B2 noun Neutral

butter

/ˈbʌt.ər/

Butter is a solid dairy product produced by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk to separate the fat from the liquid. It is widely used as a spread, a cooking medium, and a key ingredient in baking due to its high fat content and rich flavor profile.

Beispiele

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1

Would you like some butter on your toast this morning?

Would you like some butter on your toast this morning?

2

The recipe specifies that the butter must be at room temperature to ensure proper aeration during the creaming process.

The recipe specifies that the butter must be at room temperature to ensure proper aeration during the creaming process.

3

I'm just going to slap some butter on this bread and call it a meal.

I'm just going to slap some butter on this bread and call it a meal.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
butter
Verb
butter
Adjektiv
buttery
Verwandt
buttermilk
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Merkhilfe

Remember that 'butter' makes things 'better'—just change the 'u' to an 'e'!

Schnelles Quiz

The chef prepared a rich, _______ sauce that complemented the lobster perfectly.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: buttery

Beispiele

1

Would you like some butter on your toast this morning?

everyday

Would you like some butter on your toast this morning?

2

The recipe specifies that the butter must be at room temperature to ensure proper aeration during the creaming process.

formal

The recipe specifies that the butter must be at room temperature to ensure proper aeration during the creaming process.

3

I'm just going to slap some butter on this bread and call it a meal.

informal

I'm just going to slap some butter on this bread and call it a meal.

4

In food science, butter is classified as a water-in-oil emulsion, resulting from the inversion of the cream emulsion.

academic

In food science, butter is classified as a water-in-oil emulsion, resulting from the inversion of the cream emulsion.

5

The retail division is the company's bread and butter, providing the necessary cash flow for research and development.

business

The retail division is the company's bread and butter, providing the necessary cash flow for research and development.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
butter
Verb
butter
Adjektiv
buttery
Verwandt
buttermilk

Häufige Kollokationen

melted butter melted butter
unsalted butter unsalted butter
a pat of butter a pat of butter
spread the butter spread the butter
clarified butter clarified butter

Häufige Phrasen

butter someone up

to be very nice to someone so they will do what you want

bread and butter

a person's livelihood or main source of income

look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth

to look very innocent although you may have done something wrong

Wird oft verwechselt mit

butter vs batter

Batter is a liquid mixture of flour, eggs, and milk used in cooking, while butter is a solid dairy fat.

butter vs better

Better is the comparative form of 'good'; it sounds similar to 'butter' in some dialects but has a different vowel sound.

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Nutzungshinweise

As a noun, butter is typically uncountable. However, as a verb, 'to butter' means to spread butter on something or, metaphorically, to flatter someone.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners often say 'a butter' when they should use a quantifier like 'a piece of butter,' 'a stick of butter,' or 'a pat of butter.'

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Merkhilfe

Remember that 'butter' makes things 'better'—just change the 'u' to an 'e'!

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Wortherkunft

From Old English 'butere', which comes from the Greek 'boutyron', literally meaning 'cow-cheese'.

Grammatikmuster

Uncountable noun (requires 'some' or specific units) Transitive verb (e.g., 'to butter the toast') Commonly functions as a noun adjunct (e.g., 'butter knife')
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Kultureller Kontext

In Western history, butter was a symbol of wealth and rural health; the phrase 'guns or butter' is still used in economics to describe the choice between military spending and social goods.

Schnelles Quiz

The chef prepared a rich, _______ sauce that complemented the lobster perfectly.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: buttery

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for

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he

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