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Fry
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Fry  (fr), Christopher 1907-2005.
British playwright who revitalized modern verse drama with his comic and religious works, such as A Phoenix Too Frequent (1946) and Curtmantle (1962).

fry 1  (fr)
v. fried (frd), fry·ing, fries (frz)
v.tr.
1. To cook over direct heat in hot oil or fat.
2. Slang To destroy (electronic circuitry) with excessive heat or current: "a power surge to the computer that fried a number of sensitive electronic components" (Erik Sandberg-Diment).
v.intr.
1. To be cooked in a pan over direct heat in hot oil or fat.
2. Slang To undergo execution in an electric chair.
n. pl. fries (frz)
1. A French fry. Often used in the plural.
2. A dish of a fried food.
3. A social gathering at which food is fried and eaten: a fish fry.

[Middle English frien, from Old French frire, from Latin frgere.]

fry 2  (fr)
pl.n.
1.
a. Small fish, especially young, recently hatched fish.
b. The young of certain other animals.
2. Individuals, especially young or insignificant persons: "These pampered public school boys . . . had managed to evade the long prison sentences that lesser fry were serving" (Noel Annan).

[Middle English fri, probably from Anglo-Norman frie, from frier, to rub, from Latin fricre.]

Fry [fraɪ]
n
1. (Biographies / Fry, Christopher (1907 M, English, THEATRE: dramatist) Christopher. born 1907, English dramatist; author of the verse dramas A Phoenix Too Frequent (1946), The Lady's Not For Burning (1948), and Venus Observed (1950)
2. (Biographies / Fry, Elizabeth (1780-1845) F, English, POLITICS: prison reformer, RELIGION: Quaker) Elizabeth. 1780-1845, English prison reformer and Quaker
3. (Biographies / Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934) M, English, ARTS AND CRAFTS: critic, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) Roger Eliot. 1866-1934, English art critic and painter who helped to introduce the postimpressionists to Britain. His books include Vision and Design (1920) and Cézanne (1927)
4. (Biographies / Fry, Stephen (John) (1957 M, British, WRITING: writer, THEATRE: actor, THEATRE: comedian) Stephen (John). born 1957, British writer, actor, and comedian; his novels include The Liar (1991) and The Stars' Tennis Balls (2000)

fry1
vb fries, frying, fried
1. (Cookery) (when tr, sometimes foll by up) to cook or be cooked in fat, oil, etc., usually over direct heat
2. (intr) Informal to be excessively hot
3. Slang chiefly US to kill or be killed by electrocution, esp in the electric chair
n pl fries
1. (Cookery) a dish of something fried, esp the offal of a specified animal pig's fry
2. (Cookery) US and Canadian a social occasion, often outdoors, at which the chief food is fried
3. (Cookery) Brit informal the act of preparing a mixed fried dish or the dish itself
[from Old French frire, from Latin frīgere to roast, fry]

fry2
pl n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the young of various species of fish
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the young of certain other animals, such as frogs
3. young children See also small fry
[C14 (in the sense: young, offspring): perhaps via Norman French from Old French freier to spawn, rub, from Latin fricāre to rub]

Fry the young or brood of fishes or other animals or insects, including oysters and bees; people held in contempt collectively—Johnson, 1755. See also brood, swarm.
Examples: fry of authors, 1641; of bees [young bees], 1577; of Christmas books, 1861; of Catholics, 1607; of ditches, 1600; of eel spawn; of fish [young], 1389; of foul decays; of gnats, 1613; of islands, 1652; of oysters [young].
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Fry - English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
Bloomsbury Group - an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles
2.Fry - English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
3.Fry - a young person of either sexfry - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
child's body - the body of a human child
juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed
bairn - a child: son or daughter
buster - a robust child
changeling - a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child - a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy"
foster child, foster-child, fosterling - a child who is raised by foster parents
scamp, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag - one who is playfully mischievous
kiddy - a young child
orphan - a child who has lost both parents
peanut - a young child who is small for his age
picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
poster child - a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy"
kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler - a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
silly - a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly"
sprog - a child
bambino, toddler, yearling, tot - a young child
urchin - poor and often mischievous city child
street child, waif - a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"
Verb1.fry - be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried"
heat up, hot up, heat - gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly"
2.fry - cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"
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"
cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
frizzle - fry something until it curls and becomes crisp
deep-fat-fry - fry in deep fat; "deep-fry the potato chips"
griddle - cook on a griddle; "griddle pancakes"
pan-fry - fry in a pan; "pan-fry the dumplings"
deep-fry, french-fry - cook by immersing in fat; "french-fry the potatoes"
stir fry - fry very quickly over high heat; "stir-fry the vegetables in a wok"
saute - fry briefly over high heat; "saute the onions"
3.fry - kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted"
kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
Translations
fry1 [fraɪ]
A. VT (Culin) → freír
B. VIfreírse
C. Nfritada f

fry2 [fraɪ] N (Fishing) → pececillos mpl
see also small D

fry [ˈfraɪ] [fried] [ˈfraɪd] (pt, pp)
vtfaire frire
Fry the onions for 5 minutes → Faites frire les oignons pendant cinq minutes.
vi (= get burnt) [person] → griller

