pickle
gb/pˈɪkəl/ us/pˈɪkəl/
A2
Inglese
savanyú uborka, savanyúság, savanyít, pácban van, slamasztika, savanyítólé, páclé, savanyúság leve
SOSTANTIVO
A2
1
savanyúság
B1
Schema d'uso:
a pickle; pickles
He ordered a sandwich with a pickle on the side.
Rendelt egy szendvicset, mellé pedig egy savanyú uborkát.
I like dill pickles, but my sister prefers sweet pickles.
Szeretem a kapros savanyú uborkát, de a nővérem inkább az édesebb csemegeuborkát kedveli.
She opened a jar of pickles and added a few slices to the salad.
Esempi per chi studia
I eat pickles with my lunch.
Ebédhez savanyú uborkát eszem.
This pickle is very sour.
Ez a savanyú uborka nagyon savanyú.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes use pickle to mean a fresh cucumber; a pickle is preserved and usually sour or salty.
Significato
pickled cucumber or vegetable
Collocazioni
dill pickle
|sweet pickle
|pickle slices
|pickle spear
|jar of pickles
|pickle juice
|pickles on a burger
|homemade pickles
|crunchy pickles
|bread-and-butter pickles
Sinonimi
gherkin (Common in British English for a small pickled cucumber.)
Contrari
fresh cucumber (Not preserved in vinegar or brine.)
Temi
food_and_drink
|cooking
|daily_life
Definizione
A cucumber (or other vegetable) kept in vinegar or salt water.
A vegetable, especially a small cucumber, that has been preserved in vinegar or salty water and eaten as a sour or salty food.
VERBO
B1
2
savanyít
B2
Schema d'uso:
pickle [something] (in [vinegar/brine])
We pickle the cucumbers in brine with garlic and dill.
Az uborkát fokhagymás, kapros sós lében savanyítjuk.
She pickled red onions to put on tacos.
Lilahagymát savanyított, hogy a tacókra tegye.
If you pickle the vegetables, they’ll keep for weeks in the fridge.
Esempi per chi studia
My dad pickles onions.
Apám hagymát savanyít.
We pickle cucumbers in vinegar.
Az uborkát ecetben savanyítjuk.
Errore comune:
Pickle is a verb meaning preserve in vinegar/brine; pick is a different verb.
Significato
preserve food in vinegar
Collocazioni
pickle cucumbers
|pickle onions
|pickle vegetables
|quick-pickle
|pickle in vinegar
|pickle in brine
|home-pickled
|pickled with spices
|pickle a batch
|pickle for winter
Sinonimi
preserve (More general; pickle is a specific method using vinegar or brine.)
Contrari
spoil (To go bad instead of being preserved.)
Temi
food_and_drink
|cooking
Definizione
To keep food in vinegar or salt water so it lasts longer.
To preserve (vegetables or other food) by soaking them in vinegar or salty water, often with spices.
SOSTANTIVO
B2
INFORMAL
3
pácban van
B2
slamasztika
C1
Schema d'uso:
in a pickle; get into a pickle; be in a pickle
Missing the last train left us in a pickle.
Az utolsó vonat lekésése miatt nagy pácba kerültünk.
I’m in a pickle because I promised to be at two places at once.
Pácban vagyok, mert megígértem, hogy egyszerre két helyen leszek.
The team was in quite a pickle after the data was deleted.
Esempi per chi studia
We are in a pickle.
Pácban vagyunk.
He got into a pickle at work.
A munkahelyén pácba került.
Errore comune:
Often used with in (in a pickle); using it without the article (in pickle) is usually wrong.
Significato
difficult or awkward situation
Collocazioni
in a pickle
|in a real pickle
|get into a pickle
|land in a pickle
|leave someone in a pickle
|a bit of a pickle
|a fine pickle
|a nasty pickle
Sinonimi
mess (More general and often stronger; pickle can sound lighter or humorous.)
|
bind (Emphasizes being trapped by circumstances.)
Contrari
solution (A way out of a difficult situation.)
|
comfort (A state of ease rather than trouble.)
Temi
daily_life
|problems
|emotions
Definizione
A bad situation that is hard to solve.
A difficult, awkward, or troublesome situation, especially one that is hard to get out of.
SOSTANTIVO
B2
4
Schema d'uso:
in pickle; a pickle of [vinegar/spices]
Save some of the pickle brine for the next batch.
Tegyél félre egy kevés savanyítólevet a következő adaghoz.
The vegetables sat in the pickle overnight to absorb the flavor.
A zöldségek egész éjjel a savanyítólében álltak, hogy magukba szívják az ízeket.
He splashed a little pickle juice into the dressing.
Esempi per chi studia
The onions sit in pickle juice.
A hagyma a savanyúság levében áll.
We used the brine from the pickles.
A savanyú uborka levét használtuk fel.
Errore comune:
In everyday English, people more often say pickle brine or pickle juice than pickle for the liquid alone.
Significato
vinegar or brine for pickling
Collocazioni
pickle brine
|pickle juice
|spiced pickle
|soak in pickle
|pickling liquid
|reuse the pickle brine
|strong pickle
|vinegar pickle
Sinonimi
brine (Often saltwater; pickle may include vinegar and spices.)
Contrari
fresh water (Not a preserving liquid.)
Temi
food_and_drink
|cooking
Definizione
The liquid (vinegar or salty water) used for making pickles.
The vinegar or salty liquid, often with spices, used to preserve food by pickling.
Grammatica
Forma base
pickle
IPA
GB/pˈɪkəl/
US/pˈɪkəl/
Sillabe e accento
pickle (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (pickle)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: pickle
- Plural: pickle, pickles
Verb
- Base: pickle
- 3rd Person Singular: pickles
- Present Participle: pickling
- Past: pickled
Famiglia di parole
Forms
pickles
noun
pickling
verb
pickled
verb
Espressioni
in a pickle
1/ˈɪn ə pˈɪkəl/
idiom
informal
in a difficult situation
In a bad situation and not sure what to do.
Esempi
- I’m in a pickle—I lost my wallet the day before the trip.
- They’ll be in a pickle if the delivery doesn’t arrive by noon.
- She got in a pickle after she emailed the wrong file to the client.
Esempi per chi studia
- I am in a pickle.
- We are in a pickle today.