crumb

• Ein kleines Stück oder Bröckchen, das von einem größeren Stück abgebrochen ist, besonders von Brot, Kuchen oder anderem Gebäck. Auch allgemeiner ein winziges Teilchen oder eine Kleinigkeit von etwas.

A small fragment or piece, especially of bread, cake, or other baked goods, that has broken off from a larger piece.

1. Small piece of foodA2formal

   A very small piece of bread, cake, or biscuit that has fallen off a larger piece.

   Krümel

   • She brushed the bread crumbs off the table.
   • There were cake crumbs all over the floor.
   • He picked up a crumb from his plate.

   Synonymebitfragmentmorselparticlescrap

2. B2informal

   A very small amount of something, often used figuratively.

   Winzigkeit

   • He didn't have a crumb of evidence to support his claim.
   • She offered him a crumb of comfort.
   • There wasn't a crumb of truth in his story.

   Synonymebitdabfragmentiotajotmitemodicummorselparticlepinchscrapshredsmidgenspecktracewhit

   Antonymeabundanceheaploadlotmassmountainpilestacktonwealth

• Verb, das bedeutet, etwas mit Semmelbröseln oder Panade zu bestreuen bzw. darin zu wenden, oder etwas in kleine Stücke zu zerkrümeln.

A verb meaning to coat or cover with breadcrumbs, or to break into small fragments.

1. Coat with breadcrumbsB2formal

   To cover food with breadcrumbs before cooking, typically by dipping in egg and then breadcrumbs.

   Panieren

   • She crumbed the chicken fillets before frying them.
   • The recipe says to crumb the fish and then bake it.
   • He carefully crumbed each piece of eggplant for the parmesan.

   Synonymebreadbreadcrumb