stew

ragoût

Plat de viande, de légumes ou des deux, cuits ensemble lentement dans un liquide.

En anglais simple : A meal of meat, vegetables, or both cooked slowly together in liquid.

• We had beef stew for dinner.
• This vegetable stew needs more salt.
• She made a large pot of stew for everyone.

Expressions courantes : beef stew, vegetable stew, bowl of stew

sauce, ragoût

Préparation cuite, souvent avec de la viande ou des légumes, servie avec du riz ou des pâtes.

En anglais simple : A cooked mixture, often with vegetables or meat, served with foods such as rice or pasta.

• Serve the stew over rice.
• She spooned tomato stew onto the pasta.
• The beans came with a rich pepper stew.

Synonymes : sauce

Expressions courantes : stew over rice, rice and stew, tomato stew

agitation, affolement

État d’inquiétude, d’agitation nerveuse ou de confusion.

En anglais simple : A state of worry, nervous excitement, or confusion.

• He was in a stew about the exam.
• Do not get into a stew over one mistake.
• The missing tickets put everyone in a stew.

Comment l'utiliser : in a stew about/over something (She was in a stew about the interview.)

Synonymes : state, fluster

Expressions courantes : in a stew, get into a stew, such a stew

bruit de fond

Sons indésirables de l’environnement captés par le microphone pendant un enregistrement.

En anglais simple : Unwanted background sounds picked up by a microphone during recording.

• The recording was full of mike stew.
• Moving the microphone reduced the stew.
• The engineer removed some stew from the audio track.

Synonymes : background noise

Expressions courantes : mike stew, microphone stew

mijoter, faire mijoter

Cuire des aliments lentement dans un liquide, à feu doux.

En anglais simple : To cook food slowly in liquid, with gentle heat.

• Stew the apples until soft.
• She stewed the beef in wine.
• The vegetables are stewing gently on the stove.

Comment l'utiliser : stew something in something (Stew the meat in a little stock.)

Synonymes : simmer

Expressions courantes : stew some meat, stew the apples, stew in something

laisser trop infuser le thé

Laisser le thé infuser trop longtemps, ce qui lui donne un goût trop fort et désagréable.

En anglais simple : To leave tea brewing too long, making its taste unpleasantly strong.

• Do not stew the tea.
• He stewed it by leaving the leaves in too long.
• The tea had been stewing for twenty minutes.

Synonymes : overbrew

Expressions courantes : stew the tea, let tea stew