toasting

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A noun referring to the process of cooking food, typically bread, until it becomes brown and crisp, often done over a fire, on a grill, or in a toaster.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa la acción de tostar alimentos, generalmente pan, hasta que se ponen dorados y crujientes, normalmente sobre el fuego, en una parrilla o en una tostadora.

1. Cooking method A2 formal culinary

   The process of browning food, such as bread or nuts, by exposing it to heat, often on a grill or in a toaster.

   • The toasting of the bread gave it a golden-brown color.
   • She prefers toasting the almonds before adding them to the salad.
   • The chef demonstrated the proper technique for toasting spices.

   🇪🇸Tostado

   Sinónimos: broilingbrowninggrilling

• toastings plural form
• toastings' possessive plural form
• toasting's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of browning food by exposure to heat, or to drink in honor of someone or something.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que se usa para referirse a dorar o calentar alimentos como el pan mediante calor, o a brindar o beber en honor de alguien o algo.

1. Brown by heat A2 formal culinary

   To cook or brown food, especially bread, by exposing it to heat.

   • She toasted the bread until it was golden brown.
   • He toasted the bagel in the toaster for breakfast.
   • The chef toasted the nuts before adding them to the salad.

   🇪🇸tostar (alimentos)

   Sinónimos: browncrispgrillroast

2. Drink in honor B1 formal

   To raise a glass and drink in honor of someone or something.

   • They toasted the bride and groom at the wedding.
   • Let's toast to a successful year ahead.
   • He toasted his friend's promotion with champagne.

   🇪🇸Brindar

   Sinónimos: pledgesalute

3. Warm thoroughly B2 informal

   To warm something thoroughly, especially by a fire or heater.

   • She toasted her feet by the fireplace after coming in from the snow.
   • He toasted his hands over the campfire.
   • They toasted themselves in front of the heater.

   🇪🇸Calentar bien (al fuego o con calor)

   Sinónimos: heatheat upwarmwarm up

   Antónimos: chillcoolfreezerefrigerate

• toasted past participle
• toasted past simple
• toasting present participle
• toasts third person singular