toast

toast ¹

(tōst)

v. toast·ed, toast·ing, toasts

v. tr.

1. To heat and brown (bread, for example) by exposure to radiant heat.

2. To warm thoroughly, as before a fire: toast one's feet.

v. intr.

To become toasted: This bread toasts well.

n.

1. Sliced bread heated and browned.

2. Slang One that is doomed, in trouble, or unworthy of further consideration.

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[Middle English tosten, from Old French toster, from Vulgar Latin *tostāre, frequentative of Latin torrēre, to parch, burn; see ters- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

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toast ²

 (tōst)

n.

1.

a. The act of raising a glass and drinking in honor of or to the health of a person or thing.

b. A proposal to drink to someone or something or a speech given before the taking of such a drink.

c. The one honored by a toast.

2. A person receiving much attention or acclaim: the toast of Broadway.

v. toast·ed, toast·ing, toasts

v.tr.

To drink to the health or honor of.

v.intr.

To propose or drink a toast.

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[Perhaps from toast (from the use of spiced toast to flavor drinks).]

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toast

(təʊst)

n

1. (Cookery) sliced bread browned by exposure to heat, usually under a grill, over a fire, or in a toaster

2. be toast informal to face certain destruction or defeat

vb

3. (Cookery) (tr) to brown under a grill or over a fire: to toast cheese.

4. to warm or be warmed in a similar manner: to toast one's hands by the fire.

[C14: from Old French toster, from Latin tōstus parched, baked from torrēre to dry with heat; see thirst, torrid]

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toast

(təʊst)

n

1. a tribute or proposal of health, success, etc, given to a person or thing by a company of people and marked by raising glasses and drinking together

2. a person or thing honoured by such a tribute or proposal

3. (esp formerly) an attractive woman to whom such tributes are frequently made: she was the toast of the town.

vb

4. to propose or drink a toast to (a person or thing)

5. (Pop Music) (intr) to add vocal effects to a prerecorded track: a disc-jockey technique. See also rap¹⁶

[C17 (in the sense: a lady to whom the company is asked to drink): from toast¹,from the idea that the name of the lady would flavour the drink like a piece of spiced toast]

ˈtoaster n

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toast¹

(toʊst)

n.

1. sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.

v.t.

2. to brown (bread, cheese, etc.) by exposure to heat.

3. to heat or warm thoroughly at a fire: to toast one's feet at the fireplace.

v.i.

4. to become toasted.

Idioms:

be toast, Slang. to be doomed, ruined, or in trouble: If you come here again, you're toast!

[1350–1400; Middle English to(o)sten (v.) < Middle French toster < Vulgar Latin *tostāre, derivative of Latin tostus (<*torstos), past participle of torrēre to parch, roast]

toast²

(toʊst)

n.

1. a few words of welcome, congratulation, etc., uttered immediately before drinking to a person, event, etc.

2. a person, event, etc., honored with raised glasses before drinking.

3. an act or instance of thus drinking: to drink a toast to the queen.

4. a person, esp. an entertainer, who is widely celebrated: She was the toast of five continents.

v.t.

5. to propose or drink a toast to or in honor of.

v.i.

6. to propose or drink a toast.

[1690–1700; figurative use of toast¹]

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toast

Past participle: toasted
Gerund: toasting

Imperative

toast

toast

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toast

To brown food in a dry heat.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	toast - slices of bread that have been toasted bread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked cinnamon toast - buttered toast with sugar and cinnamon (and nutmeg and grated lemon peel) orange toast - buttered toast with sugar and grated orange rind and a little orange juice Melba toast - very thin crisp brown toast Brussels biscuit, rusk, twice-baked bread, zwieback - slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
	2.	toast - a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention; "he was the toast of the town" celebrity, famous person - a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity"
	3.	toast - a person in desperate straits; someone doomed; "I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work"; "one mistake and you're toast" goner desperate - a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"
	4.	toast - a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event pledge drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
Verb	1.	toast - make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes" crispen, crisp 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" heat, heat up - make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"
	2.	toast - propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" salute, wassail, drink, pledge give - propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" honor, honour, reward - bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

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toast

¹

verb

1. brown, grill, crisp, roast Toast the bread lightly on both sides.

2. warm (up), heat (up), thaw, bring back to life a bar with an open fire for toasting feet after a day skiing

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toast

²

noun

1. tribute, drink, compliment, salute, health, pledge, salutation We drank a toast to Miss Jacobs.

