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English to Italian Dictionary

butter Meaning in Italian (butter significato in italiano)

nounburro
verbimburrare
Sinonimi:mantechègrasso
burro in English:butter
Phonetic:bùr-ro
Gender:Maschile
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Il significato di butter in italiano è burro, imburrare. (Sostanza grassa commestibile di colore giallo pallido, ottenuta dalla panna montata e usata come condimento o per cucinare.)

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Butter visual illustration - Meaning in Italian (burro)
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Definitions of Butter

  1. 1
    noun
    burro

    Butter is a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking.

    Sostanza grassa commestibile di colore giallo pallido, ottenuta dalla panna montata e usata come condimento o per cucinare.

  2. 2
    verb
    imburrare

    To butter means to spread butter on something, typically bread or toast.

    Spalmare il burro su qualcosa, tipicamente pane o toast.

Example Sentences

casual

“She spread butter on her toast every morning.”

Lei spalmava il burro sul suo toast ogni mattina.

casual

“Please butter the corn on the cob for me.”

Per favore, imburra il pannocchia di mais per me.

formal

“The recipe calls for unsalted butter.”

La ricetta richiede burro non salato.

Synonyms (Sinonimi)

In Italian:

mantechègrasso

Antonyms (Contrari)

In Italian:

olio

Inflected Word Forms

past tensebuttered
present participlebuttering
adjectivebuttery

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

butter someone upidiom

To flatter someone excessively, usually to gain a favor.

bread and butteridiom

A person's main source of income or livelihood.

butterfingersidiom

A clumsy person who often drops things.