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(frīz)
1. A french fry: ordered fries as a side dish.
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 frīgere.]
fry 2
(frī)
n.
1. pl.fry
a. A recently hatched fish.
b. A young salmon living in fresh water that is older than an alevin and younger than a parr or smolt.
c. A young animal of certain other groups, such as frogs.
2. pl.fry or fries An individual, especially a young or insignificant person: "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 Old French frier, froyer, to rub, spawn, from Latin fricāre, to rub.]
[C14 (in the sense: young, offspring): perhaps via Norman French from Old French freier to spawn, rub, from Latin fricāre to rub]
Fry
(fraɪ)
n
1. (Biography) Christopher. 1907–2005, English dramatist; author of the verse dramas A Phoenix Too Frequent (1946), The Lady's Not For Burning (1948), and Venus Observed (1950)
2. (Biography) Elizabeth. 1780–1845, English prison reformer and Quaker
3. (Biography) 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. (Biography) Stephen (John). born 1957, British writer, actor, and comedian; his novels include The Liar (1991) and The Stars' Tennis Balls (2000)
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].
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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)
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"
street child, waif - a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"
Verb
1.
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"
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"
to cook in hot oil or fat. Shall I fry the eggs or boil them? bak, braai يَقْلي пържа fritar (o)smažit braten stege; svitse τηγανίζωfreír praadima سرخ کردن paistaa faire frire לְטָגֵן तलना frigati (olajban, zsírban) süt menggoreng steikja friggere 揚げる 기름에 튀기다 kepti cept (uz pannas) menggoreng bakkensteke, surre i pannesmażyć سور کول fritar a prăji жарить pražiť ocvreti pržiti steka ทอด (อาหาร) kızartmak 油煎 смажити(ся) چکنائی میں تلنا rán; chiên 油煎
ˈfrying-pan , (American) ˈfry-pan noun
a shallow pan, usually with a long handle, for frying food in. braaipan قَلايَه، مِقْلاه тиган frigideira pánev die Bratpfanne stegepande τηγάνιsartén praepann ماهیتابه paistinpannu poêle à frireמחבת फ्राइंग पैन, उथली कडा़ही tava serpenyő penggorengan steikarpanna padella フライパン 프라이 팬 keptuvė panna kuali bakpanstekepannepatelnia کړایی frigideira tigaie сковорода panvica ponev tiganj stekpanna กระทะ kızartma tavası 油炸鍋 пательня, сковорода فرائی پان chảo rán 油炸锅
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 de mal a pior z deště pod okap vom Regen in die Traufe fra asken i ilden 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 fra asken til ilden, fra vondt til verre z deszczu pod rynnę په څا كي لويدنه 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 跳出油锅又入火炕,才出虎口又进狼窝
fry2
(frai) noun
a swarm of young, especially of fish. klein vissies صِغار السَّمَك дребосък filhote potěr die Fischbrut småfisk; fiskeyngel 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 چیچیان 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 鱼苗等
small fry
unimportant people or things. The local politicians are just small fry. minderes صِغار الناس، ناس قليلو الأهَميَّه дребна риба peixe miúdo malé ryby kleine, unbedeutende Leute småfisk 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 بی اهمیته شی یا سړی 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 小人物
The note will be 15% smaller and feature Winston Churchill, who replaces 19th Century prison reformer Elizabeth Fry. It can be wiped clean, is tear-resistant, and will last for about five years.
The Bank of England was criticized in 2013 for the removal of the only female figure on its notes, social reformer Elizabeth Fry. Novelist Jane Austen was subsequently chosen to appear on new 10 pound notes.
When the Bank of England decided to replace the photo of Elizabeth Fry (an English social reformer who lived between 1780 and 1845) with the photo of Winston Churchill (the well-known British prime minister who lived between 1847 and 1965) on the back of the u5 bill, Caroline decided to fight the decision; honoring the historical prime minister should not come on the expense of the only woman depicted on the British banknote other than the queen.
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