Concetti Chiave
- "Purchase" refers to both the act of buying something and the power to do so, highlighting its role in economics and personal finance.
- Historical examples like the Louisiana Purchase illustrate how purchasing can significantly impact national growth and territorial expansion.
- "Evaporate" describes the transformation from liquid to gas, commonly used in processes like salt extraction from seawater.
- Evaporated milk, a key ingredient in cooking, is milk with reduced water content, enhancing the richness of dishes like tres leches cake.
- Metaphorically, "evaporate" can describe something disappearing quickly, as seen in narratives of elusive suspects in police chases.
Purchase
To purchase means to buy something. As a noun, purchase refers to the action of buying something.
My friend Kevin purchased a new car when he was visiting home in Ipswich last week and he drove it back to Glasgow last weekend.
Thomas Jefferson greatly increased the territory of the United States with the Louisiana purchase, in which he bought land from France.
Purchasing power is the financial ability to buy products and services.
An increase in the national minimum wage would increase the purchasing power of many families and boost the economy.
The economics student is working on her dissertation about how the purchasing power of the dollar has changed over the past century.
Evaporate
Literally, evaporate means to turn from a liquid state into a gaseous state or to remove water from something.
Sea salt is acquired from sea water in shallow ponds which allow the water to evaporate, leaving the salt behind, which is then harvested.
It is best to use rubbing alcohol to clean your computer mouse and keyboard, since it is a powerful solvent that evaporates very quickly.
Evaporated can be used as an adjective. Recipes may call for the inclusion of evaporated milk, a thick milk product from which much of the water has been removed. Also, metaphorically, evaporate can be used to mean disappear quickly.
One of the three types of milk used when making a tres leches cake is evaporated milk. Combined with sweetened, condensed milk and heavy cream, it is poured over the still-warm cake and contributes to the cake's richness.
Police officers pursued the suspect, who ran down an alley. When they got to the other end of the alley, the suspect was nowhere to be found. A two¬hour search was unsuccessful. He had, it seemed, simply evaporated.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Qué significa "purchase" y cómo se utiliza en diferentes contextos?
- ¿Cómo se define "evaporate" y en qué situaciones se aplica?
- ¿Qué es la leche evaporada y cómo se utiliza en la cocina?
"Purchase" significa comprar algo. Como sustantivo, se refiere a la acción de comprar. Se utiliza en contextos como la compra de un coche nuevo o el aumento del territorio de los Estados Unidos con la compra de Luisiana.
"Evaporate" significa pasar de un estado líquido a uno gaseoso o eliminar agua de algo. Se aplica en situaciones como la obtención de sal marina o la limpieza de dispositivos electrónicos con alcohol que se evapora rápidamente.
La leche evaporada es un producto lácteo espeso del que se ha eliminado gran parte del agua. Se utiliza en recetas como el pastel tres leches, donde se combina con leche condensada azucarada y crema espesa para aportar riqueza al pastel.
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