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but·ter  (btr)

n.

1. A soft yellowish or whitish emulsion of butterfat, water, air, and sometimes salt, churned from milk or cream and processed for use in cooking and as a food.

2. Any of various substances similar to butter, especially:

a. A spread made from fruit, nuts, or other foods: apple butter.

b. A vegetable fat having a nearly solid consistency at ordinary temperatures.

3. Flattery.

tr.v. but·tered, but·ter·ing, but·ters

To put butter on or in.

Phrasal Verb:

butter up

To praise or flatter excessively: You're always buttering up the boss.

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[Middle English butere, from Old English, from Latin btrum, from Greek boutron : bous, cow; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots + tros, cheese; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]

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butter [ˈbʌtə]

n

1. (Cookery)

a.  an edible fatty whitish-yellow solid made from cream by churning, for cooking and table use

b.  (as modifier) butter icing Related adjective butyraceous

2. (Cookery) any substance with a butter-like consistency, such as peanut butter or vegetable butter

look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth to look innocent, although probably not so

vb (tr)

1. to put butter on or in

2. to flatter See also butter up

[Old English butere, from Latin būtyrum, from Greek bouturon, from bous cow + turos cheese]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	butter - an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use solid food, food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink" dairy product - milk and butter and cheese stick - a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine clarified butter, drawn butter - butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids beurre noisette, brown butter - clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers lemon butter, Meuniere butter - clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with lemon juice and parsley yak butter - butter made from yaks' milk
	2.	butter - a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper - someone who fights (or is fighting)
Verb	1.	butter - spread butter on; "butter bread"     cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

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butter

noun

butter someone up flatter, coax, cajole, pander to, blarney, wheedle, suck up to (informal), soft-soap, brown-nose (taboo slang), kiss (someone's) ass (U.S. slang), fawn on or upon, honey up, oil your tongue I tried buttering her up.

Related words
adjective butyraceous

Translations

butter [ˈbʌtəʳ]

A. N → mantequilla f, manteca f (Arg)
butter wouldn't melt in his mouth → es una mosquita muerta

B. VT [+ bread] → untar con mantequilla

C. CPD butter bean N tipo de frijol blanco o judía blanca
butter dish N → mantequera f
butter icing N → glaseado m de mantequilla
butter knife N → cuchillo m de mantequilla

butter up VT + ADV (Brit) → dar jabón a

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butter [ˈbʌtə^r]

n → beurre m

vt → beurrer
to know which side one's bread is buttered, to know which side one's bread is buttered on → savoir où est son intérêt
butter bean n (British) → (gros) haricot m blanc

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butter

n → Butter f; she looks as if butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth → sie sieht aus, als ob sie kein Wässerchen trüben könnte

vt bread etc → mit Butter bestreichen, buttern

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butter:

butterball

n (US inf: = fat person) → Fettkloß m (inf)

butter bean

n → Mondbohne f

buttercup

n → Butterblume f, → Hahnenfuß m

butter dish

n → Butterdose f

butterfingers

n sing (inf) → Schussel m (inf); butter! → du Schussel! (inf)

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butter:

butter icing

n → ˜ Buttercreme f

butter knife

n → Buttermesser nt

butter mountain

n → Butterberg m

buttermilk

n → Buttermilch f

butterscotch

n → ˜ Karamellbonbon m

adj → Karamell-

butterwort

n (Bot) → Fettkraut nt

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butter [ˈbʌtəʳ]

1. n → burro
he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth → ha una faccia d'angelo

2. vt (bread) → imburrare, spalmare di burro

butter up vt + adv to butter sb up → ruffianarsi con qn

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butter

n butter [ˈbatə]

a fatty substance made from cream by churning. botter زُبْدَه масло máslo smør die Butter βούτυρο mantequilla või کره voi beurre חֶמְאָה मक्खन maslac vaj mentega susu smjör burro バター 버터 sviestas sviests mentega boter smør masło manteiga unt масло maslo maslo maslac smör เนย tereyağ 奶油 масло مکھن bơ 黄油

