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I . but·ter [ˈbʌtəʳ] N

1. butter no pl:

butter
maslo n

2. butter (flattery):

butter
dobrikanje n
butter
laskanje n
she looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth
gleda, kot da ne bi znala šteti do pet
she looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth
gleda kot tele v nova vrata

II . but·ter [ˈbʌtəʳ] VB trans

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butter
namazati z maslom

butter up VB trans to butter sb up

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ˈbut·ter-dish N

coco·nut ˈbut·ter N

pea·nut ˈbut·ter N no pl

bread and ˈbut·ter N

1. bread and butter (food):

bread and butter
kruh m z maslom
bread and butter pudding
kruhov narastek

2. bread and butter fig:

bread and butter (income)
zaslužek m
bread and butter (job)
glavna dejavnost f
this is my bread and butter
to je moj vsakdanji kruh
butter churn
pinja f

Usage examples with butter

bread and butter pudding
kruhov narastek
a knob of butter
košček masla
a pat of butter
kepica masla
this is my bread and butter
to je moj vsakdanji kruh
she looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth
gleda, kot da ne bi znala šteti do pet

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The fish was spread with butter and eaten like a sandwich.
en.wikipedia.org
It is rich and aromatic, with a liberal use of exotic spices and ghee (clarified butter).
en.wikipedia.org
Drizzle with all but 3 tbsp honey-butter mixture.
news.nationalpost.com
Then dip each peeled potato into melted butter and place on a baking tin, ready for the oven.
www.independent.ie
The flavors of the day were lemon sorbet, coffee chocolate chip, mint chocolate chip, strawberry, butter pecan, vanilla, chocolate, and, appropriately, birthday cake.
www.digitaljournal.com
Gooey butter cake is generally served as a type of coffee cake and not as a formal dessert cake.
en.wikipedia.org
You've probably heard the stories of huge butter mountains and wine lakes, and moneybags landowners living the high life thanks to subsidies from unwitting urbanites.
theconversation.com
The ingredients are minced meat, lambs intestines, rice, tomato paste, red pepper paste, butter, salt, black pepper, allspice, and cinnamon.
en.wikipedia.org
Butter and line a 23cm square baking tin.
www.limerickleader.ie
The butter is then reformed, usually in plastic wrap or parchment paper, and chilled until it is firm enough to be sliced.
en.wikipedia.org

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