Beef meaning in English
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Definition
beef: meat from a cow
roast beef: meat from a cow cooked slowly in an oven
Examples
- "Amazing, delicious, beautiful, flavorful beef from the heart of Brazil."
- "José : We got chicken, carne asada, shredded beef, queso, Mexican sausage, beef tongue, vegetarian, or vegan."
- "Clarence : Oh the beef!"
- "Would you like chicken, pork, or beef?"
- "Our specialty is the costela: tender beef ribs, roasted slowly to preserve the natural juice of the meat."
- "We have either beef or fish, which would you prefer?"
- "Sam : What about the beef?"
Exercise 1
Let's take a trip to the butcher's shop!
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate term
Not all of these terms were used in the dialogue.
The meat which comes from a bull or cow is called .
The meat which comes from a chicken, turkey, duck or goose is called .
The meat which comes from a pig or a boar is called .
Fish, clams, crabs and shrimp, and calamari are all types of .
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate term
Not all of these terms were used in the dialogue.
The meat which comes from a bull or cow is called .
The meat which comes from a chicken, turkey, duck or goose is called .
The meat which comes from a pig or a boar is called .
Fish, clams, crabs and shrimp, and calamari are all types of .
Let's take a trip to the butcher's shop!
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate term
Not all of these terms were used in the dialogue.
The meat which comes from a bull or cow is called beef 1.
The meat which comes from a chicken, turkey, duck or goose is called poultry 2.
The meat which comes from a pig or a boar is called pork 3.
Fish, clams, crabs and shrimp, and calamari are all types of seafood 4.
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate term
Not all of these terms were used in the dialogue.
The meat which comes from a bull or cow is called beef 1.
The meat which comes from a chicken, turkey, duck or goose is called poultry 2.
The meat which comes from a pig or a boar is called pork 3.
Fish, clams, crabs and shrimp, and calamari are all types of seafood 4.
1 beef: The meat produced by a bull or cow is called beef. This category of food includes steaks, hamburgers and everything else made from beef. Beef is also called "red meat". In this scene, Sam asks about the beef, and Clarence suggests a "sizzling sirloin steak" to him. Note that "beef" never refers to an animal itself, but rather to the type of meat made from a bull or cow.
2 poultry: Poultry includes all types of "fowl" (birds which are generally used for food). Turkey, duck, goose, chicken, pheasant are all types of poultry. In this scene, Clarence describes a pheasant (stuffed with another pheasant) to Sam. Pheasant is a type of poultry. Note that "poultry" never refers to an animal itself, but rather to the type of meat made from a "fowl" (chickens, duck, geese, etc.).
3 pork: The meat produced by a pig or boar is called "pork". Ham, sausage, salami are all pork products. Pork is called "white meat" by some. Note that "pork" never refers to an animal itself, but rather to the type of meat made from a hog or pig.
4 seafood: Fish belongs to the seafood category. This category includes all edible fish (salmon, trout, bass, etc.) as well as shellfish (crabs, shrimp, etc.) and mollusks such as squid and octopus. Crabs, shrimp and oysters also belong to the more specific category of "shellfish" (mollusks with a shell).
Exercise 2
Let's take a quick trip to the Butcher's shop!
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate terms. Not all of them were used in this dialogue!
The meat which comes from a bull or cow is called .
The meat which comes from a chicken, turkey, duck or goose is called .
The meat which comes from a pig or a boar is called .
The meat which comes from a fish, lobster, clam or shrimp is called .
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate terms. Not all of them were used in this dialogue!
The meat which comes from a bull or cow is called .
The meat which comes from a chicken, turkey, duck or goose is called .
The meat which comes from a pig or a boar is called .
The meat which comes from a fish, lobster, clam or shrimp is called .
Let's take a quick trip to the Butcher's shop!
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate terms. Not all of them were used in this dialogue!
The meat which comes from a bull or cow is called beef 1.
The meat which comes from a chicken, turkey, duck or goose is called poultry 2.
The meat which comes from a pig or a boar is called pork 3.
The meat which comes from a fish, lobster, clam or shrimp is called seafood 4.
