Meaning of apcept | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to fry, roast or bake something until it becomes brown
   intransitive, transitive
2. to fry, roast or bake something a little, leaving it still partially raw
   intransitive, transitive

Examples

“apcept zivi sviestā”

to fry a fish in butter

“apcept gaļu, saknes”

to fry meat, roots

“apcept baltmaizes šķēles”

to fry, toast bread slices

“vakariņās māte solīja kotletes... viņai tās izdodas sulīgas, smaržīgas, kraukstoši apcepušas”

mother promised meatballs for dinner... she made them juicy, fragrant, fried crunchy

“Liena patlaban nolika galdā bļodu ar cūkgaļas šķēlēm un dzelteni apceptiem zivju gabaliem”

Liena then put on the table a bowl with pork slices and yellow(ly) fried pieces of fish

“gaļa jāapcep, lai tā nesāk bojāties”

the meat must be fried/roasted a little (on the outside), so that it doesn't begin to rot

“maizes kukulis no virsas apcepis, bet vidū jēls”

a bread roll baked on the top, but still raw inside

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