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curry

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cur·ry 1  (kûr, kr)
tr.v. cur·ried, cur·ry·ing, cur·ries
1. To groom (a horse) with a currycomb.
2. To prepare (tanned hides) for use, as by soaking or coloring.
Idiom:
curry favor
To seek or gain favor by fawning or flattery.

[Middle English curreien, from Anglo-Norman curreier, to arrange, curry, from Vulgar Latin *conrdre : Latin com-, com- + Vulgar Latin *-rdre, to make ready (of Germanic origin; see reidh- in Indo-European roots). Curry favor, by folk etymology from Middle English currayen favel, from Old French correier fauvel, to curry a fallow-colored horse, be hypocritical (from the fallow horse as a medieval symbol of deceit).]

cur·ry 2 also cur·rie  (kûr, kr)
n. pl. cur·ries
1. Curry powder.
2. A heavily spiced sauce or relish made with curry powder and eaten with rice, meat, fish, or other food.
3. A dish seasoned with curry powder.
tr.v. cur·ried, cur·ry·ing, cur·ries
To season (food) with curry.

[Tamil kai.]

Curry [ˈkʌrɪ]
n
(Biographies / Curry, John (Anthony) (1949-1994) M, British, SPORT AND GAMES: ice skater) John (Anthony). 1949-94, British ice skater: won the figure-skating gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Games

curry1
n pl -ries
1. (Cookery) a spicy dish of oriental, esp Indian, origin that is made in many ways but usually consists of meat or fish prepared in a hot piquant sauce
2. (Cookery) curry seasoning or sauce
give someone curry Austral slang to assault (a person) verbally or physically
vb -ries, -rying, -ried
(Cookery) (tr) to prepare (food) with curry powder or sauce
[from Tamil kari sauce, relish]

curry2
vb -ries, -rying, -ried (tr)
1. to beat vigorously, as in order to clean
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) to dress and finish (leather) after it has been tanned to make it strong, flexible, and waterproof
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to groom (a horse)
curry favour to ingratiate oneself, esp with superiors
[from Old French correer to make ready, from Vulgar Latin conrēdāre (unattested), from rēdāre (unattested) to provide, of Germanic origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.currycurry - (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
lamb curry - curry made with lamb
East India, East Indies, Malay Archipelago - a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia
Verb1.curry - season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
flavor, flavour, season - lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
2.curry - treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather"
process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
3.curry - give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"
coiffe, coiffure, coif, arrange, do, dress, set - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful

curry

Types of curry

achari, balti, biryani, bhoona or bhuna, chasni, dhal, dhansak, dopiaza, green thai, jalfrezi, jaipuri, karahi, kofta, korma, madras, masala, mussalman, nentara, pasanda, pathia, phal, red thai, rogan josh, tandoori, tikka, vindaloo
Translations
curry1 [ˈkʌrɪ]
A. Ncurry m
B. VTpreparar con curry
C. CPD curry powder Ncurry m en polvo

curry2 [ˈkʌrɪ] VT [+ horse] → almohazar

curry [ˈkʌri]
ncurry m
chicken curry → curry m de poulet, poulet m au curry
vt
to curry favour with sb → chercher à s'attirer les bonnes grâces de qn
curry powder ncurry m

curry1 (Cook)
n (= spice)Curry m or nt; (= dish)Curry nt; curry sauceCurrysauce f
vtmit Curry zubereiten

curry2
vt to curry favour (with somebody)sich (bei jdm) einschmeicheln or lieb Kind machen

curry1 [ˈkʌrɪ]
1. n (dish) → pietanza al curry; (spice) → curry m inv
chicken curry → pollo al curry
beef/vegetable curry → manzo/verdure al curry
2. vtcucinare al curry

curry1 [ˈkʌrɪ]
1. n (dish) → pietanza al curry; (spice) → curry m inv
chicken curry → pollo al curry
beef/vegetable curry → manzo/verdure al curry
2. vtcucinare al curry

curry2 [ˈkʌrɪ] vt to curry favour with sbcercare di accattivarsi (il favore di) qn
curry2 [ˈkʌrɪ] vt to curry favour with sbcercare di accattivarsi (il favore di) qn