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate terms. Not all of them were used in this dialogue!
The meat which comes from a bull or cow is called beef 1.
The meat which comes from a chicken, turkey, duck or goose is called poultry 2.
The meat which comes from a pig or a boar is called pork 3.
The meat which comes from a fish, lobster, clam or shrimp is called seafood 4.
1 beef: The meat produced by a bull or cow is called beef. This category of food includes steaks, hamburgers and everything else made from beef. Beef is also called "red meat". In this scene, the waiter explains that the costela is made from tender "beef ribs". Note that "beef" never refers to an animal itself, but rather to the type of meat made from a bull or cow.
2 poultry: Poultry includes all types of "fowl" (birds which are generally used for food). Turkey, duck, goose, chicken, pheasant are all types of poultry. Note that "poultry" never refers to an animal itself, but rather to the type of meat made from a "fowl" (chickens, duck, geese, etc.).
3 pork: The meat produced by a pig or boar is called "pork". Ham, sausage, salami are all pork products. Pork is called "white meat" by some. Note that "pork" never refers to an animal itself, but rather to the type of meat made from a hog or pig.
4 seafood: Fish belongs to the seafood category. This category includes all edible fish (salmon, trout, bass etc) as well as shellfish (crabs, shrimp, etc) and mollusks such as squid and octopus. Crabs, shrimp and oysters also belong to the more specific category of "shellfish" (mollusks with a shell).
Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with terms used in the article.
This phrasal verb means to clear a space for an object or person. "I had to reverse my car to for the ambulance". (2 words)
This term describes the act of passing food or drink through the mouth and throat into the stomach. "Horatio can five pieces of steak in 2.6 seconds". (1 word)
This term describes bovine animals such as cows, bulls, or oxen. The answer is not "beef"! "Farmer Giles raises to produce meat and dairy products". (1 word)
This phrasal verb means to clear a space for an object or person. "I had to reverse my car to for the ambulance". (2 words)
This term describes the act of passing food or drink through the mouth and throat into the stomach. "Horatio can five pieces of steak in 2.6 seconds". (1 word)
This term describes bovine animals such as cows, bulls, or oxen. The answer is not "beef"! "Farmer Giles raises to produce meat and dairy products". (1 word)
Fill in the blanks with terms used in the article.
This phrasal verb means to clear a space for an object or person. "I had to reverse my car to make way 1 for the ambulance". (2 words)
This term describes the act of passing food or drink through the mouth and throat into the stomach. "Horatio can swallow 2 five pieces of steak in 2.6 seconds". (1 word)
This term describes bovine animals such as cows, bulls, or oxen. The answer is not "beef"! "Farmer Giles raises cattle 3 to produce meat and dairy products". (1 word)
This phrasal verb means to clear a space for an object or person. "I had to reverse my car to make way 1 for the ambulance". (2 words)
This term describes the act of passing food or drink through the mouth and throat into the stomach. "Horatio can swallow 2 five pieces of steak in 2.6 seconds". (1 word)
This term describes bovine animals such as cows, bulls, or oxen. The answer is not "beef"! "Farmer Giles raises cattle 3 to produce meat and dairy products". (1 word)
1 make way: "To make way" means to create a space to allow something to pass. For example: "Make way for the king!". It can be used in a more figurative sense to mean to "give up" a position and be succeeded by another person. For example: "He resigned from the position of Financial Director to make way for a younger man".
2 swallow: "To swallow" is the action of making food, drink or sleeping pills pass to the stomach. "To swallow" is often used metaphorically and there are lots of interesting idioms that use this term. For example, in the article the author writes: "But a gentleman that tolerates a wine that tastes like bad eggs? That's a bit much to swallow!" This means that it is difficult to accept or believe that a real "gentleman" would accept a wine of such bad quality.
3 cattle: "Cattle" describes domesticated bovine animals, such as cows. Note, "cattle" is an uncountable noun: like information and advice, it only has one form and is never used with an article. Therefore we would say "how much cattle do you have on your farm?". It might be useful if you talk to an English farmer, but try not to mention "Mad Cow Disease" or BSE!
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