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Tira larga y fina de masa que se cuece en agua y se come con sopa o salsa.

En inglés sencillo: A long, thin piece of dough cooked in water and eaten with soup or sauce.

• I made noodle soup for lunch.
• She stirred the noodles into the sauce.
• Would you like rice noodles or wheat noodles?

Expresiones frecuentes: noodle soup, rice noodle, noodle dish, noodle bowl

improvisar

Tocar música de manera libre e informal, sin seguir una pieza concreta.

En inglés sencillo: To play music freely and casually, without following a fixed piece.

• He likes to noodle on guitar.
• She noodled at the piano while we talked.
• The musicians were noodling before the concert began.

Cómo se usa: noodle on something (He likes to noodle on his guitar after work.)

Sinónimos: improvise

Expresiones frecuentes: noodle on guitar, noodle at the piano

darle vueltas, reflexionar

Dedicar tiempo a pensar en una idea o un problema.

En inglés sencillo: To spend time thinking about an idea or problem.

• I need to noodle on this.
• We noodled over possible names for the shop.
• She likes to noodle on problems during long walks.

Cómo se usa: noodle on something (Let me noodle on that idea tonight.)

Sinónimos: ponder, mull over

Expresiones frecuentes: noodle on something, noodle over something