grill
gb/ɡɹˈɪl/ us/ɡɹˈɪl/
A2
Anglų
~ 6100
grillez, grill, vallat, faggat, grillétterem, grillbár, rács, grillz, fogékszer, pofa, kép
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
1
grillez
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
to grill [food] (for [time])
We usually grill burgers in the backyard on summer evenings.
Nyári estéken általában a kertben grillezünk hamburgert.
Brush the fish with oil before you grill it.
Grillezés előtt kend meg olajjal a halat.
She grilled the peppers until their skins were blackened and blistered.
The chef likes to grill the steak over charcoal for extra flavor.
You can grill the vegetables on skewers to keep them from falling through.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
Let’s grill some burgers for dinner.
Grillezzünk pár hamburgert vacsorára.
He grilled the fish for ten minutes on each side.
A hal mindkét oldalát tíz percig grillezte.
I like to grill vegetables instead of frying them.
Please grill the chicken until it is fully cooked.
We grilled hot dogs outside at the party.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse "grill" with "fry" or "bake". "Grill" means cooking with strong direct heat, usually from below (or from above in an oven), not in a pan full of oil (fry) and not with gentle all‑around heat in an oven (bake).
Reikšmė
Cook food on a grill
Kolokacijos
grill chicken
|grill vegetables
|grill a steak
|preheat the grill
|grill over medium heat
|grill on both sides
Sinonimai
barbecue (Often suggests outdoor cooking with smoke and a social event.)
|
broil (Mainly American English for cooking with strong top heat in an oven.)
Antonimai
boil (Means to cook food in hot water instead of over direct dry heat.)
Temos
food
|cooking
|daily_life
|food_drink
Apibrėžimas
To cook food over strong heat, usually on metal bars above a fire or heat source.
To cook food using direct heat from below or above, usually on metal bars or a flat hot surface.
DAIKTAVARDIS
A2
2
grill
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
cook [food] on the grill
I scrubbed the grill after we finished cooking.
Lesúroltam a grillt, miután befejeztük a sütést.
They bought a new gas grill for the patio.
Vettek egy új gázgrillt a teraszra.
The burgers are already on the grill.
Make sure the grill is hot before you start.
We keep the grill covered when it rains.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
He cooked the meat on the grill.
A grillen sütötte meg a húst.
We have a small electric grill in the kitchen.
Van egy kis elektromos grillünk a konyhában.
Please clean the grill after you use it.
She put the fish on the grill.
They keep the grill on the balcony.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse the cooking device "grill" with the cooking method "to grill". As a noun, it is the object you cook on; as a verb, it is the action of cooking with it.
Reikšmė
Cooking device with metal bars
Kolokacijos
gas grill
|charcoal grill
|electric grill
|clean the grill
|put burgers on the grill
|outdoor grill
Sinonimai
barbecue (Often refers specifically to an outdoor grill and the social event around it.)
Antonimai
oven (An enclosed cooker that uses surrounding heat rather than open direct heat from below.)
Temos
food
|cooking
|home
|food_drink
Apibrėžimas
A machine or tool for cooking food on metal bars over strong heat.
A piece of cooking equipment that uses direct heat, usually with metal bars or a flat hot surface, on which food is placed to be cooked.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
3
Vartosenos šablonas:
to grill [someone] (about [something])
Detectives grilled the suspect for six hours.
A nyomozók hat órán át vallatták a gyanúsítottat.
The reporter grilled the CEO about the company’s safety record.
A riporter keményen faggatta a vezérigazgatót a cég biztonsági előéletéről.
My parents grilled me about where I had been all night.
The committee spent the morning grilling the minister over the scandal.
She hates being grilled about her personal life at family dinners.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The police grilled him for a long time.
A rendőrök sokáig vallatták.
My dad grilled me about my new boyfriend.
Apám faggatott az új barátomról.
Reporters grilled the player after the game.
The teacher grilled the students about the test rules.
They grilled her about how she spent the money.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes think "grill" in this sense is positive, but it usually suggests pressure and discomfort. It is stronger than simply "ask" or "question" and often feels aggressive.
Reikšmė
Question someone intensely
Kolokacijos
grill a suspect
|grill someone about
|grill the witness
|reporters grilled the minister
|grilled by the police
Sinonimai
interrogate (More formal and often used about police, military, or official questioning.)
Antonimai
ignore (To deliberately pay no attention or ask no questions, the opposite of intense questioning.)
Temos
communication
|law
|crime
Apibrėžimas
To ask someone many strong, detailed questions for a long time.
