pepper

Pfeffer

Ein meist schwarzes, scharf schmeckendes Pulver, mit dem Speisen gewürzt werden.

In einfachem Englisch: A strong-tasting powder, usually black, added to food to give it more flavor.

• Add a little pepper to the soup.
• Would you like salt and pepper?
• She ground fresh pepper over the salad.

Häufige Wendungen: black pepper, salt and pepper, ground pepper, freshly ground pepper

Pfefferpflanze, Pfefferstrauch

Eine Pflanze, deren kleine Früchte zu einem scharf schmeckenden Gewürz verarbeitet werden.

In einfachem Englisch: A plant whose small fruits are used to make a strong-tasting spice.

• Pepper grows well in warm, wet weather.
• The farmer planted pepper near the trees.
• These pepper vines will produce berries next year.

Häufige Wendungen: pepper plant, pepper vine, grow pepper

pfeffern

Eine Speise mit schwarzem oder weißem Pfeffer würzen.

In einfachem Englisch: To add a strong-tasting black or white spice to food.

• Pepper the eggs before serving.
• She salted and peppered the potatoes.
• He always peppers his soup generously.

Synonyme: season

Häufige Wendungen: pepper the soup, pepper the steak

übersäen, spicken

Viele kleine Dinge über etwas verteilen.

In einfachem Englisch: To cover something with many small things spread across it.

• Tiny holes peppered the wall.
• The hills were peppered with small houses.
• Reporters peppered her with questions after the meeting.

So benutzt man es: pepper something with something (The storm peppered the windows with hailstones.); be peppered with something (Her speech was peppered with jokes.)

Synonyme: dot, sprinkle

Häufige Wendungen: pepper with something, pepper the surface