2. favourite, celebrity, darling, talk, pet, focus of attention, hero or heroine, blue-eyed boy or girl (Brit. informal) She was the toast of Paris.

verb

1. drink to, honour, pledge to, salute, drink (to) the health of They toasted her with champagne.

Quotations
"Here's tae us; wha's like us?"
"Gey few, and they're a' deid" [Scottish toast]

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toast

noun

The act of drinking to someone:

pledge.

verb

To salute by raising and drinking from a glass:

drink, pledge.

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Translations

أُمْنِيَة شُرْب النَّخْبخُبْزٌ مُحَمَّصخُبْز مُحَمَّصشُرْب نَخْبنَخْب

přípitektopinkatoustopékátoslavenec

toastskålskåltaleder skåles forperson

ToastTrinkspruchtoastentrinken auf

πρόποσηφρυγανιά

brindistostadatostargratinarpan tostado

maljapaahtoleipäskoolatapaahtaakilistää

grillertoastfaire grillerpain grilléporter un toast

tostzdravicaprepečenac

rista brauîristaî brauîskálskál; sá/òaî sem skálaî er fyrirskála, drekka skál

brindisipane tostatobrindaretostareabbrustolire

トースト乾杯

건배구운 빵

dzert uz kāda veselībugrauzdētgrauzdiņšlaimes vēlējumstosts

roosterentoast

ristet brødskålskåltaleutbringe en skål forperson det skåles for

toasttostgrzanka

brindetorrada

тостбутербродгренок

hriankaopekaťoslávenecprípitok

nazdravitiopečenecopečizdravica

zdravica

skålskålarostarostat bröd

การดื่มอวยพรขนมปังปิ้ง

tostkadeh kaldırmakkızarmış ekmekkızartmakşerefe/sağlığa içme

bánh mì nướngchúc

祝酒为...举杯祝酒举杯祝颂吐司烤

toast

[təʊst]

A. N

1. (= bread) → pan m tostado, tostada f
a piece of toast → una tostada

2. (= drink) → brindis m inv (to por) to drink a toast to sb → brindar por algn
here's a toast to all who → brindemos por todos los que ...
to propose a toast to sb → proponer un brindis por algn
to be the toast of the town → ser el niño bonito de la ciudad

B. VT

1. [+ bread] → tostar
toasted sandwich → sándwich m tostado
to toast one's toes by the fire → calentar los pies cerca del fuego

2. (= drink to) → brindar por
we toasted the newlyweds → brindamos por los recién casados
we toasted the victory in champagne → celebramos la victoria con champán

C. CPD toast list N → lista f de brindis
toast rack N → rejilla f para tostadas

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toast

[ˈtəʊst]

n

(= food) → pain m grillé, toast m
a piece of toast → une tranche de pain grillé, un toast

(= drink, speech) → toast m
to drink a toast to sb → porter un toast à qn
to propose a toast → proposer un toast

to be toast → être cuit(e)
If she catches you, you're toast → Si elle t'attrape, tu es cuit.

vt

[+ bread] → faire griller
a toasted sandwich → un sandwich grillé

(= drink to) → porter un toast à

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toast

¹

n → Toast m; a piece of toast → ein Toast m, → eine Scheibe Toast; on toast → auf Toast; as warm as toast (fig) → mollig warm

vt bread → toasten; (on open fire, in oven) → rösten; to toast one’s feet by the fire → sich (dat) → die Füße am Feuer wärmen

vi (bread etc) → sich toasten/rösten lassen; (inf: person) → braten (inf), → rösten (inf)

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toast

²

n

→ Toast m, → Trinkspruch m; to drink or raise a toast to somebody → auf jdn trinken, einen Toast auf jdn ausbringen; to propose a toast → einen Toast or Trinkspruch ausbringen (→ to auf +acc); they raised their glasses in a toast (to him) → sie hoben ihre Gläser (um auf ihn zu trinken)

she was the toast of the town → sie war der gefeierte Star der Stadt

vt to toast somebody/something → auf jds Wohl or jdn/etw trinken; we toasted the victory in champagne → wir haben unseren Sieg mit Champagner gefeiert or begossen (inf)

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toast

[təʊst]

1. n

a. (bread) → pane m tostato
a piece or slice of toast → una fetta di pane tostato or abbrustolito

b. (drink, speech) → brindisi m inv
to propose/drink a toast to sb → proporre (di fare)/fare un brindisi a qn
the toast of the town/nation (fig) → il vanto della città/nazione

