meat

S1 W1

BrE /miːt/ AmE /mit/

noun en → es

1 FOOD A1

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

  • He likes to eat a lot of meat.

    Él gusta comer mucha carne.

2 PART OF ANIMAL B1

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
  • The butcher sells fresh meat.

    El carnicero vende carne fresca.

3 MEAT PRODUCTS B1

a food made from or containing meat, such as sausages, ham, and bacon

productos de carne

  • meat products
  • The store sells a variety of meat products.

    La tienda vende una variedad de productos de carne.

10 METAPHOR B2

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
  • 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

be the meat in sb's sandwich C1

ser el aliciente en la relación de alguien, ser lo que mantiene juntos a dos personas

  • He was just the meat in her sandwich.

    Él solo era el aliciente en su relación.

be tough meat to chew C1

ser difícil de tratar, ser complicado de manejar

  • He's tough meat to chew.

    Él es difícil de tratar.