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brown

brown

Meaning of brown

cook until surface becomes brown

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British English/braʊn/
American English/ˈbraʊn/
Russian transcription[pədruˈmʲænʲɪtʲ]
brown
brown - подрумянить
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brown with Russian translation

brown usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Сначала обжарьте лук до золотистой корочки, а потом добавьте остальные ингредиенты.

Brown the onions in a pan before adding the other ingredients.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мясо нужно хорошо подрумянить, чтобы оно стало вкуснее.

You need to brown the meat well to enhance the flavor.

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brown belongs to the topic "Cooking Verbs". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

brownподрумянить
appleяблоко
butterсливочное масло
chickenкурица
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный

brown synonyms

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What's the difference between brown / toast / caramelize / golden / sear

🇬🇧English
brown

подрумянить — cook until surface becomes brown

B1Rarely

Brown the onions in a pan before adding the other ingredients.

Сначала обжарьте лук до золотистой корочки, а потом добавьте остальные ингредиенты.

🇬🇧English

to brown by dry heat, especially bread; often implies crisping and light browning

B2Often

Toast the bread until it is golden brown.

Подрумяньте хлеб до золотистой корочки.

🇬🇧English

to brown by converting sugars to caramel, producing sweet, brown, glossy surface and flavor

B2Rarely

Caramelize the onions slowly until they turn a deep brown and taste sweet.

Карамелизируйте лук на медленном огне, пока он не станет тёмно-коричневым и сладким.

G
🇬🇧English
golden

often used adjectivally to indicate a light brown/golden color; as a cooking direction means 'until golden'

B2Rarely

Bake the pastries until golden.

Выпекайте изделия до золотистой корочки.

🇬🇧English

to brown the surface quickly at high heat, creating a browned crust; emphasizes technique and speed

B2Often

Sear the steak on all sides until the surface is brown, then finish in the oven.

Обжарьте стейк со всех сторон на сильном огне до подрумянивания, затем доготовьте в духовке.

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How to pronounce brown and what this word means

brown translation: подрумянить. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce brown

/braʊn/

brown translation

подрумянить

brown examples

Brown the onions in a pan before adding the other ingredients.

brown transcription

/braʊn/, /ˈbraʊn/

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brown meaning: what does it mean?

cook until surface becomes brown

brown pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

brown is pronounced as /braʊn/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

brown definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Brown the onions in a pan before adding the other ingredients. Translation: Сначала обжарьте лук до золотистой корочки, а потом добавьте остальные ингредиенты.

Is brown part of Cooking Verbs vocabulary?

Yes, brown (подрумянить) can be learned in the Cooking Verbs topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is brown part of Food vocabulary?

Yes, brown (подрумянить) can be learned in the Food topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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