2. vt

a. (bread) → tostare, abbrustolire

b. (drink to) → brindare a

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toast¹

(təust) verb

to make (bread etc) brown in front of direct heat. We toasted slices of bread for tea. rooster يُحَمِّص الخُبْز препичам torrar opékát toasten riste φρυγανίζωtostar röstima برشته کردن paahtaa griller לִקלוֹת भून, सेंक pržiti, prepeći pirít memanggang rista brauð tostare, abbrustolire こんがり焼く 직사열에 노르스름하게 굽다 skrudinti grauzdēt membakar roti roosterenriste brød przypiekać torrar a prăji поджаривать opekať popeči pržiti tost rosta ปิ้ง kızartmak 烤 підрум'янювати (на відкритому вогні); підсмажувати سينکنا nướng 烤

noun

bread that has been toasted. He always has two pieces of toast for breakfast. roosterbrood خُبْز مُحَمَّص препечена филия torrada topinka der Toast ristet brød; toast φρυγανιάtostada röstsai نان برشته paahtoleipä rôtieטוסט, קלי टोस्टसि की ब्रेड prepečenac pirított kenyér roti panggang ristað brauð toast, (pane tostato/abbrustolito* トースト 구운 빵, 토스트 skrebutis grauzdiņš roti bakar toostristet brødgrzanka torrada toast, pâine prăjită гренок; тост hrianka toast tost rostat bröd ขนมปังปิ้ง kızarmış ekmek (dilimi) 吐司(烤麵包片) шматочок підсмаженого хліба; тост سينکي ہوئي روٹي، توس bánh mỳ nướng 吐司（烤面包片）

ˈtoasted adjective

heated by direct heat, eg under a grill. toasted cheese; Do you like your bread toasted? gerooster مُحَمَّص печен torrado opečený geröstet ristet φρυγανισμένος a la parrilla/plancha, tostado röst- برشته شده paahdettu passé sous le gril, grilléקלוי भूना हुआ prepržen pirított panggang ristaður, grillaður tostato, abbrustolito こんがり焼いた 직사열에 구운 paskrudintas grauzdēts bakar geroosterdristet, grillstekt przypiekany, opiekany torrado prăjit поджаренный opečený popečen prepeći varm, grillad, rostad ปิ้ง kızarmış 烤的 підсмажений سينکي ہوئي được nướng 烤的

ˈtoaster noun

an electric machine for toasting bread. rooster جِهاز تَحْميص الخُبْز тостер torradeira opékač topinek der Toaster brødrister φρυγανιέραtostadora röster توستر leivänpaahdin grille-painמצנם टोस्टर सेंकने का यंत्र pržilica za kruh, toster kenyérpirító (készülék) pemanggangan brauðrist tostapane トースター 토스트 skrudintuvas tosters pembakar roti broodrooster brødristeropiekacztorradeira toaster, prăjitor electric тостер hriankovač toaster toster brödrost เครื่องปิ้งขนมปัง ekmek kızartıcı 烤麵包機 тостер توس سينکنے کي برقي مشين lò nướng bành 烤面包机

ˈtoaster oven noun

a small oven for toasting bread or baking food. roosteroond فُرْن تَحْميص الخُبْز печка forno trouba s opékačem topinek der Toaster lille bageovn τοστιέραminihorno küpsetusahi اجاق برشتگر pienikokoinen uuni mini-four טוֹסטֶר-אוֹבֵן टोस्टर चूल्हा या तंदूर mala pećnica kenyérpirító oven kecil (tostapane) オーブントースター 오븐 토스트 nedidelė orkaitė su skrudintuvu grauzdiņu cepeškrāsns ketuhar pembakar roti oven liten stekeovn opiekacz, toster منقل духовка с грилем rúra na zapekanie jedál pečica za tople kruhke pećnica grill เตาอบขนมปัง kızartma fırını 小烤箱 невелика духовка توس سينکنے کا چولھا chảo nướng bánh 小烤箱

