tea definizione dal dizionario inglese italiano

Definizione monolingua

tea

tea (third-person singular simple present teas, present participle teaing, simple past and past participle teaed)

1. To drink tea
2. To take afternoon tea (the light meal)

tea (countable and uncountable; plural teas)

1. (uncountable) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis.

   Go to the supermarket and buy some tea.

2. (uncountable) The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water.

   Would you like some tea?

3. (countable) A variety of the tea plant

   Darjeeling is a tea from India.

4. (uncountable) By extension, any drink made by infusing parts of various other plants.

   camomile tea

5. (countable, UK, Canada, Australian, New Zealand, Commonwealth of Nations, US, (northern)) A cup of any one of these drinks, often with a small amount of milk or cream added and sweetened with sugar or honey.
6. (countable, Southern US) A glass of iced tea, typically served with ice cubes and sometimes with a slice or wedge of lemon.
7. (uncountable, UK) A light meal eaten mid-afternoon, typically with tea.

   Kids, your tea’s on the table!

8. (uncountable, New Zealand, UK, Australian) The main evening meal, irrespective of whether tea is drunk with it.

   The family were sitting round the table, having their tea.

9. (cricket) The break in play between the second and third sessions.

   Australia were 490 for 7 at tea on the second day.

10. (slang, dated) Marijuana.
    • 1946, Mezz Mezzrow and Bernard Wolfe, Really the Blues, Payback Press 1999, p. 74:

      Tea puts a musician in a real masterly sphere, and thats why so many jazzmen have used it.

    • 1947, William Burroughs, letter, 11 Mar 1947:

      Here in Texas possession of tea is a felony calling for 2 years.

tea

1. white

Definizione dizionario tea

	tè
	dried leaves of tea plant
	drink made from leaves of tea plant
	Una tazza di foglie o di germogli secchi infusa in acqua calda.
	A cup or mug of dried leaves or buds infused in hot water.
	Le foglie e i fiori essiccati della pianta del tee, Camellia sinensis.
	The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis.
	Bevanda, che viene prodotta grazie all'infusione di foglie e fiori essiccati con l'acqua bollente.
	The drink made by infusing dried leaves or buds in hot water.

	tisana
	drink made from other plants

	cena
	Il pasto, che tutti i giorni viene consumato nel pomeriggio tardi o in serata.
	A meal that is eaten in the late afternoon or evening daily.

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Altri significati:

(countable) (regional, US, (southern)) A glass of iced tea, typically served with ice cubes and sometimes with a slice or wedge of lemon.

tea (often used when offering someone a cup)

To drink tea

light afternoon meal

(countable) (UK, Canada, Australian, New Zealand, Commonwealth of Nations, US, (northern)) A cup of any one of these drinks, often with a small amount of milk or cream added and sweetened with sugar or honey.

cup of drink made from other plants

(uncountable) By extension, any drink made by infusing parts of various other plants.

(New Zealand, UK, Australian) (uncountable) The main evening meal, irrespective of whether tea is drunk with it.

(cricket) The break in play between the second and third sessions.

(UK) (uncountable) A light meal eaten mid-afternoon, typically with tea.

(uncountable) The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water.

To take afternoon tea (the light meal)

(uncountable) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant, '''Camellia sinensis''' .

(countable) A variety of the tea plant

(slang, dated) Marijuana.

tea (usu. green)

cup of this drink