gristle

[US]/'grɪs(ə)l/
[UK]/'ɡrɪsl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. brosk;broskaktig struktur
Word Forms
Pluralgristles

Phrases & Collocations

tough gristle

hård segre.

chewy gristle

seigtålig segre.

bit into gristle

bett i segre.

tender gristle

ömt segre.

Example Sentences

Babies have gristle in some parts of the skull.

Småbarn har brosk i vissa delar av skallen.

The steak was tough with bits of gristle in it.

Steken var seg med bitar av brosk i den.

She carefully trimmed off the gristle before cooking the meat.

Hon trimade försiktigt bort brosket innan hon tillagade köttet.

The butcher removed the gristle from the meat before packaging it.

Slaktaren tog bort brosket från köttet innan han paketerade det.

I don't like the texture of gristle in my food.

Jag tycker inte om konsistensen av brosk i min mat.

The soup was full of gristle from the chicken bones.

Soppan var full av brosk från kycklingbenen.

He found a piece of gristle in his hamburger and had to spit it out.

Han hittade en bit brosk i sin hamburgare och var tvungen att spottra ut den.

The gristle in the meat made it difficult to chew.

Brosket i köttet gjorde det svårt att tugga.

She avoided eating the gristle in the stew.

Hon undvek att äta brosket i grytan.

The steak had a lot of gristle, making it unappetizing.

Steken hade mycket brosk, vilket gjorde den oaptitlig.

The gristle added an unpleasant texture to the dish.

Brosket gav en obehaglig konsistens till rätten.

Real-world Examples

It groaned before it died because they ground its gristle.

Det stönade innan det dog eftersom de malde dess brosk.

Source: Pan Pan

The texture varies; there is cartilage and gristle to contend with.

Texturen varierar; det finns brosk och brosk att hantera.

Source: The Economist Culture

As for the texture, some people negatively compare the experience to eating gristle.

När det gäller texturen, jämför vissa människor upplevelsen negativt med att äta brosk.

Source: BBC Learning English (official version)

And I'm-- I'm like all elbows! Elbows and gristle!

Och jag-- jag är som bara armbågar! Armbågar och brosk!

Source: Gravity Falls Season 1

Justin Massey looked up from his horsemeat. " The cold count last night reached eighty" . He pulled a piece of gristle from his teeth and flicked it to the nearest dog. " If we march, we will die by the hundreds" .

Justin Massey såg upp från sitt hästkött. " Antalet fall av förkylning nådde åttio i går kväll." Han drog bort en bit brosk från tänderna och knuffade till den mot den närmaste hunden. " Om vi marscherar, kommer vi att dö i hundratals."

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

The outer rim of his shell is a soft gristle, and when prepared like the meat itself, cooks to the texture of gum drops, and is of a flavor to make you eat until you are weak and faint from surfeit.

Den yttre kanten av hans skal är ett mjukt brosk, och när det tillagas som köttet i sig, blir det som tuggummi och har en smak som får dig att äta tills du blir svag och matt av överflöd.

Source: Cross Creek (Part 2)

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