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cook

/kʊk/

cook down

cook out

cook over

cook through

cook up

cookverb

cooked

Past Simple

cooked

Past Participle

cooking

ing-form

/kʊk/

Translations

cuire

The stew is cooking on the stove.

Le ragoût cuit sur la cuisinière.

truquerLangage courant ; surtout pour des comptes, des résultats ou des données.

The accountant was caught trying to cook the books.

Le comptable a été pris en train de truquer les comptes.

cuisiner

She decided to cook a delicious meal for her family.

Elle a décidé de cuisiner un délicieux repas pour sa famille.

Additional translations

bien marcherFamilier ; s'emploie pour un fonctionnement ou un déroulement très réussi.

faire cuireSens littéral : préparer un aliment par chauffage.

Definitions

To prepare food by heating it.

She decided to cook a delicious meal for her family.

To falsify or manipulate data or records.

The accountant was caught trying to cook the books.

To be in the process of being prepared by heating.

The stew is cooking on the stove.

Informal, intransitive: to function or proceed very well; to be lively, exciting, or efficient.

The band was really cooking by the second set.

Synonyms

cooknoun

cooks

/kʊk/

Translations

cuisinier

The cook at the restaurant is known for his delicious pasta dishes.

Le cuisinier du restaurant est connu pour ses délicieux plats de pâtes.

Additional translations

cuisinièreForme féminine.

Definitions

A person who prepares and cooks food, especially as a job or in a specified way.

The cook at the restaurant is known for his delicious pasta dishes.

Synonyms

culinary artist

chef

cookery expert

caterer

kitchen worker

cookproper noun

Definitions

An English-language surname, most famously borne by the British navigator and cartographer Captain James Cook (1728–1779).

Cook completed three voyages to the Pacific Ocean.