Solutions Upper-Intermediate Unit 6

texture

the way that a particular type of food feels in your mouth; tekstuur

bitter

unpleasant sharp taste; mõru

bland

having very little taste, tasteless

chewy

not soft enough to be easily swallowed, tough; nätske

crispy

thin food that is pleasantly hard on the outside and makes a slight crunch when you bite into it

crunchy

firm, a bit hard, and making a noise when you bite it; krõmpsuv

crumbly

breaking easily into small pieces when handled or eaten

dry

without water or liquid inside or on the surface; kuiv

fresh

food has recently been picked or prepared, and is not frozen or preserved; värske

fruity

smelling or tasting of fruit

greasy

containing an unusual amount of oil; rasvane

juicy

full of liquid or flavor

mild

not very strong or hot-tasting; not spicy

mouth-watering

food that looks or smells extremely good (compound adj.)

peppery

spicy; piprane

raw

uncooked

rich

containing a lot of butter, cream, or eggs, which make you feel full very quickly

flavour

how a food or drink tastes

runny

not as solid or thick as normal or as desired; voolav, vedel

salty

tasting of or containing salt

smoky

Having the taste or aroma of smoked food

smooth

liquid with an even consistency; without lumps

sour

having a taste like that of a lemon or of fruit that is not ready to eat; hapu

spicy

containing strong flavours from spices; hot

stale

no longer fresh or soft, and therefore unpleasant to eat (esp. for cake and bread)

sticky

made of or covered with a substance that stays attached to any surface it touches; kleepuv

stodgy

heavy and making you feel very full; thick and gloopy (esp. with porridge or rice)

sugary

containing sugar; very sweet

sweet

containing or having a taste like sugar; magus

tasteless

lacking flavor; maitsetu

tasty

having a pleasant flavor; maitsev

tender

easy to bite through and cut (esp. of meat); õrn

tough

difficult to cut or eat (esp. of meat)

unpleasant

not nice or enjoyable

unripe

food or crops not yet ready to be eaten or collected

overdone

cooked too much

ripe

fully grown and ready to eat; esp. of fruit and vegetables

rare

meat cooked for only a short time so that the inside is still reddish-pink; one step above "blue"

well-done

meat cooked thoroughly or for a long time so that no redness remains

detest

to hate very much

couch potato

a person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television (idiom)

full of beans

having a lot of energy (idiom)

spill the beans

to tell somebody something that should be kept secret or private (idiom)

be paid peanuts

to be paid the absolute minimum amount necessary (idiom)

in a nutshell

in a very clear way, using few words (idiom)

butter somebody up

to say nice things to somebody so that they will help you or give you something; to flatter (idiom)

pie in the sky

an event that somebody talks about that seems very unlikely to happen (idiom)

have a lot on your plate

to have a lot of work or problems, etc. to deal with (idiom)

obese

very overweight (in a way that is dangerous to one's health)

straightforward

easy to do or to understand; not complicated; simple

consume

to eat or drink something

be out to lunch

behaving strangely (idiom)

go pear-shaped

(of a plan) to go badly wrong (idiom)

loathe

to feel intense dislike or disgust for

fibre

kiudained (ehk mitte-seeditavad süsivesikud)

cholesterol

kolesterool

wholemeal

täistera

organic

mahe

calories

kalorid

additives

lisaained; lisandid

preservatives

säilitusained

sedentary

describing sb or sth that spends much of its time sitting; paikne, istuv

expenditure

the annual amount spent; kulud, väljaminekud

staggering

(negatively) incredible; jalustrabav, vapustav

awareness

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