- tostar
- v.1 to toast (dorar, calentar) (pan).María tostó la cerámica Mary roasted the pottery.2 to tan.* * *tostar► verbo transitivo1 (pan) to toast; (café) to roast; (carnes) to brown2 figurado (piel) to tan► verbo pronominal tostarse1 (pan) to toast; (café) to roast2 figurado (la piel) to get brown, turn brown, tan* * *verb1) to roast2) toast3) tan* * *1. VT1) [+ pan] to toast; [+ café] to roast; [+ carne] to brown2) (=broncear) to tan3) Caribe, Cono Sur* (=pegar)
tostar a algn — to tan sb's hide *
4) Méx (=ofender) to offend; (=perjudicar) to harm, hurt; (=matar) to kill5) Caribe, Cono Sur (=proseguir) to push on with2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <pan/almendras> to toast; <café> to roastb) <piel/persona> to tan2.tostarse v pron (broncearse) to tan* * *= roast, parch, toast.Ex. This method requires no basting because the turkey roasts covered, sealing in juices for extremely tender meat.Ex. The sprouts can either be used raw, or after being parched.Ex. Banana peels gets rid of warts and when toasted to a crisp, gives roses and other flowers a huge boost of potassium to help them flower.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <pan/almendras> to toast; <café> to roastb) <piel/persona> to tan2.tostarse v pron (broncearse) to tan* * *= roast, parch, toast.Ex: This method requires no basting because the turkey roasts covered, sealing in juices for extremely tender meat.
Ex: The sprouts can either be used raw, or after being parched.Ex: Banana peels gets rid of warts and when toasted to a crisp, gives roses and other flowers a huge boost of potassium to help them flower.* * *tostar [A10 ]vt1 ‹pan/almendras/maíz› to toast; ‹café› to roast2 ‹piel/persona› to tan■ tostarsev pronA (broncearse) to tan, go brown (BrE)B (Chi fam) (enojarse) to get annoyed, get miffed (colloq)* * *
tostar (conjugate tostar) verbo transitivoa) ‹pan/almendras› to toast;
‹café› to roastb) ‹piel/persona› to tan
tostarse verbo pronominal (broncearse) to tan
tostar verbo transitivo
1 (el pan, maíz, etc) to toast
2 (café) to roast
3 (broncear la piel) to tan
'tostar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dorar
English:
roast
- toast
- tan
* * *tostar♦ vt1. [dorar, calentar] [pan] to toast;[café, almendras] to roast; [carne] to brown2. [broncear] to tan♦ See also the pronominal verb tostarse* * *tostarI v/t toast; café roast; al sol tan* * *tostar {19} vt1) : to toast2) : to roast (coffee)3) : to tan♦ See also the reflexive verb tostarse* * *tostar vb1. (pan) to toast2. (café) to roast3. (dorar) to brown
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.