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omelet
om·e·let also om·e·lette O0071200 (ŏm′ə-lĭt, ŏm′lĭt)n. A dish consisting of beaten eggs cooked until set and folded over, often around a filling.
[French omelette, from Old French amlette, alteration of alumette, variant of alumelle, probably from (la) lemelle, (the) knife blade, from Latin lāmella, diminutive of lāmina, thin plate.]om•e•let or om•e•lette (ˈɒm lɪt, ˈɒm ə-)
n. a dish of beaten eggs cooked until set and often served folded around a filling, as of cheese, ham, or mushrooms. [1605–15; < French omelette, derivative of lalemelle literally, thin plate, alter. of lemelle < Latin lāmella. See lamella, -et] omelet, omelette - Omelet has also been written omelette, amulet, and aumelet; omelet's root sense is "thin layer" or "crepe," and it was first described in English as a "pancake of eggs."See also related terms for pancake.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  omelet - beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jellyomelettedish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"firm omelet - eggs beaten with milk or cream and cooked until setfluffy omelet - souffle-like omelet made by beating and adding the whites separatelyegg foo yong, egg fu yung - omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or fish |
Translationsomelette, omelet (ˈomlit) noun eggs beaten and fried sometimes with vegetables, meat etc. a mushroom omelette. 炒蛋，煎蛋 炒蛋，煎蛋
omelet
you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omeletteSometimes, you have to do unpleasant things in order to complete a task or meet a goal. Your students clearly don't respect you. I know you don't want to yell at them, but you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette. If I don't cut people's salaries, the company is going to go bankrupt. It's unfortunate, but you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette.See also: crack, egg, few, make, omeletteyou can't make an omelet without breaking (a few) eggsSometimes, you have to do unpleasant things in order to complete a task or meet a goal. Your students clearly don't respect you. I know you don't want to yell at them, but you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. If I don't cut people's salaries, the company is going to go bankrupt. It's unfortunate, but you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.See also: breaking, egg, make, omelet, withoutYou cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.Prov. In order to get something good or useful, you must give up something else. Jill: Why do they have to tear down that beautiful old building to build an office park? Jane: You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs. Alan: We may make more money by raising our prices, but we'll also upset a lot of customers. Fred: You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.See also: breaking, cannot, egg, make, omelet, withoutyou can't make an omelet without breaking eggsTo accomplish something, you have to be willing to make sacrifices. This term is a straight translation from the French (On ne saurait faire une omelette sans casser des oeufs), who not only invented omelets but transferred the term to other affairs. It was translated into English in the nineteenth century. Combining two clichés, General P. Thompson said, “We are walking upon eggs, and whether we tread East or tread West, the omelet will not be made without the breaking of some” (Audi Alt, 1859; cited by OED).See also: breaking, egg, make, omelet, withoutomelet
Related to omelet: Spanish omeletSynonyms for omeletnoun beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just setSynonymsRelated Words- dish
- firm omelet
- fluffy omelet
- egg foo yong
- egg fu yung
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