assar
1. To cook food with dry heat, typically in an oven
I will roast the chicken for dinner.
Vou assar o frango para o jantar.
2. To expose to great heat
The sun roasted the desert sand.
O sol assou a areia do deserto.
3. To criticize harshly or make fun of someone
His friends roasted him about his new haircut.
Seus amigos o ridicularizaram sobre seu novo corte de cabelo.
4. A cut of meat suitable for roasting (noun)
We prepared a beef roast for Thanksgiving.
Preparamos um assado de carne para o Dia de Ação de Graças.
NYC Slang
roast (to insult or criticize someone publicly)
Related Idioms & Phrases
roast someone alive (criticize someone severely)
rule the roast (be in charge)
Sunday roast (traditional British meal)
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