v

to spread with butter She buttered the bread. botter يَدْهَنُ بالزُّبْدَه намазвам с масло namazat máslem smøre mit Butter bestreichen αλείφω με βούτυρο untar con mantequilla võid määrima, võiga määrima کره مالیدن voidella beurrer לִמרוֹח חֶמְאָה मक्खन लगाना nanijeti maslac megvajaz mengoleskan mentega smyrja imburrare バターをぬる 버터를 바르다 tepti sviestu uzziest sviestu menyapu mentega met boter besmeren ha smør på smarować masłem, pokryty masłem pôr manteiga a unge cu unt намазывать маслом natrieť maslom namazati z maslom namazati maslacem smöra ทาเนย tereyağ sürmek 抹奶油 мастити маслом ڈبل روٹی پر مکھن لگانا phết bơ 抹黄油

adj buttery

a buttery knife. botterige زُبْدي маслен máslový, na máslo smøragtig butterig βουτυρωμένος, καλυμμένος με βούτυρο mantecoso võine کره دار voinen beurré, couvert de beurre שֶל חֶמְאָה चाकू kao maslac vajas mengandung mentega smjörkenndur; þakinn smjöri imburrato, burroso バターの付いた 버터를 바른 sviestuotas sviestains bermentega boterachtig smør-, smørliknende maślany de/com manteiga cu unt; untos масляный na maslo, maslový maslen koji je umazan maslacem smörig ทาเนย yağlı 沾有奶油的 масляний مکھن بھرا có bơ 黄油的

n butterfingers

a person who is likely to drop things which he or she is carrying. lomperd, onhandige أصابِعٌ رَخْوَه кашкавалени пръсти nešika klodsmajor ungeschickte Person αδέξιος manazas, torpe kobakäpp دست و پا چلفتی mämmikoura empoté/-ée יַדָיִים שֶל מרגָרִינָה नाजुक उंगलियों वाला व्यक्ति nespretnjaković kétbalkezes suka menjatuhkan sesuatu klaufi persona dalle mani di pasta frolla, persona dalle mani di burro/ricotta 物をよく落す人 손재주가 서투른 사람 atgrubnagis neveiklis; jēlnadzis suka menjatuhkan sesuatu breekal klossmajor, kløne niezdara mãos de cebola neîn­demânatic растяпа babrák, nešikovník nerodnež nespretnjaković fumlig person คนที่ทำของตกหล่นบ่อย sakar kimse 手腳笨拙的人 ґава; людина, в якої все з рук падає ہاتھوں میں اٹھائی ہوئی اشیاء گرانے کا امکان vụng về 拿不稳东西的人，手脚笨拙的人

n butterscotch [-skotʃ]

a kind of hard toffee made with butter. botterkaramel حَلْوى مِنَ السُّكَّر والزُّبْدَه вид твърд карамел, правен с масло mléčný bonbon flødekaramel das Buttertoffee καραμέλα βουτύρου dulce de azúcar terciado con mantequilla võikompvek نوعی آبنبات کره ای kermatoffee caramel écossais סוּכָּרִייַת חֶמְאָה एक तरह की टॉफी karamela tejkaramella gula-gula yang dibuat dengan mentega (smjör)karamella/brjóstsykur caramella (di zucchero o burro fusi) バタースカッチ 버터스카치 irisinis saldainis īrisiem līdzīgi saldumi gula-gula yang dibuat dengen mentega boterballetje karamell (rodzaj cukierków) caramelo caramea ириска mliečny bonbón škotska karamela karamela knäck ขนมหวานชนิดหนึ่งทำจากเนย tereyağlı akide şekeri 奶油糖 ірис مکھن سے بنائی گئی سخت ٹافی kẹo làm bằng bơ đun với đường 奶油糖果

butter up

to flatter (someone) usually because one wants him to do something for one. flikflooi, pamperlang يُداهِن، يَتَمَلَّق подмазвам се lichotit smigre jemandem schmeicheln καλοπιάνω με κολακείες dar coba a meelitama چاپلوسی کردن؛ تملق گفتن voidella jotakuta passer de la pommade à לְהַחֲנִיף कुछ करने के लिए खुशामद करना laskati hízeleg menyanjung, menjilat skjalla adulare おべっかを言う 알랑거리다 pataikauti, įsiteikti glaimot menyanjung-nyanjung vleien blidgjøre, smigre; smøre schlebiać engraxar a lin­guşi грубо льстить lichotiť dobrikati se laskati smickra, fjäska för ประจบ dalkavukluk yapmak 討好 лестити مکھن لگانا ، چاپلوسی یا خوشامد کرنا bợ đỡ 讨好

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butter → زُبْدَة máslo smør Butter βούτυρο mantequilla voi beurre maslac burro バター 버터 boter smør masło manteiga масло smör เนย tereyağ bơ 黄油