gravy

sugo di carne

Salsa preparata con i succhi della carne cotta, solitamente servita calda.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Espressioni comuni: brown gravy, gravy boat, gravy on something

salsa bianca

Salsa chiara e densa fatta con grasso di carne e farina, spesso con aggiunta di latte.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: white sauce

Espressioni comuni: white gravy, sausage gravy, biscuits and gravy

guadagno extra, vantaggio aggiuntivo

Guadagno o vantaggio aggiuntivo che arriva quando si ha già abbastanza.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: bonus, extra

Espressioni comuni: all gravy, pure gravy, gravy for someone

sugo

Salsa servita con la pasta, soprattutto quella fatta con pomodoro e carne.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: pasta sauce

Espressioni comuni: sunday gravy, red gravy, gravy for pasta