fritter

• Beignet ou petit mets frit, préparé en enrobant des morceaux de fruits, de légumes, de viande ou de fruits de mer dans une pâte à frire puis en les faisant frire dans l'huile.

A small, fried food item made by coating pieces of fruit, vegetables, meat, or seafood in batter and deep-frying them.

1. Fried food itemB1formalculinary

   A small, fried cake or ball of batter, often containing fruit, vegetables, or meat.

   Beignet

   • She made apple fritters for breakfast.
   • Corn fritters are a popular side dish in the southern United States.
   • The restaurant served delicious banana fritters with ice cream.

• Verbe signifiant gaspiller ou dissiper quelque chose, en particulier du temps ou de l'argent, progressivement ou par petites quantités.

A verb meaning to waste or squander something, especially time or money, in a gradual or piecemeal manner.

1. Waste graduallyB2informal

   To waste time, money, or energy on trivial or unimportant things.

   Gaspiller petit à petit

   • He frittered away his inheritance on gambling.
   • She frittered the afternoon watching TV instead of studying.
   • Don't fritter your savings on unnecessary gadgets.

   Synonymesblowdissipaterun throughspendsquanderwaste

   Antonymesaccumulateconservehoardhusbandinvestsave

Variantes phrasalfritter away