mandolin

/ˈmændə(ˌ)lɪn/

noun 2verb 1

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ADJ.

beautiful, last, ready, thin

VERB + MANDOLIN

borrow, can't, carrying, don't, play, playing, sink, start

MANDOLIN + NOUN

tom, year

PREP.

into, until

Definitions

noun

A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.

A kitchen tool for julienning vegetables.

verb

To slice using a madolin; to julienne.

One Monday night I peeled potatoes over the sink, ready to mandolin them into thin slices and bake on top of a pie I had a recipe for in the newspaper on Saturday.

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One Monday night I peeled potatoes over the sink, ready to mandolin them into thin slices and bake on top of a pie I had a recipe for in the newspaper on Saturday.

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It's unlikely that Tom will ever learn to play the mandolin.

Tatoeba · #1027385

I told Tom Mary wanted to borrow his mandolin.

Tatoeba · #1887833

Can I play your mandolin?

Tatoeba · #2050579

I've always wanted to learn how to play the mandolin.

Tatoeba · #2358959

I was the one who taught Tom how to play the mandolin.

Tatoeba · #5904782

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