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toast

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toast 1  (tst)
v. toast·ed, toast·ing, toasts
v.tr.
1. To heat and brown (bread, for example) by placing in a toaster or an oven or close to a fire.
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.

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

toast 2  (tst)
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.

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

toast1
n
1. (Cookery) sliced bread browned by exposure to heat, usually under a grill, over a fire, or in a toaster
be toast Informal to face certain destruction or defeat
vb
1. (Cookery) (tr) to brown under a grill or over a fire to toast cheese
2. to warm or be warmed in a similar manner to toast one's hands by the fire
[from Old French toster, from Latin tōstus parched, baked from torrēre to dry with heat; see thirst, torrid]
toasty  adj

toast2
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
1. to propose or drink a toast to (a person or thing)
2. (Music / Pop Music) (intr) to add vocal effects to a prerecorded track: a disc-jockey technique See also rap1 [6]
[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]
toaster  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.toasttoast - 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"
desperate - a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"
4.toasttoast - a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
Verb1.toasttoast - make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"
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.toasttoast - propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
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"

toast1
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

toast2
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
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]
Translations
toast [təʊst]
A. N
1. (= bread) → pan m tostado, tostada f
a piece of toastuna tostada
2. (= drink) → brindis m inv (to por) to drink a toast to sbbrindar por algn
here's a toast to all whobrindemos por todos los que ...
to propose a toast to sbproponer un brindis por algn
to be the toast of the townser el niño bonito de la ciudad
B. VT
1. [+ bread] → tostar
toasted sandwichsándwich m tostado
to toast one's toes by the firecalentar los pies cerca del fuego
2. (= drink to) → brindar por
we toasted the newlywedsbrindamos por los recién casados
we toasted the victory in champagnecelebramos la victoria con champán
C. CPD toast list Nlista f de brindis
toast rack Nrejilla f para tostadas

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

toast1
nToast m; a piece of toastein Toast m, → eine Scheibe Toast; on toastauf Toast; as warm as toast (fig)mollig warm
vt breadtoasten; (on open fire, in oven) → rösten; to toast one’s feet by the firesich (dat)die Füße am Feuer wärmen
vi (bread etc)sich toasten/rösten lassen; (inf: person) → braten (inf), → rösten (inf)

toast2
n
Toast m, → Trinkspruch m; to drink or raise a toast to somebodyauf jdn trinken, einen Toast auf jdn ausbringen; to propose a toasteinen 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 townsie war der gefeierte Star der Stadt
vt to toast somebody/somethingauf jds Wohl or jdn/etw trinken; we toasted the victory in champagnewir haben unseren Sieg mit Champagner gefeiert or begossen (inf)

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

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

toast1
v toast [təust]
to make (bread etc) brown in front of direct heat We toasted slices of bread for tea. rooster يُحَمِّص الخُبْز препичам opékát riste toasten φρυγανίζω tostar 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 roosteren riste brød przypiekać torrar a prăji поджаривать opekať popeči pržiti tost rosta ปิ้ง kızartmak підрум'янювати (на відкритому вогні); підсмажувати سينکنا nướng
n
bread that has been toasted He always has two pieces of toast for breakfast. roosterbrood خُبْز مُحَمَّص препечена филия topinka ristet brød; toast der Toast φρυγανιά tostada röstsai نان برشته paahtoleipä rôtie טוֹסֶט, קֶלִי 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 toost ristet brød grzanka 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
adj toasted
heated by direct heat, eg under a grill toasted cheese; Do you like your bread toasted? gerooster مُحَمَّص печен opečený ristet geröstet φρυγανισμένος a la parrilla/plancha, tostado röst- برشته شده paahdettu passé sous le gril, grillé קַלוּי भूना हुआ prepržen pirított panggang ristaður, grillaður tostato, abbrustolito こんがり焼いた 직사열에 구운 paskrudintas grauzdēts bakar geroosterd ristet, grillstekt przypiekany, opiekany torrado prăjit поджаренный opečený popečen prepeći varm, grillad, rostad ปิ้ง kızarmış 烤的 підсмажений سينکي ہوئي được nướng
n toaster
an electric machine for toasting bread. rooster جِهاز تَحْميص الخُبْز тостер opékač topinek brødrister der Toaster φρυγανιέρα tostadora röster توستر leivänpaahdin grille-pain מַצנֵם टोस्टर सेंकने का यंत्र pržilica za kruh, toster kenyérpirító (készülék) pemanggangan brauðrist tostapane トースター 토스트 skrudintuvas tosters pembakar roti broodrooster brødrister opiekacz torradeira toaster, prăjitor electric тостер hriankovač toaster toster brödrost เครื่องปิ้งขนมปัง ekmek kızartıcı 烤麵包電爐 тостер توس سينکنے کي برقي مشين lò nướng bành
n toaster oven
a small oven for toasting bread or baking food. roosteroond فُرْن تَحْميص الخُبْز печка trouba s opékačem topinek lille bageovn der Toaster τοστιέρα minihorno 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 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
n toastrack
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 stojánek na tousty holder til ristet brød der Toastständer 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 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

toast2
v toast [təust]
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 připít (si) skåle (for) trinken auf πίνω στην υγεία κπ., κάνω πρόποση brindar (por), beber a la salud (de) (kellegi) terviseks jooma به سلامتی کسی یا چیزی نوشیدن kohottaa malja porter un toast (à) 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 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 ...
n
1 an act of toasting Let's drink a toast to our friends! stel 'n heildronk in شُرْب نَخْب наздравица přípitek skål der Toast πρόποση brindis toost باده نوشی malja toast הַרָמָת כּוֹסִית सलामती का जाम zdravica pohárköszöntő sulang skál brindisi 乾杯 축배 tostas tosts minum ucap selamat toost skål(ing) toast brinde toast тост prípitok napitnica zdravica skål การดื่มอวยพร şerefe/sağlığa içme 祝酒 виголошення тосту تقريباتي شراب نوشي nâng cốc chúc mừng
2 the wish conveyed, or the person etc honoured, by such an act. heildronk أُمْنِيَة شُرْب النَّخْب лице/събитие, за което се пие наздравица oslavenec skåltale; person, der skåles for der Trinkspruch 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; (festeggiato) 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 for toast brinde toast; persoană sărbătorită тост zdravica; oslávenec napitnica; slavljenec zdravica skål, lyckönskning, festföremål ให้พร şerefine içilen şey/kimse 舉杯祝頌 тост جس کے اعزاز ميں شراب نوشي کي جائے، مبارک بادي lời chúc mừng

toast خبز محمص přípitek, topinka skål, toast Toast, Trinkspruch πρόποση, φρυγανιά brindis, tostada malja, paahtoleipä faire griller, lever son verre tost, zdravica brindisi, pane tostato トースト, 乾杯 건배, 토스트 toast ristet brød, skål grzanka, toast brinde, torrada тост rostat bröd, skål การดื่มอวยพร, ขนมปังปิ้ง kadeh kaldırmak, tost bánh mỳ nướng, chúc mừng 烤面包片, 祝酒


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It now came to the turn of Mr Jones to give a toast, as it is called; who could not refrain from mentioning his dear Sophia.
As soon as the singing was over, another and another toast was proposed and Count Ilya Rostov became more and more moved, more glass was smashed, and the shouting grew louder.
The talk rose higher and higher, and the regimental band played between the courses, as is the immemorial custom, till all tongues ceased for a moment with the removal of the dinner-slips and the first toast of obligation, when an officer rising said, "Mr.
 
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