fry1
pl (= fish)kleine Fische pl

fry2
vt
meat etc(in der Pfanne) braten; to fry an eggein Spiegelei machen, ein Ei in die Pfanne schlagen
(US inf: = electrocute) → auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichten
vi
(meat etc)braten; we’re absolutely frying in this heat (inf)wir schmoren (in dieser Hitze) (inf)
n (US) → Barbecue nt

fry1 [fraɪ] vt & vifriggere
fry2 [fraɪ] npl (Zool) → avannotti mpl
see also small fry

fry1
v fry [frai]
to cook in hot oil or fat Shall I fry the eggs or boil them? bak, braai يَقْلي пържа (o)smažit stege; svitse braten τηγανίζω freír praadima سرخ کردن paistaa faire frire לְטָגֵן तलना frigati (olajban, zsírban) süt steikja friggere 揚げる 기름에 튀기다 kepti cept (uz pannas) menggoreng bakken steke, surre i panne smażyć fritar a prăji жарить pražiť ocvreti pržiti steka ทอด (อาหาร) kızartmak 油煎 смажити(ся) چکنائی میں تلنا rán; chiên
n frying-pan
a shallow pan, usually with a long handle, for frying food in. braaipan قَلايَه، مِقْلاه тиган pánev stegepande die Bratpfanne τηγάνι sartén praepann ماهیتابه paistinpannu poêle à frire מַחֲבַת फ्राइंग पैन, उथली कडा़ही tava serpenyő penggorengan steikarpanna padella フライパン 프라이 팬 keptuvė panna kuali bakpan stekepanne patelnia frigideira tigaie сковорода panvica ponev tiganj stekpanna กระทะ kızartma tavası 油炸鍋 пательня, сковорода فرائی پان chảo rán 炸锅
out of the frying-pan into the fire
from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy – it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire. van die wal in die sloot مِن الصَّعب إلى الأصْعَب: مِن الدُّب إلى الجُب، من الدِّلفِه إلى المُزْراب от трън, та на глог z deště pod okap fra asken i ilden vom Regen in die Traufe από τη Σκύλλα στη Χάρυβδη de Guatemala a Guatepeor vihma käest räästa alla از چاله درآمدن و به چاه افتادن ojasta allikkoon de Charybde en Scylla מִן הַפָּח אֶל הַפַּחָת iz zla u gore csöbörből vödörbe lepas dari mulut harimau jatuh ke mulut buaya úr öskunni í eldinn dalla padella nella brace 小難を逃れて大難に陥る 작은 난을 피하려다 큰 난을 당하다 nuo vilko bėgo, ant meškos užbėgo no vilka bēg, uz lāci krīt lepas dari mulut harimau masuk mulut buaya van de regen in de drup (komme) fra asken til ilden, fra vondt til verre z deszczu pod rynnę de mal a pior din lac în puţ из огня да в полымя z dažďa pod odkvap z dežja pod kap preći iz lošeg u gore ur askan i elden มีสภาพแย่ยิ่งกว่าเดิม yağmurdan kaçarken doluya tutulmak 跳出油鍋又入火炕 з вогню у полум'я ایک عذاب سے نکل کر دوسرے عذاب میں مبتلا ہونا tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa

fry2
n fry [frai]
a swarm of young, especially of fish. klein vissies صِغار السَّمَك дребосък potěr småfisk; fiskeyngel die Fischbrut κοπάδι alevines kalamaimud دسته ماهی های کوچک kalanpoikasparvi fretin דגיגים मछली के बहुत छोटे-छोटे बच्चे sitna riba iz mrijesta apróhal teri smáfiskar/-seyði avannotti*, pesciolini 幼魚の群れ 치어 mailius (zivju) mazuļi anak ikan jonge vissen småfisk, yngel, småkryp narybek plevuşcă мальки rybia násada drobne ribice mlađ småfisk, gli, yngel ลูกปลา yavru sürüsü 魚苗等 мальки مچھلیوں کے نوزائیدہ یا چھوٹے بچے cá bột
small fry
unimportant people or things The local politicians are just small fry. minderes صِغار الناس، ناس قليلو الأهَميَّه дребна риба malé ryby småfisk kleine,unbedeutende Leute ανθρωπάκια tipejos väiksed vennad فرد یا چیز کم اهمیت pikkutekijä menu fretin דָגֵי רָקַק छोटी मछली sitna riba, nevažna osoba kisemberek remeh lítilfjörlegur maður, valdalítill hópur persone di nessun conto 小物ども 하찮은 사람(물건) smulkmė sīki ļautiņi tidak penting onbelangrijke mensen småfolk, yngel, småkryp płotka, płotki arraia miúda oameni/ lucruri fără importanţă мелкая сошка malé ryby majhne ribe sitna riba obetydliga människor (saker) คนหรือสิ่งที่ไม่น่าสนใจ önemsiz kişiler/şeyler 小人物 нуль без палички بے اہمیت لوگ những người tầm thường

Fry يَقلى osmažit stege braten τηγανίζω freír paistaa frire pržiti friggere 油で揚げる 튀기다 frituren steke usmażyć fritar жарить steka ทอด kızartmak rán 油炸


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