Língua InglesaVocabulário em contextoUNIVALI 2025
Pref Luiz Alves
Questão de Língua Inglesa
Judge the sentences below as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) regarding lexical-semantic analysis and vocabulary comprehension of culinary terms in the recipe "Cold Kimchi Tomato Bibim Noodles." (__)The verb "drizzle" in the instruction "Drizzle with a little extra sesame oil" belongs to the semantic field of liquid application techniques, denoting controlled pouring of liquid in thin stream, and shares semantic features with verbs like "sprinkle" and "pour," though with distinct manner specifications regarding quantity and distribution pattern. (__)The compound adjective "soft-boiled" in "2 soft-boiled eggs (7 minutes, jammy yolks)" functions as a hyphenated attributive modifier specifying a cooking method, and its morphological structure combines adjective + past participle to create a specialized culinary term that would be translated into Portuguese as "ovos cozidos moles" or "ovos quentes." (__)The noun "matchsticks" in "sliced into matchsticks" represents a metaphorical extension through shape similarity, where the lexical item originally denoting small wooden sticks for lighting fires has undergone semantic broadening to describe a cutting technique (julienne) in culinary contexts, demonstrating how concrete nouns can acquire specialized technical meanings in professional domains. The CORRECT sequence is:
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