit is not usually sweet and is soft like bread, not crisp like a cookie.
Betydning
small soft bread roll (US)
Ordforbindelser
buttermilk biscuits
|biscuits and gravy
|flaky biscuit
|biscuit dough
|freshly baked biscuits
Synonymer
bread roll (A general term for a small bread portion; not always as soft, rich, or flaky as an American biscuit.)
Antonymer
dessert (A sweet course at the end of a meal, while biscuits in this sense are savoury or plain and eaten with the main meal.)
Temaer
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
In American English, a small, soft piece of bread that is baked and eaten hot, often with butter or with gravy at breakfast or dinner.
In American and some Canadian English, a small, soft, bread-like roll, often made with baking powder or baking soda instead of yeast, typically served hot with butter or gravy.
NAVNEORD
A2
3
kutyakeksz
B1
Brugsmønster:
[someone] gives [an animal] a biscuit
If the dog sits when you ask, give her a biscuit.
Ha a kutya leül, amikor kéred tőle, adj neki egy kutyakekszet.
He keeps a bag of dog biscuits by the door for visiting pets.
Az ajtó mellett tart egy zacskó kutyakekszet a látogatóba érkező kutyáknak.
The vet suggested low‑calorie biscuits for overweight dogs.
Our puppy will do any trick for a biscuit.
She put a few biscuits into the dog’s bowl as a treat.
Læringseksempler
The child gave the dog a biscuit.
A gyerek adott a kutyának egy kutyakekszet.
I bought some biscuits for my puppy.
Vettem pár kutyakekszet a kiskutyámnak.
The dog waits for a biscuit after his walk.
Please don’t give the cat dog biscuits.
He used biscuits to train his new dog.
Typisk fejl:
Learners sometimes think a 'dog biscuit' is sweet like a human biscuit. In fact, it is usually made from meat or grains and is not for people to eat.
Betydning
hard dry treat for animals
Ordforbindelser
dog biscuit
|training biscuits
|bone‑shaped biscuit
|give the dog a biscuit
|packet of dog biscuits
Synonymer
treat (A more general word for a special food reward; not always hard or biscuit‑shaped.)
Antonymer
meal (A normal feeding of full food, as opposed to a small extra reward like a biscuit.)
Temaer
animals
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
Definition
A small, hard piece of food that you give to an animal, usually a dog, as a special treat or reward.
A small, hard, dry piece of food given to animals, especially dogs, as a treat or reward.
B2
4
Brugsmønster:
biscuit [noun]
They chose biscuit tiles for the bathroom floor.
Bézs járólapot választottak a fürdőszoba padlójára.
The sofa is a soft biscuit colour that goes with everything.
A kanapé finom bézs színű, ami mindenhez illik.
She preferred a pale biscuit shade on the walls instead of white.
We replaced the dark carpet with a warm biscuit tone.
The horse had a biscuit coat with a darker mane.
Læringseksempler
The walls are a biscuit colour, not white.
A falak bézs színűek, nem fehérek.
She bought a biscuit sofa for her living room.
Bézs kanapét vett a nappalijába.
He likes light biscuit tiles in the kitchen.
The carpet is a soft biscuit shade.
I chose a biscuit paint for the bedroom.
Typisk fejl:
Learners may think 'biscuit' only means food and not understand it can also describe a colour, especially in home or design contexts.
Betydning
light beige‑brown in colour
Ordforbindelser
biscuit tiles
|biscuit carpet
|pale biscuit
|biscuit‑coloured walls
Synonymer
beige (A very similar light brown colour; 'biscuit' is often used more for paint, fabric, or interiors.)
Antonymer
black (A very dark colour, opposite to the pale lightness of biscuit tones.)
Temaer
appearance
|home
|clothing
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Light brown or beige in colour, like the colour of baked bread or cookies.
Describing a light beige or pale brown colour, similar to the colour of a baked biscuit.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
biscuit
IPA
GB/bˈɪskət/
US/bˈɪskət/
Stavelser og tryk
bis - cuit (2 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (bis)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: biscuit
- Plural: biscuit, biscuits
Ordfamilie
Forms
biscuits
noun
Related words
cookie
noun A1
cracker
noun
Advanced or less common
biscuity
adjective
Udtryk
biscuits and gravy
1/bˈɪskəts ˈænd ɡɹˈeɪvi/
fixed phrase
US dish of biscuits with gravy
An American dish made of soft bread biscuits covered with thick gravy, often with pieces of sausage, usually eaten for breakfast.
Eksempler
- We had biscuits and gravy at a diner in Texas.
- My grandfather’s favourite breakfast is biscuits and gravy.
- The restaurant is famous for its homemade biscuits and gravy.
take the biscuit
1/tˈeɪk ðə bˈɪskət/
idiom
informal
be the worst or most extreme case
To be the most extreme, surprising, or annoying example of something, usually in a bad way.
Eksempler
- I’ve heard some silly excuses, but that one really takes the biscuit.
- The traffic is normally bad, but today’s jam takes the biscuit.
- Cancelling at the last minute after we cooked for ten people just takes the biscuit.
tea and biscuits
1/tˈi ˈænd bˈɪskəts/
fixed phrase
hot tea served with biscuits
Tea served with sweet biscuits, eaten as a small snack, especially in British culture.
Eksempler
- We sat down for tea and biscuits after the meeting.
- She invited her neighbour in for tea and biscuits.
- At four o’clock they always stop work for tea and biscuits.