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grătar
grill (barbecue) /ɡrəˈtar/
noun#4423 most common
Also: barbecue, grate/rack (for cooking)
Example sentences
Vara facem grătar în curte.
In the summer we have a barbecue in the yard.
Carnea de la grătar este foarte gustoasă.
The meat from the grill is very tasty.
Am cumpărat un grătar nou pentru grădină.
I bought a new grill for the garden.
Peștele la grătar se gătește repede dacă flacăra e potrivită.
Grilled fish cooks quickly if the flame is right.
Ne-am adunat la grătarul lui Andrei sâmbătă seara.
We gathered at Andrei's barbecue on Saturday evening.
Deși ploua, nu ne-am lăsat descurajați și am improvizat un grătar sub copertină.
Although it was raining, we didn't get discouraged and improvised a grill under the awning.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | grătarul | grătarele |
| Genitive | grătarului | grătarelor |
| Accusative | grătarul | grătarele |
| Vocative | grătarule | grătarelor |
Word family
gratiebar, grille
la grătargrilled, cooked on the grill
grătărașsmall grill (diminutive)
a face un grătarto host a barbecue
Etymology
Grătar is built on the Romanian word gratie, meaning a bar or lattice, with the suffix -ar that forms nouns for objects or tools tied to a root. Gratie itself traces back to Latin cratis, a wickerwork or lattice frame. The grill got its name from its barred, latticed cooking surface.
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