cocktail, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

cocktail (cocktails plural )

1 n-count A cocktail is an alcoholic drink which contains several ingredients.
On arrival, guests are offered wine or a champagne cocktail...

2 n-count A cocktail is a mixture of a number of different things, especially ones that do not go together well.
oft N of n
The court was told she had taken a cocktail of drugs and alcohol...

3
→ fruit cocktail
→ prawn cocktail
→ Molotov cocktail

cocktail dress (cocktail dresses plural )A cocktail dress is a dress that is suitable for formal social occasions. n-count

cocktail lounge (cocktail lounges plural )A cocktail lounge is a room in a hotel, restaurant, or club where you can buy alcoholic drinks. n-count
Let's meet in the cocktail lounge at the Hilton.

cocktail party (cocktail parties plural )A cocktail party is a party, usually held in the early evening, where cocktails or other alcoholic drinks are served. People often dress quite formally for them. n-count

fruit cocktail (fruit cocktails plural )Fruit cocktail is a mixture of pieces of different kinds of fruit eaten as part of a meal. n-var

Molotov cocktail (Molotov cocktails plural )A Molotov cocktail is a simple bomb made by putting petrol and cloth into a bottle. It is exploded by setting fire to the cloth. n-count

prawn cocktail   (prawn cocktails plural )A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.
(BRIT)  n-var
in AM, use shrimp cocktail

shrimp cocktail   (shrimp cocktails plural )A shrimp cocktail is a dish that consists of shrimp, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.
(mainly AM)  n-var
in BRIT, use prawn cocktail