toast

S2 W2

BrE /təʊst/ AmE /toʊst/

noun / verb en → es

1 BREAD [uncountable] A2

a piece of bread that has been heated until it is brown and crisp

tostada, pan tostado

Collocations toast with butter

  • She spread butter on her toast.

    Ella untó mantequilla en su tostada.

2 DRINK [uncountable] B1

a drink of wine, beer, or a soft drink that is drunk in honour of someone or something

brindis, tostada (de vino)

Collocations toast someone's health

  • We raised a toast to the bride and groom.

    Levantamos un brindis por la novia y el novio.

3 ACTION [transitive] B1

to heat bread until it is brown and crisp

tostar, hacer tostadas

  • toast something
  • I'll toast the bread for you.

    Tostaré el pan para ti.

1 DRINK [transitive] B2

to drink a toast to someone or something

brindar, hacer un brindis por alguien/algo

  • toast somebody/something
  • We toasted the new year.

    Brindamos por el nuevo año.

1 ELECTRONICS [uncountable] C1

a device that is used to turn electrical circuits on or off

interruptor, relé

Collocations solid-state relay

  • The circuit uses a solid-state relay.

    El circuito utiliza un relé de estado sólido.