curry1
n curry [ˈkari, (American ) ˈkə:ri]
(an originally Indian dish of) meat, vegetables etc cooked with spices chicken curry. kerrie طَعام هِندي: كري къри karí karryret das Currygericht κάρι curry karriga maitsestatud roog خوراکی که ادویه کاری دارد currylla maustettu ruoka curry קָארִי सालन kari curryval készített húsétel kari karríréttur curry カレー料理 카레 patiekalas su kariu gaļa ar saknēm garšvielu mērcē kari kerrieschotel karri(rett) (rodzaj potrawy indyjskiej) caril curry карри karí curry kari curryrätt แกงเผ็ด köri 咖哩飯菜 страва, приправлена карі سالن، شورب‍ہ món cà ri 咖哩
v
to cook in this way Are you going to curry this meat? kerriekooik يطبُح طَبخة كري подправям с къри připravit jako karí koge med karry mit Curry zubereiten βάζω κάρυ στο φαγητό guisar con curry karriga maitsestama با ادویه کاری پختن maustaa currylla accommoder au curry לְבָשֵל קָארִי शोरबा पकाना začiniti curryjem curryval készít memasak kari krydda með karrí cucinare con curry カレー粉で料理する 카레로 요리하다 gaminti su kariu sautēt (gaļu, saknes) garšvielu mērcē memasak kari met kerrie bereiden tilberede med karri przyrządzić po indyjsku fazer caril a asezona cu curry приправлять карри pripraviť ako karí pripraviti curry kuvati sa povrćem i začinima tillaga (krydda) med curry ปรุงด้วยเครื่องแกง köri ile pişirmek …加咖哩煮 приправляти карі سالن بنانا nấu cà ri ...咖哩
adj curried
curried chicken. gekerriede طَبخة كري مَع دَجاج подправено с къри na způsob karí i karry; krydret med karry mit Curry zubereitet που έχει κάρι con curry, al curry karriga maitsestatud دارای ادویه کاری currylla maustettu au curry תַבשִיל קָארִי शोरबेदार začinjen curryjem curryvel készített dikari karrí- al curry カレー粉で味をつけた 카레 가루로 조리한 su kariu ar garšvielām sautēts memasak kari met kerriesaus karri-, i karri przyrządzony po indyjsku em caril cu curry с (приправой) карри na spôsob karí s curryjem sa karijem currykryddad ที่ปรุงด้วยเครื่องแกง körili 用咖哩煮的 з приправою карі سالن والا يا شورب‍ہ والا چكن món gà nấu cà ri 咖哩
curry powder
a selection of spices ground together and used in making a curry. kerriepoeier مَسحوق أو بِهارات الكري индийски подправки koření karí karry das Currypulver κάρι (μείγμα μπαχαρικών) curry en polvo karripulber پودر کاری curry curry אֲבְקַת קָארִי मसाला prah curryja curry bumbu kari karríduft curry カレー粉 카레 가루 kario milteliai garšvielu pulveris serbuk kari kerriepoeder karri(pulver) (rodzaj przyprawy indyjskiej) de caril curry порошок карри karí curry kari currypulver เครื่องแกงที่เป็นผง biberle karışık baharat; köri 咖哩粉 порошок карі مسال‍ے bột cà ri 咖哩粉

curry2
v curry [ˈkari, (American ) ˈkə:ri]
to rub down or comb and clean (a horse). koudloop يُمشّط شَعْر الفَرَس чеша с чесало hřebelcovat strigle striegeln ξυστρίζω almohazar sugema قشو کردن sukia étriller לְהַברִיש סוּס घोड़े को कंघा करना और साफ करना istrljati (le)csutakol menyikat kemba strigliare 馬ぐしでこする 빗질하다 valyti, šukuoti sukāt (zirgu) membersihkan kuda roskammen strigle czyścić tratar a ţesăla чистить (коня) česať česati, krtačiti timariti rykta แปรงขนให้ม้า tımar etmek, kaşağılamak 梳理(馬匹等) чистити скребницею گهوڑے كو مَلنا يا مالش كرنا chải lông (cho ngựa)
curry favour
to seek (a) favour by flattery She's currying favour with the boss. witvoet soek يتوَدَّد ليكسَب حُظوة عند فُلان подмазвам се podlézat, umět to s indynde sig sich bei jemandem lieb Kind machen επιδιώκω την εύνοια κπ. με κολακείες congraciarse con alguien (kellegi ees) pugema چاپلوسی کردن؛ خودشیرینی کردن liehakoida chercher à gagner la faveur de לְהַחנִיף चापलूसी से कृपापात्र बनना mamiti, izmamiti igyekszik magát vkinél behízelegni mencari muka vinna sér hylli með fagurgala cercare di ingraziarsi qualcuno 取り入る 아첨하다 bandyti įsiteikti (kam) pieglaimoties membodek bij iemand in de gunst proberen te komen smiske, fisle nadskakiwać adular a încerca să intre în graţiile cuiva заискивать podlizovať sa prilizovati se podvlačiti se pod kožu ställa in sig hos, fjäska för ประจบประแจง dalkavukluk etmek, yaranmak 奉承,拍(某人)馬屁 запобігати; підлещуватися چاپلوسى كرنا، خوشامد كرنا nịnh bợ

curry كارى kari karry Currygericht κάρι curry curry curry azijsko jelo s jakim začinima curry カレー料理 카레 curry karri potrawka caril карри curry แกง köri món ca ri 咖喱


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Sedley had prepared a fine curry for her son, just as he liked it, and in the course of dinner a portion of this dish was offered to Rebecca.
The demagogues, to curry favour with the people, drive the nobles to conspire together, either by dividing their estates, or obliging them to spend them on public services, or by banishing them, that they may confiscate the fortunes of the wealthy.
Curry is a native of the South, an ex-Confederate soldier, yet I do not believe there is any man in the country who is more deeply interest in the highest welfare of the Negro than Dr.
 
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