To question someone for a long time in a severe, pressing, or detailed way, often to get hidden or exact information.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B1
4
grillétterem
B2
grillbár
B2
Vartosenos šablonas:
eat at [name] Grill
We met at a little bar and grill near the stadium.
Egy kis grillbárban találkoztunk a stadion közelében.
The hotel has a rooftop grill that’s open all summer.
A szállodának van egy tetőteraszos grillétterme, amely egész nyáron nyitva tart.
There’s a new seafood grill on the corner.
They run a family grill that’s popular with locals.
We stopped at a roadside grill for lunch.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
We had dinner at a small grill near our hotel.
Egy kis grillétteremben vacsoráztunk a szállodánk közelében.
They opened a new grill in our town.
Új grilléttermet nyitottak a városunkban.
The grill is famous for its steaks.
Let’s meet at the sports grill after work.
Our hotel has a grill on the first floor.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes think "grill" always means only the cooking device. In names like "Tom’s Grill" it usually means a type of casual restaurant.
Reikšmė
Casual restaurant serving grilled food
Kolokacijos
bar and grill
|sports grill
|family grill
|downtown grill
|neighborhood grill
Sinonimai
diner (A casual, often American-style restaurant; a diner may serve a wider range of foods, not just grilled items.)
Antonimai
fine-dining restaurant (A formal, expensive restaurant, the opposite of a simple casual grill.)
Temos
food
|business
|travel
|food_drink
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
A simple, not very expensive restaurant that sells meat and other food cooked on a grill.
A casual restaurant, often with a bar, that specializes in grilled meat and similar simple cooked dishes.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B2
5
rács
A2
Vartosenos šablonas:
the [car/vent/speaker] grill
The car’s front grill was damaged in the minor collision.
Az autó hűtőrácsa megsérült a kisebb ütközésben.
Dust had built up on the air vent grill.
Por gyűlt össze a szellőzőrácson.
He removed the speaker grill to fix the wiring.
The shop installed metal grills over the windows for security.
A distinctive chrome grill is part of the brand’s design.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The car’s grill is broken.
Az autó hűtőrácsa törött.
Please clean the dust from the air grill.
Kérlek, töröld le a port a szellőzőrácsról.
There is a metal grill over the window.
The speaker grill is black and round.
They put a strong grill in front of the door.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may confuse this meaning with the cooking grill. Context helps: if it’s about a car, window, or speaker, it is a protective cover, not cooking equipment.
Reikšmė
Protective or decorative framework
Kolokacijos
car grill
|front grill
|radiator grill
|speaker grill
|metal grill
Sinonimai
grille (An alternative spelling often used in technical or design contexts, especially for cars.)
Antonimai
solid panel (A flat, unbroken surface without openings, the opposite of a framework with holes or bars.)
Temos
technology
|transport
|home
|transportation
Apibrėžimas
A hard cover with bars or many holes that protects or decorates the front of something, like a car or a vent.
A protective or decorative framework of bars or a perforated sheet, often made of metal or plastic, used to cover or guard an opening such as the front of a vehicle or a vent.
DAIKTAVARDIS
C1
SLANG
6
Vartosenos šablonas:
wear a [adjective] grill
The rapper showed off his new diamond grill in the video.
A rapper a videóban megmutatta az új, gyémántokkal kirakott grillzét.
He took out his grill before eating.
Evés előtt kivette a grillzét.
Her gold grill matched the rest of her jewelry.
The jeweler specializes in custom grills for musicians.
He smiled wide so everyone could see his grill.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The singer wears a gold grill on his teeth.
Az énekesnek arany grillz van a fogain.
He took off his grill at home.
Otthon levette a grillzét.
She bought a new diamond grill.
His grill is very bright when he smiles.
Many rappers like to wear grills.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may think this always refers to cooking because of the basic meaning. In slang, "grill" (or "grillz") can also be a type of shiny tooth jewelry.
Reikšmė
Decorative jewelry for teeth
Kolokacijos
gold grill
|diamond grill
|flash his grill
|wearing a grill
Sinonimai
grillz (A slang spelling often used in hip-hop culture; usually plural, but refers to the same type of tooth jewelry.)
Antonimai
natural teeth (Teeth without any decorative cover or jewelry.)
Temos
fashion
|music
|youth_culture
|clothing
|body
Apibrėžimas
Shiny jewelry that some people wear over their front teeth, usually made of metal and sometimes diamonds.
