Dagens Engelsk ord

rice

ris

Definitioner

Engelsk > Engelsk

rice

1. n. Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

2. n. A specific variety of this plant.

3. n. The seeds of this plant used as food.

4. v. To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potato, potatoes).

5. v. (intransitive) To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.)

6. v. (rare) To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).

7. v. (computing, transitive) To customize the user interface of a computer system, e.g. a desktop environment.

8. n. (now chiefly dialectal Scotland Ireland) A twig or stick.

9. n. (weaving, obsolete) A bobbin or spool.

Svenska > Engelsk

ris

1. n-n. small shrubs, such as blueberry and lingonberry, mostly in compounds

blåbärsris - blueberry bush

lingonris - lingonberry bush

2. n-n. twigs in a heap or as for a broom

De lade sina liggunderlag på björkriset. - They put their hiking mattresses on the birch twigs.

3. n-n. a spanking

Han skall få smaka riset för det här. - He'll get birched ("taste the twigs") for this.

4. n-n. negative criticism

Föreställningen fick mycket ris. - The performance got much negative criticism.

5. n-n. rice; a plant

6. n-n. rice; food from the rice plant

7. n-n. a ream: 500 sheets (of paper)