ˈtoastrack noun

a small stand in which slices of toast can be served. Put the toastrack on the table. roosterbroodrak حامِل شَرائِح الخُبْز المُحَمَّصَه على المائِدَه поставка за препечени филии porta-torradas stojánek na tousty der Toastständer holder til ristet brød θήκη για φρυγανιές portatostadas röstsaia alus ظرف تستر paahtoleipäteline porte-toast כִּלי הַגָשָה לְטוֹסטִים टोस्ट रैक, शिकंजा stalak za prženi kruh pirítóstartó rács roti panggang standur fyrir ristaðar brauðsneiðar portacrostini トースト立て 토스트를 세워 놓는 기구 padėkliukas skrebučiams trauks grauzdiņiem rak roti bakar rekje voor geroosterde boterhammen stativ til ristet brød stojak na grzanki ظرف porta-torradas suport pentru pâinea prăjită подставка для гренков stojan na hrianky stojalce za toast posuda za kriške tosta ställ för rostat bröd ตะแกรงวางขนมปังปิ้ง kızarmış ekmek kabı 麵包架 підставка для тостів توس کي ٹٹي cái giá để đựng bánh nướng 面包架

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toast²

(təust) verb

to drink ceremonially in honour of, or to wish success to (someone or something). We toasted the bride and bridegroom / the new ship. heildronk instel يَشرَب نَخْب вдигам наздравица brindar připít (si) trinken auf skåle (for) πίνω στην υγεία κπ., κάνω πρόποση brindar, beber a la salud (kellegi) terviseks jooma به سلامتی کسی یا چیزی نوشیدن kohottaa malja porter un toast לִשתוֹת לְחַיֵי- भून, सेंक nazdraviti iszik (vki) egészségére menyulang skála, drekka skál brindare 乾杯する 축배를 들다 gerti į (kieno) sveikatą, pasiūlyti tostą už dzert uz kāda veselību; uzsaukt tostu minum ucap selamat toosten op skåle, utbringe en skål for wznosić toast دچاپه سامتي دجام دپورته كولو عمل: دچاپه سلامتي ږغ: دچاپه سلامتي جام پورته كول brindar a toasta (pentru/în cinstea) поднимать тост за (кого-л., что-л.) pripiť nazdraviti komu nazdraviti skåla för ดื่มอวยพร şerefe/sağlığa içmek 為...舉杯祝酒 проголошувати тост за чиєсь здоров'я کسي کے اعزاز ميں شراب نوشي کرنا uống mừng 为...举杯祝酒

noun

1. an act of toasting. Let's drink a toast to our friends! stel 'n heildronk in شُرْب نَخْب наздравица brinde přípitek der Toast skål πρόποσηbrindis toost باده نوشی malja toast הַרָמָת כּוֹסִית सलामती का जाम zdravica pohárköszöntő sulang skál brindisi 乾杯 축배 tostas tosts minum ucap selamat toostskåltoast شراب نوشی brinde toast тост prípitok napitnica zdravica skål การดื่มอวยพร şerefe/sağlığa içme 祝酒 виголошення тосту تقريباتي شراب نوشي nâng cốc chúc mừng 祝酒

2. the wish conveyed, or the person etc honoured, by such an act. heildronk أُمْنِيَة شُرْب النَّخْب лице/събитие, за което се пие наздравица brinde oslavenec der Trinkspruch skåltale; person, der skåles for ευχή κατά την πρόποση brindis; persona objeto de un brindis soov, tervitatav isik فرد یا چیزی که به افتخار آن می نوشند maljapuhe toast; personne qui est l'objet d'un toast “לְחַיִים!” शुभकामना ono čemu se nazdravlja, osoba kojoj se nazdravlja akire poharukat emelik sulang skál; sá/það sem skálað er fyrir brindisi; 乾杯を受ける人 축배의 인사, 축배의 대상 tostas tosts; laimes vēlējums mengucapkan selamat iemand/iets waarop getoost wordt skåltale; person det skåles fortoast په سر سلامتي سره شراب څښل brinde toast; persoană sărbătorită тост zdravica; oslávenec napitnica; slavljenec zdravica skål, lyckönskning, festföremål ให้พร şerefine içilen şey/kimse 敬酒 тост جس کے اعزاز ميں شراب نوشي کي جائے، مبارک بادي lời chúc mừng 举杯祝颂

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toast

→ خُبْزٌ مُحَمَّص, نَخْب přípitek, topinka skål, toast Toast, Trinkspruch πρόποση, φρυγανιά brindis, tostada malja, paahtoleipä faire griller, pain grillé tost, zdravica brindisi, pane tostato トースト, 乾杯 건배, 구운 빵 toast ristet brød, skål grzanka, toast brinde, torrada тост rostat bröd, skål การดื่มอวยพร, ขนมปังปิ้ง kadeh kaldırmak, tost bánh mì nướng, chúc 烤面包片, 祝酒

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toast

n pan tostado

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