gravy

salsa de carne

Salsa hecha con el jugo que suelta la carne al cocinarse, normalmente servida caliente.

En inglés sencillo: A sauce made with the juices from cooked meat, usually served hot with a meal.

• Pour some gravy over the potatoes.
• She made gravy from the juices in the roasting pan.
• Would you like more gravy with your beef?

Expresiones frecuentes: brown gravy, gravy boat, gravy on something

salsa blanca

Salsa espesa y clara hecha con grasa de carne y harina, a menudo con leche.

En inglés sencillo: A pale, thick sauce made with meat fat and flour, often with milk added.

• We had biscuits and gravy for breakfast.
• He stirred milk into the gravy until it was smooth.
• This sausage gravy needs a little more pepper.

Sinónimos: white sauce

Expresiones frecuentes: white gravy, sausage gravy, biscuits and gravy

ganancia extra, beneficio adicional

Ganancia o ventaja adicional que llega cuando ya se tiene lo suficiente.

En inglés sencillo: An extra benefit or profit that comes after you already have enough.

• The extra money is gravy.
• Our costs are covered, so any further sales are pure gravy.
• I already enjoy the job; the free meals are just gravy.

Sinónimos: bonus, extra

Expresiones frecuentes: all gravy, pure gravy, gravy for someone

salsa para pasta

Salsa que acompaña la pasta, especialmente la preparada con tomate y carne.

En inglés sencillo: A sauce served with pasta, especially one made with tomatoes and meat.

• The pasta needs more gravy.
• Grandma simmered her Sunday gravy for hours.
• He served spaghetti with red gravy and meatballs.

Sinónimos: pasta sauce

Expresiones frecuentes: sunday gravy, red gravy, gravy for pasta