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grate

grate

Meaning of grate

shred on grater

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British English/ɡreɪt/
American English/ˈɡreɪt/
Russian transcription[nətʲɪˈratʲ nɐ ˈtʲɵrkʲɪ]
grate
grate - натирать на тёрке
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grate with Russian translation

grate usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Потрите немного сыра на пасту.

Please grate some cheese over the pasta.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она натёрла морковь для салата.

She grated a carrot for the salad.

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

grateнатирать на тёрке
appleяблоко
butterсливочное масло
chickenкурица
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный

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What's the difference between grate / shred

🇬🇧English
grate

Same meaning: rub food on a grater to produce fine shreds or particles.

B2Often

Grate the cheese over the pasta.

Натрите сыр поверх пасты.

🇬🇧English

Cut or tear into long thin pieces (strips); can be done by knife, fork, or machine; not specifically using a grater.

B2Often

Shred the cooked chicken for the tacos.

Разберите варёную курицу на тонкие полоски для тако.

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How to pronounce grate and what this word means

grate translation: натирать на тёрке. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce grate

/ɡreɪt/

grate translation

натирать на тёрке

grate examples

Please grate some cheese over the pasta.

grate transcription

/ɡreɪt/, /ˈɡreɪt/

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grate meaning: what does it mean?

shred on grater

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

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

Please grate some cheese over the pasta. Translation: Потрите немного сыра на пасту.

Is grate part of Cooking Verbs vocabulary?

Yes, grate (натирать на тёрке) can be learned in the Cooking Verbs topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is grate part of Food vocabulary?

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

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