omelette
(ɒmlət )
Word forms: omelettes regional note: in AM, use omelet
countable noun A2
An omelette is a type of food made by beating eggs and cooking them in a flat pan.
...a cheese omelette.
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Idioms:
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
said to mean that it is impossible to achieve something without there being bad or unpleasant side-effects
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs – you just have to break as few as possible. Even so, it seems wrong to put a major road through such beautiful countryside.
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Translations:
Chinese: 煎蛋
Japanese: オムレツ
- in relation to
- in relative harmony
- in reserve
- in residence
- in respect of
- in retrospect
- in return
- in reverse
- inroads
- in ruins
- in safe hands
- in safe hands
- in safe hands / safe in someone's hands
- ins and outs
- insane
- insanely
- insanitary
- insanity
- insatiable
- insatiable appetite
- insatiable curiosity
- insatiable demand
- insatiable desire
- insatiable greed
- insatiable hunger