cheese

S1 W1

BrE /tʃiːz/ AmE /tʃiz/

noun en → es

1 FOOD [uncountable] A1

a food made from milk that is solid and yellow or white in colour

queso

  • cheese and crackers

Collocations cheese sandwich · cheese pizza

  • Would you like some cheese with your salad?

    ¿Te gustaría queso con tu ensalada?

2 TYPE [countable] A2

a particular type of cheese made in a certain way or from milk produced by a specific animal

queso (tipo)

  • type of cheese

Collocations cheddar cheese · parmesan cheese

  • The best cheddar cheese comes from England.

    El mejor queso cheddar proviene de Inglaterra.

3 IDIOM [uncountable] B2

used in the expression 'the cheese has slipped'

el queso se ha deslizado (idioma)

  • cheese has slipped
  • The cheese has slipped, and now he's just a shadow of his former self.

    El queso se ha deslizado y ahora es solo una sombra de lo que era antes.

Idioms

the cheese has slipped B2

el queso se ha deslizado

  • The cheese has slipped, and now he's just a shadow of his former self.

    El queso se ha deslizado y ahora es solo una sombra de lo que era antes.