A piece of decorative jewelry, often made of gold or other metals and sometimes with jewels, worn over the front teeth.
DAIKTAVARDIS
C2
SLANG
7
Vartosenos šablonas:
in [someone]’s grill
He got right up in my grill and started shouting.
Egészen a pofámba mászott, és ordítani kezdett.
Why are you all up in my grill this morning?
Miért mászol már kora reggel a képembe?
She told him to get out of her grill before there was a problem.
Don’t be in my grill when I’m trying to work.
He leaned in, his grill only inches from mine.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
He was all in my grill, and I felt angry.
Teljesen a pofámba mászott, és dühös lettem.
She told him, “Get out of my grill!”
Azt mondta neki: „Ne mássz a képembe!”
Don’t get in my grill like that.
The man came close, right in his grill.
They were nose to nose, in each other’s grills.
Dažna klaida:
This slang meaning is easy to misunderstand as the cooking or questioning sense. It mainly appears in informal spoken English, often in expressions like "in my grill" or "up in my grill", meaning very close to someone’s face in an annoying way.
Reikšmė
Slang for someone’s face
Kolokacijos
in my grill
|up in his grill
|right in her grill
Sinonimai
face (Standard neutral word; "grill" is slang and often used in confrontational contexts.)
Antonimai
back of the head (Refers to the opposite side of the head from the face.)
Temos
body
|slang
|emotions
|communication
Apibrėžimas
Informal slang word for a person’s face, especially the front with the mouth and teeth.
Slang for a person’s face, especially focusing on the area around the mouth and teeth.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
grill
IPA
GB/ɡɹˈɪl/
US/ɡɹˈɪl/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
grill (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (grill)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: grill
- Plural: grills
Verb
- Base: grill
- 3rd Person Singular: grills
- Present Participle: grilling
- Past: grilled
Žodžių šeima
Forms
grills
noun
grilling
verb
grilled
verb
Posakiai
be on the grill
1/bˈi ˈɔn ðə ɡɹˈɪl/
idiom
informal
Be under harsh questioning
To be in a situation where people are asking you many hard questions or judging you very closely.
Pavyzdžiai
- The minister was on the grill for most of the press conference.
- I was on the grill all morning in that performance review.
fire up the grill
1/fˈaɪɚ ˈʌp ðə ɡɹˈɪl/
fixed phrase
Start heating the grill
To light or turn on the grill so that it becomes hot and ready for cooking.
Pavyzdžiai
- Let’s fire up the grill and make some burgers.
- He fired up the grill while she prepared the salad.
grill out
1/ɡɹˈɪl ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
Cook and eat outside on a grill
To cook food outside on a grill and usually eat it there, like having a small barbecue.
Pavyzdžiai
- We’re going to grill out by the lake this weekend.
- They love to grill out whenever the weather is nice.
grill someone about something
1/ɡɹˈɪl sˈʌmwˌʌn əbˈaʊt sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Question someone hard about details
To ask a person many strong, detailed questions about a particular thing.
Pavyzdžiai
- The journalist grilled the mayor about the rising crime rate.
- My parents grilled me about my plans for the weekend.
in someone’s grill
1/ˈɪn sˈʌmwˌʌnz ɡɹˈɪl/
idiom
slang
Very close to someone’s face
To be right in front of someone’s face in a way that feels strong, pushy, or annoying.
Pavyzdžiai
- He was all in my grill, yelling about the mistake.
- Don’t get in her grill unless you want an argument.
put someone on the grill
1/pˈʊt sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɔn ðə ɡɹˈɪl/
idiom
informal
Subject someone to hard questioning
To make someone answer many difficult questions, often in a way that feels very hard or uncomfortable.
Pavyzdžiai
- The committee really put the director on the grill over the budget cuts.
- My boss put me on the grill about the missed deadline.
throw something on the grill
1/θɹˈoʊ sˈʌmθɪŋ ˈɔn ðə ɡɹˈɪl/
fixed phrase
Put food onto the grill
To quickly put food on the hot grill so it can cook.
Pavyzdžiai
- We can just throw some veggies on the grill too.
- He threw a few sausages on the grill for a quick snack.
up in someone’s grill
1/ˈʌp ˈɪn sˈʌmwˌʌnz ɡɹˈɪl/
idiom
slang
Aggressively in someone’s face
To be very, very close to someone’s face in a way that feels aggressive or rude.
Pavyzdžiai
- She got right up in his grill and told him to leave.
- Why are you up in my grill this early in the morning?