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beef

beef

Meaning of beef

meat from cattle

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British English/biːf/
American English/ˈbif/
Russian transcription[ɡəvʲɪˈdʲinə]
beef
beef - говядина
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beef with Russian translation

beef usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Говядина, тушёная с овощами, — отличное блюдо для холодной погоды.

Beef stew is perfect for cold weather.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они предпочитают покупать говядину местного производства.

They prefer to buy locally sourced beef.

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beef belongs to the topic "Meat". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

beefговядина
appleяблоко
butterсливочное масло
chickenкурица
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный

beef synonyms

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What's the difference between beef / steak / ribeye / sirloin / filet mignon (tenderloin) / brisket

🇬🇧English
beef

General term for meat from cattle.

B1Very Often

I bought some beef at the market.

Я купил говядину на рынке.

🇬🇧English

A cut or slice of meat (usually beef) suitable for grilling or frying; a specific form of beef.

B1Very Often

He ordered a medium-rare steak.

Он заказал стейк средней прожарки.

🇬🇧English

A specific beef cut (ribeye) known for marbling and flavor; a particular steak type.

B2Rarely

I prefer a ribeye for its flavor.

Мне нравится рибай за его вкус.

🇬🇧English

A particular cut of beef (sirloin), commonly used for steaks; more specific than 'beef'.

B2Rarely

She ordered a grilled sirloin steak.

Она заказала стейк из сирлоина на гриле.

F
🇬🇧English
filet mignon (tenderloin)

A tender, small cut from the beef tenderloin (filet mignon); a specific, premium cut rather than general beef.

B2Rarely

He ordered filet mignon with sauce.

Он заказал филе-миньон с соусом.

🇬🇧English

A cut from the breast/chest of beef (brisket), often slow-cooked or smoked; a specific cut and preparation style.

B2Rarely

They smoked a brisket for the party.

Они закоптили грудинку для вечеринки.

🇬🇧English

A shoulder cut of beef (chuck), commonly used for stews, braising or ground beef.

B2Rarely

Ground chuck is good for burgers.

Фарш из лопатки (chuck) подходит для бургеров.

F
🇬🇧English
flank

A cut from the abdominal muscles (flank), relatively lean and fibrous; used for specific recipes.

B2Rarely

Slice the flank steak thinly against the grain.

Нарежьте стейк из фланка тонко поперёк волокон.

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beef translation: говядина. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce beef

/biːf/

beef translation

говядина

beef examples

Beef stew is perfect for cold weather.

beef transcription

/biːf/, /ˈbif/

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beef meaning: what does it mean?

meat from cattle

beef pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

beef is pronounced as /biːf/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

beef definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Beef stew is perfect for cold weather. Translation: Говядина, тушёная с овощами, — отличное блюдо для холодной погоды.

Is beef part of Meat vocabulary?

Yes, beef (говядина) can be learned in the Meat topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is beef part of Food vocabulary?

Yes, beef (говядина) can be learned in the Food topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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