meat
BrE /miːt/ AmE /mit/
noun en → es
the flesh of an animal used as food, especially when cut into pieces for cooking or eating
carne
- a piece of meat
Collocations meat and potatoes · red meat
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He likes to eat a lot of meat.
Él gusta comer mucha carne.
the flesh of an animal, especially when it is still attached to the bones or has not been cut into pieces for cooking or eating
carne cruda, carne sin cocinar
- a piece of meat
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The butcher sells fresh meat.
El carnicero vende carne fresca.
a food made from or containing meat, such as sausages, ham, and bacon
productos de carne
- meat products
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The store sells a variety of meat products.
La tienda vende una variedad de productos de carne.
used to refer to the most important or central part of something, such as a speech or argument
el núcleo de algo, el centro de algo
- the meat of sth
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The meat of the argument is that we need to change our approach.
La esencia del argumento es que necesitamos cambiar nuestra forma de hacer las cosas.
Idioms
ser el aliciente en la relación de alguien, ser lo que mantiene juntos a dos personas
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He was just the meat in her sandwich.
Él solo era el aliciente en su relación.
ser difícil de tratar, ser complicado de manejar
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He's tough meat to chew.
Él es difícil de tratar.