toaster

See also: Toaster

English
A typical toaster that takes two slices of bread at a time.

Etymology

toast +‎ -er

Pronunciation

Noun

toaster (plural toasters)

  1. One who toasts (cooks lightly by browning).
  2. One who toasts (engages in salute while drinking alcohol).
  3. An electrical device for toasting bread, English muffins, crumpets, etc.
  4. A self-contained software package (or appliance) distributable over the Internet or by burning onto CDs.
  5. (informal, derogatory) An electronic organ, especially a crude one that uses analog technology.
  6. (informal, derogatory) Any of several small, box-like automobiles exemplified by the Scion xB and Honda Element.
  7. (archaic) A fish ready for toasting.
    • 1840s, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor
      “Now's your time! beautiful whelks, a penny a lot.” “Here's ha'p'orths,” shouts the perambulating confectioner. “Come and look at 'em! here's toasters!” bellows one with a Yarmouth bloater stuck on a toasting-fork.

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French

Etymology

toast +‎ -er.

Verb

toaster

  1. to toast (grill bread to make toast)
  2. to toast (drink to something)

Conjugation
Conjugation of toaster (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle toastant
/tɔs.tɑ̃/
past participle toasté
/tɔs.te/
infinitive
simple toaster
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple toastant
/tɔs.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present toaste
/tɔst/		 toastes
/tɔst/		 toaste
/tɔst/		 toastons
/tɔs.tɔ̃/		 toastez
/tɔs.te/		 toastent
/tɔst/
imperfect toastais
/tɔs.tɛ/		 toastais
/tɔs.tɛ/		 toastait
/tɔs.tɛ/		 toastions
/tɔs.tjɔ̃/		 toastiez
/tɔs.tje/		 toastaient
/tɔs.tɛ/
past historic2 toastai
/tɔs.te/		 toastas
/tɔs.ta/		 toasta
/tɔs.ta/		 toastâmes
/tɔs.tam/		 toastâtes
/tɔs.tat/		 toastèrent
/tɔs.tɛʁ/
future toasterai
/tɔs.tə.ʁe/		 toasteras
/tɔs.tə.ʁa/		 toastera
/tɔs.tə.ʁa/		 toasterons
/tɔs.tə.ʁɔ̃/		 toasterez
/tɔs.tə.ʁe/		 toasteront
/tɔs.tə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional toasterais
/tɔs.tə.ʁɛ/		 toasterais
/tɔs.tə.ʁɛ/		 toasterait
/tɔs.tə.ʁɛ/		 toasterions
/tɔs.tə.ʁjɔ̃/		 toasteriez
/tɔs.tə.ʁje/		 toasteraient
/tɔs.tə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present toaste
/tɔst/		 toastes
/tɔst/		 toaste
/tɔst/		 toastions
/tɔs.tjɔ̃/		 toastiez
/tɔs.tje/		 toastent
/tɔst/
imperfect2 toastasse
/tɔs.tas/		 toastasses
/tɔs.tas/		 toastât
/tɔs.ta/		 toastassions
/tɔs.ta.sjɔ̃/		 toastassiez
/tɔs.ta.sje/		 toastassent
/tɔs.tas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — toaste
/tɔst/		 — toastons
/tɔs.tɔ̃/		 toastez
/tɔs.te/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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