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saltear — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • sauté verb To cook food quickly in a shallow pan over fairly high heat in a small amount of fat, tossing or stirring it so it browns without stewing.
  • skip verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.

Senses

saltear is used for these senses in English:

  • jump the queue To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.
  • sauté (transitive) To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks.
  • skip (transitive) To disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).
  • stir-fry (transitive) To fry quickly in hot oil whilst constantly stirring, especially in a wok or similar pan.

sauté — full definition

  1. verb To cook food quickly in a shallow pan over fairly high heat in a small amount of fat, tossing or stirring it so it browns without stewing.
  2. noun A dish made by this method, usually meat or vegetables cooked in a pan with their sauce.
  3. noun In ballet, a jump straight upwards from and back onto both feet or one foot.

skip — full definition

  1. verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.
  2. verb To leave out or not do something you would normally do.
  3. verb To not attend something, especially a class or meeting.
  4. verb To leave suddenly, often to avoid trouble.
  5. noun (UK) A large open container for waste and rubble, often left outside a building site.

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