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fritter
UK
/ˈfrɪtə/
US
/ˈfrɪtɚ/
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fritter
noun
fritters
pl
UK
/ˈfrɪtə/
US
/ˈfrɪtɚ/
Translations
оладья
I had an apple fritter for breakfast.
Я съел яблочную оладью на завтрак.
фриттер
The restaurant is famous for its corn fritters.
Ресторан славится своими кукурузными фриттерами.
Additional translations
лепёшка
пирожок
Definitions
A small piece of food that has been coated in batter and deep-fried.
She ordered a plate of apple fritters for dessert.
A small fragment or shred; a piece broken off from a larger whole.
Only a fritter of the original manuscript has survived.
Synonyms
fritters
frittercake
fritter batter
pancake
fritter
verb
frittered
Past Simple
frittered
Past Participle
frittering
Gerund
UK
/ˈfrɪtə/
US
/ˈfrɪtər/
Translations
растрачивать
He tends to fritter away his time on video games.
Он склонен растрачивать своё время на видеоигры.
Additional translations
распылять
свести на нет
Definitions
To waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters.
He tends to fritter away his weekends playing video games instead of doing something productive.
To break or tear into small pieces.
The old document began to fritter as she tried to unfold it.
Synonyms
squander
throw away
spend
dissipate
waste
fritter
adjective
Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g., "fritter batter".
Definitions
Relating to or resembling a fritter; made with fritters.
She prepared a fritter batter for the festival.
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