Cook in spanish

cocinar

pronunciation: koʊθinɑɹ̩ part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures

cook1 = cocinero. 

Example: Not all cooks, gardeners, athletes and sportsmen are necessarily good teachers or writers so often they need help with their work and this may be provided by the publisher.

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» cookware = utensilios para la cocina. 

Example: Established in 1996, the company specialises in the manufacture of non-stick cookware, air beds, food mincers, coffee cups, cake pans, chicken roaster pans, etc.

» home cook = cocinero de casa.

Example: The market for books on cooking is increasingly made up of home cooks with an amazingly sophisticated set of skills and tastes.

» pastry cook = pastelero, repostero.

Example: He started working as a pastry cook at the age of 15, and this job enabled him to travel around the world on board of holiday cruisers.

» too many cooks (spoil the broth) = demasiados participantes. [Proverbio que se utiliza para indicar que cuando hay demasiadas personas que intentan ayudar en algo unas se entorpecen a otras]

Example: The problem is not, as in the States, a case of too many cooks but one of an exceedingly complex menu of services and separate benefits set out in a language that at times even the chef does not understand.

cook2 = cocinar, preparar la comida, hacer la comida. 

Example: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.

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» cook + a meal = preparar la comida, cocinar, hacer la comida.

Example: The housewife cleaning her house, shopping, cooking meals, rearing her children and washing and ironing is undoubtedly working just as much as is her husband on the car assembly line or in the insurance office.

» cook at + a high heat = cocinar a fuego alto.

Example: Baking powder is also popular in recipes like biscuits, which have to cook at a high heat.

» cook at + a low heat = cocinar a fuego lento.

Example: Add the peeled potatoes and cook at a low heat for 25-30 minutes = Añadir las patatas peladas y cocinar a fuego lento durante 25-30 minutos.

» cook + Nombre + to perfection = cocinar a la perfección.

Example: While it's slowly cooking to perfection, be sure to keep it well fed by spooning the marinade over the top of the meat.

» cookout = barbacoa, comida al aire libre.

Example: Admittance to lectures, classes, cookout and activities is limited to registered participants with name badges.

» cook over + a high heat = cocinar a fuego alto.

Example: Cover, shake vigorously and cook over a high heat for 1 minute.

» cook over + a low heat = cocinar a fuego lento.

Example: Strain the liquid through a sieve into a clean saucepan and cook over a low heat, stirring constantly until the custard thickens.

» cook + slowly = cocinar lentamente, cocinar a fuego lento.

Example: The shoulder of pork has become a popular cut of meat in recent years, and it's a fantastic flavoursome meat joint when cooked slowly.

» cooktop = placa de cocina.

Example: Grease is one of the major culprits behind the grime that accumulates on cooktops.

» cook up = inventar, maquinar, tramar.

Example: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

» microwave cook = cocinar con microondas.

Example: This container enables microwave cooking of eggs in a variety of forms (e.g. poached and scrambled eggs and omelettes).

» overcook = recocer, cocinar demasiado, requemar. 

Example: My only concern is getting everything done at the same time without overcooking any of the ingredients.

» slow cook = cocinar a fuego lento, cocinar lentamente.

Example: Another benefit is that when you slow cook something, there is less liquid lost because of the sealed environment = Otro beneficio es que cuando se cocina a fuego lento, se pierde menos líquido debido al recipiente hermético.

Cook synonyms

make in spanish: hacer, pronunciation: meɪk part of speech: verb fix in spanish: fijar, pronunciation: fɪks part of speech: verb, noun manipulate in spanish: manipular, pronunciation: mənɪpjəleɪt part of speech: verb ready in spanish: Listo, pronunciation: redi part of speech: adjective fake in spanish: falso, pronunciation: feɪk part of speech: adjective, noun prepare in spanish: preparar, pronunciation: priper part of speech: verb fudge in spanish: Dulce de azúcar, pronunciation: fʌdʒ part of speech: noun falsify in spanish: falsificar, pronunciation: fɔlsəfaɪ part of speech: verb wangle in spanish: agenciarse, pronunciation: wæŋgəl part of speech: verb misrepresent in spanish: falsificar, pronunciation: mɪsreprəzent part of speech: verb
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