noun🔗ShareBuñuelos, friturasA dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter."For breakfast, we had delicious corn fritters. "Para el desayuno, comimos deliciosos buñuelos de maíz.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFragmento, pedazoA fragment; a shred; a small piece."After the construction crew finished, there were just fritters of wood and plaster scattered around the demolition site. "Después de que el equipo de construcción terminó, solo había fragmentos de madera y yeso esparcidos por el sitio de demolición.partthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesperdiciar, malgastar(often with about, around, or away) To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination."He can’t figure out how to finish the paper he’s writing, so he’s resorted to frittering with the fonts."No puede entender cómo terminar el trabajo que está escribiendo, así que ha recurrido a malgastar el tiempo con las fuentes.timeactioneconomybusinessfinancevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSinterizarTo sinter."The poorly mixed clay would fritter into a useless powder if fired at too high a temperature. "La arcilla mal mezclada se sinterizaría en un polvo inútil si se hornea a una temperatura demasiado alta.materialprocesschemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCortar en trozos pequeños para freírTo cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying."My grandmother used to fritter leftover chicken into small pieces before adding them to her vegetable soup. "Mi abuela solía cortar el pollo sobrante en trozos pequeños antes de agregarlo a su sopa de verduras.foodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesmenuzar, hacer pedazosTo break into small pieces or fragments."The nervous child fritters away her time before the test, doodling instead of studying. "La niña nerviosa desmenuza su tiempo antes del examen, garabateando en lugar de estudiar.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
