dish
gb/dˈɪʃ/ us/dˈɪʃ/
A1
Anglais
~ 2800
Sens
0 sens
Nom
A1
entity
1
Shallow container for food
A shallow container, usually round, used to hold or serve food.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] puts [food] in [a dish]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'dish' with 'plate'. A plate is flat, while a dish can be flat or slightly deep and is a more general term.
Synonymes
plate (Often refers to a flat dish used for individual servings.)
Antonymes
bowl (A deeper container for food, usually used for liquids or loose items.)
Collocations
wash the dishes
|dirty dish
|serving dish
|dish rack
|dish towel
Thèmes
daily life
|food
|food_drink
|daily_life
|housing
Exemples
- She placed the salad in a large serving dish.
- The soup spilled over the edge of the dish.
- He handed me a dish of fresh strawberries.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I put rice on the dish.
- The dish is on the table.
- She washes the dish after dinner.
Nom
A2
entity
2
Prepared food item
A type of food made in a special way for eating.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] prepares [a dish]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse 'dish' with 'plate' when talking about food they like; 'dish' refers to the type of food, not the object it is on.
Synonymes
meal (Refers to the whole eating occasion, not just one prepared food item.)
Antonymes
drink (Refers to a liquid consumed rather than solid food.)
Collocations
main dish
|side dish
|traditional dish
|signature dish
|favorite dish
Thèmes
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- Sushi is my favorite Japanese dish.
- The restaurant's signature dish is roasted lamb.
- We tried a new pasta dish last night.
Exemples pédagogiques
- Pizza is my favorite dish.
- This dish is very spicy.
- He cooks a special fish dish.
Nom
informal
B2
entity
3
Attractive person (informal)
An informal word for a very good-looking person.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] is a real dish
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may try to use this in formal writing; it should be avoided outside informal contexts.
Synonymes
babe (Informal and sometimes more sexualized than 'dish'.)
Antonymes
plain-looking person (Someone not considered physically attractive.)
Collocations
real dish
Thèmes
appearance
|informal
|relationships
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- Wow, your new boyfriend is quite a dish!
- She walked into the party looking like a real dish.
- Back in college, he was considered a real dish.
Exemples pédagogiques
- He is a real dish.
- She thinks her friend is a dish.
- The actor is a dish in that movie.
Verbe
informal
B2
action
4
Share gossip or information
To tell interesting or secret information about people.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] dishes [information/gossip] (about [someone/something])
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse 'dish' in this sense with its literal meaning related to food; context usually makes it clear.
Synonymes
gossip (More general and can be used as both noun and verb.)
Antonymes
keep quiet (To not share information or gossip.)
Collocations
dish the dirt
Thèmes
communication
|informal
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- Come on, dish! What happened at the party?
- She loves to dish about her coworkers.
- They were dishing the latest celebrity scandals.
Exemples pédagogiques
- Please dish about the meeting.
- She likes to dish about her friends.
- He dishes about famous people.
Verbe
A2
action
5
Serve food onto plates
To put food on plates for people to eat.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] dishes [food] (onto/into [something])
Synonymes
serve ('Serve' is more general and formal; 'dish' is often used in casual contexts with food.)
Antonymes
clear away plates (To remove plates after eating rather than putting food on them.)
Collocations
dish up dinner
Thèmes
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- She dished the pasta onto each plate.
- He dished out generous portions of stew.
- The chef was dishing up meals for the guests.
Exemples pédagogiques
- She dishes rice onto my plate.
- He dishes soup into bowls.
- They dish pasta for everyone.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
dish
API
GB/dˈɪʃ/
US/dˈɪʃ/
Syllabes et accentuation
dish (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (dish)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: dish
- Plural: dishes
Verb
- Base: dish
- 3rd Person Singular: dishes
- Present Participle: dishing
- Past: dished
Famille de mots
Forms
dishes
noun
dishing
verb
dished
verb
Core family
dishwasher
noun A2
Related words
dishcloth
noun
dishware
noun
Advanced or less common
dishy
adjective
Expressions
dish out
1/dˈɪʃ ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Give out something forcefully or generously
To give something, like food or criticism, to many people.
Exemples
- The teacher dished out extra homework to the whole class.
- They were dishing out free samples at the store.
dish up
1/dˈɪʃ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Serve prepared food onto plates
To put cooked food on plates ready to eat.
Exemples
- She dished up the soup and passed it around.
- They dished up plates of pasta for the guests.
dish the dirt
1/dˈɪʃ ðə dˈɚt/
idiom
informal
Share gossip or scandalous details
To tell bad or secret things about someone.
Exemples
- Come on, dish the dirt! What did he say?
- Come on, let’s get coffee and dish the dirt about the party.
- The magazine loves to dish the dirt on celebrities.
- The article dishes the dirt on life inside the royal family.
- They love to sit around and dish the dirt on their coworkers.