Mar 7, 2002 14:28
22 yrs ago
English term
to draw
English
Other
Beer, Guinness
I need a good definition for the verb "to draw" when referring to a beer, in this case, to Guinness. An English definition, please.
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Alison Schwitzgebel
France
France
Native in English
&
English
France
Words that work
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, Germanic(Other) to English, French to English
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to slowly pour the dark, velvety brew
from the keg into the glass, stopping when the glass is three-quarters full only to top up the rest a few minutes later, thus allowing plenty of time for the creamy head to form.
It's long-winded, but then it takes a while to pour a good Guinness
It's long-winded, but then it takes a while to pour a good Guinness
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Comment: "Thanks a lot! Now I can explain my students how to draw a pint of Guinness! (They are all old enough to drink!)"
9 mins
Olga Simon
Hungary
Hungary
Hungary
TRANSLATOR AND INTERPRETER SINCE 1989
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Hungarian to Russian, Russian to English, and 3 more.
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12
From M. Webster's
b : to pull up or out of a receptacle or place where carried:
also : to cause to come out of a container
also : to cause to come out of a container
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Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Engineer, translator on tech/ business
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
to take from a container
to serv it
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