grill

barbacoa, parrilla

Aparato que cocina alimentos sobre un fuego u otra fuente de calor.

En inglés sencillo: A piece of equipment that cooks food above a fire or another source of heat.

• We bought a new grill.
• He lit the charcoal grill in the garden.
• Does this grill run on gas or electricity?

Sinónimos: barbecue

Expresiones frecuentes: gas grill, charcoal grill, outdoor grill

parrilla

Superficie de barras metálicas donde se cocina la comida sobre una fuente de calor.

En inglés sencillo: A surface of metal bars on which food is cooked over heat.

• Put the fish on the grill.
• Food stuck to the metal bars of the grill.
• She cleaned the grill after cooking the steaks.

Sinónimos: gridiron, cooking grate

Expresiones frecuentes: on the grill, hot grill, grill rack

parrillada

Plato de carne u otros alimentos cocinados con calor intenso.

En inglés sencillo: A meal of meat or other food cooked over strong heat.

• I ordered the mixed grill.
• The seafood grill came with rice and vegetables.
• We shared a large grill at the hotel restaurant.

Expresiones frecuentes: mixed grill, seafood grill

asar a la parrilla

Cocinar alimentos sobre barras metálicas con calor intenso.

En inglés sencillo: To cook food on metal bars over strong heat.

• We grill fish outside.
• She grilled the chicken for ten minutes.
• Can you grill these vegetables while I make the salad?

Sinónimos: barbecue

Expresiones frecuentes: grill a steak, grill some fish, grill vegetables

interrogar, acribillar a preguntas

Hacer muchas preguntas difíciles a alguien, normalmente con enfado o insistencia.

En inglés sencillo: To ask someone many difficult questions, often in an angry or forceful way.

• The police grilled the suspect.
• My parents grilled me about where I had been.
• Reporters are grilling the mayor on the new contract.

Cómo se usa: grill someone about something (The police grilled him about the missing money.); grill someone on something (Reporters grilled the minister on her spending plans.)

Sinónimos: question, interrogate

Expresiones frecuentes: grill someone, grill someone about something