rosbif
French → English
(culinary) Roast beef: a large cut of beef prepared by roasting in an oven
Nous servons le rosbif avec des pommes de terre et du jus de viande.
(English) We serve the roast beef with potatoes and gravy.
Le boucher a ficelé le rosbif pour assurer une cuisson uniforme.
(English) The butcher tied the roast beef to ensure even cooking.
(slang/pejorative) Roast beef: a disparaging term used by French people for an Englishman
Les marins appelaient ironiquement leurs rivaux anglais les rosbifs.
(English) The sailors ironically called their English rivals the 'roast beefs'.
Il a été reconnu comme un rosbif à cause de son accent prononcé.
(English) He was recognized as an Englishman because of his strong accent.
Entry ID: fr:en:rosbif · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary