1. имя существительное 1) а) [ботаника] перец б) перец (приправа, вид специи) Например: black pepper — чёрный перец hot pepper — острый или жгучий перец, перец стручковый stuffed peppers — фаршированный перец dash of pepper — щепотка перца ground pepper — молотый перец Синоним(ы): paprika 2) перечница Синоним(ы): pepperbox, pepper pot, pepper shaker 3) острота; едкость 4) вспыльчивость Синоним(ы): irascibility, hot temper 5) живость; темперамент, энергия Синоним(ы): vivacity, liveliness 2. глагол 1) перчить, посыпать перцем, заправлять перцем 2) (pepper with) а) усеивать, усыпать (чем-либо) Например: Mary's face was peppered with freckles. — Лицо Мэри было усыпано веснушками. Синоним(ы): dot, strew б) осыпать, забрасывать (вопросами, репликами) Например: The speaker was peppered with questions by a crowd of eager students. — Толпа увлечённых студентов засыпала лектора вопросами. He peppered the report with statistics. — Его доклад изобиловал статистическими данными. 3) бранить, распекать; "задать перцу" Например: He will pepper his son. — Он задаст перца своему сыну.
I. noun Etymology: Middle English peper, from Old English pipor, from Latin piper, from Greek peperi 1. a. either of two pungent products from the fruit of an Indian plant (Piper nigrum) that are used chiefly as condiments: (1) black pepper (2) white pepper b. any of several products similar to pepper that are obtained from plants of the same genus Example: cubeb pepper c. any of various pungent condiments of plants unrelated to the pepper Example: Szechuan pepper 2. any of a genus (Piper of the family Piperaceae, the pepper family) of tropical mostly jointed climbing shrubs with aromatic leaves; especially a woody vine (P. nigrum) with spicate flowers that is widely cultivated in the tropics for its red berries from which black pepper and white pepper are prepared 3. a. capsicum 1a; especially a New World capsicum (Capsicum annuum) whose fruits are hot peppers or sweet peppers b. the hollow fruit of a pepper that is usually red or yellow when ripe • pepper adjective II. transitive verb (peppered; peppering) 1. to hit with or as if with rapid repeated blows 2. a. to sprinkle or season with pepper b. to shower with or as if with shot or other missiles 3. to sprinkle or cover as if with pepper Example: peppered the report with statistics Example: a face peppered with freckles • pepperer noun III. noun Etymology: probably from 2pep + 2-er a baseball practice or warm-up game in which usually several fielders toss the ball a short distance to a single batter who hits it back
A variant of POP-11 by Chris Dollin.