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roasting [ˈrəʊstɪŋ] Informal adj extremely hot n
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roasting noun reprimand, dressing down (informal), chastisement, bawling-out (informal), criticism, discipline, condemnation, telling-off, castigation He was given a roasting from his boss. adjective blazing, baking, blistering, scorching, sizzling, sweltering, boiling hot, extremely hot Not all of Britain was roasting in the nineties today. Translations roasting n (lit) → Braten nt (inf: = criticism) → Verriss m; (= telling-off) → Standpauke f; to give somebody a roasting → jdn verreißen, jdm eine Standpauke halten adj (inf: = hot) days, weather → knallheiß (inf) roasting: roasting bag n → Bratschlauch m roasting tin, roasting tray n → Bräter m roasting [ˈrəʊstɪŋ] 1. adj 2. n (fam) to give sb a roasting → dare una lavata di capo a qn roasting [ˈrəʊstɪŋ] 1. adj 2. n (fam) to give sb a roasting → dare una lavata di capo a qn How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A Frenchman who had just pushed a Russian soldier away was squatting by the fire, engaged in roasting a piece of meat stuck on a ramrod. They could get no fowls; old, purplish, stringy cocks were all they had for roasting and boiling. On the following morning, therefore, they assembled, and decided on Van Baerle's arrest, placing the order for its execution in the hands of Master van Spennen, who, as we have seen, performed his duty like a true Hollander, and who arrested the Doctor at the very hour when the Orange party at the Hague were roasting the bleeding shreds of flesh torn from the corpses of Cornelius and John de Witt. |
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