a cold starter
холодная закуска
A cold starter can be prepared before the guests arrive.
Холодную закуску можно приготовить до прихода гостей.
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starter
starter
Meaning of starter
English
a small dish eaten before the main course
Русский
Небольшое блюдо, которое едят перед основным.
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈstɑːtə/
American English — appetizer
/ˈæpəˌtaɪzɚ/
starter with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом starter
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22 сочетания
Виды закусок
Kinds of startersa light starter
лёгкая закуска
The salad makes a light starter before a rich main course.
Этот салат подойдёт как лёгкая закуска перед сытным основным блюдом.
Выбор в ресторане
Orderingorder a starter
заказать закуску
Are you going to order a starter?
Ты собираешься заказать закуску?
skip the starter
пропустить закуску
I think I'll skip the starter and save room for dessert.
Думаю, я пропущу закуску и оставлю место для десерта.
Приготовление и подача
Preparing and servingзакуска и основное блюдо
The price includes a starter and a main course.
В цену входят закуска и основное блюдо.
a starter portion
порция закуски
Can I have the pasta as a starter portion?
Можно мне пасту в небольшой порции, как закуску?
- serve as a starterподать в качестве закуски
- prepare a starterприготовить закуску
- bring the startersпринести закуски
Примеры предложений с starter
- 1
The seafood starter came with lemon and bread.
Закуску из морепродуктов подали с лимоном и хлебом.
- 2
For a simple starter, she made a tomato salad.
В качестве простой закуски она приготовила салат из помидоров.
- 3
They offer one vegan starter and two vegan main courses.
Они предлагают одну веганскую закуску и два веганских основных блюда.
- 4a smoked salmon starter
She served a smoked salmon starter with lemon wedges.
Она подала на закуску копчёного лосося с дольками лимона.
- 5
I will have the soup for my starter.
На первое я возьму суп.
- 6
The menu includes a choice of three starters.
В меню предлагаются три закуски на выбор.
- 7
She couldn't decide which starter to choose.
Она не могла решить, какую закуску выбрать.
- 8
We looked at the starter menu first.
Сначала мы посмотрели меню закусок.
- 9
Serve these prawns as a starter.
Подайте эти креветки в качестве закуски.
- 10
The starters arrived while we were choosing our drinks.
Закуски принесли, пока мы выбирали напитки.
- 11
He hadn't finished his starter when the main course arrived.
Он ещё не доел свою закуску, когда принесли основное блюдо.
- 12
Our starter was followed by roast chicken and vegetables.
После закуски нам подали запечённую курицу с овощами.
starter usage examples
🇬🇧UK
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
We ordered soup as a starter.
На закуску мы заказали суп.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Would you like a starter before your main course?
Хотите закуску перед основным блюдом?
🇺🇸US
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
We ordered soup as an appetizer.
На закуску мы заказали суп.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Would you like an appetizer before your main course?
Хотите закуску перед основным блюдом?
starter synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between starter, appetizer, and hors d'oeuvre
ENThe appetizers came out before the steak.
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🇬🇧English
hors d'oeuvre
Small bites, often at parties; formal, French.
rare word
ENWaiters served hors d'oeuvres at the party.
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Questions about this word
What does starter mean?
a small dish eaten before the main course
How do you pronounce starter?
starter is pronounced [ˈstɑːtə].
How is starter used in a sentence?
На закуску мы заказали суп. Translation: We ordered soup as a starter.
Is starter part of Dishes vocabulary?
Yes, starter can be learned in the Dishes topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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