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cookingnoun
She has a passion for cooking and often experiments with new recipes.
Elle est passionnée de cuisine et expérimente souvent de nouvelles recettes.
Additional translations
plats cuisinés
Synonyms
meal preparation
cuisine
preparation
culinary arts
food preparation
cookingadjective
UK
/ˈkʊkɪŋ/
US
/ˈkʊkɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe food or ingredients intended for or suitable for cooking (e.g., "cooking apples").
à cuireSe dit surtout des fruits destinés à la cuisson.
These are cooking apples rather than eating apples.
Ce sont des pommes à cuire plutôt que des pommes à croquer.
cookverb

cooking

Gerund

cooked
Past Simple
cooked
Past Participle
cooking
Gerund
UK
/kʊk/
US
/kʊk/
The stew is cooking on the stove.
Le ragoût cuit sur la cuisinière.
She decided to cook a delicious meal for her family.
Elle a décidé de cuisiner un délicieux repas pour sa famille.
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.
Additional translations
bien marcherFamilier ; s'emploie pour un fonctionnement ou un déroulement très réussi.
faire cuireSens littéral : préparer un aliment par chauffage.
Synonyms
heat
bake
fry
grill
roast
sauté
steam
boil
broil
prepare

Definitions

cookingnoun
The practice or skill of preparing food by combining, mixing, and heating ingredients.
She has a passion for cooking and often experiments with new recipes.
Food that has been cooked; prepared dishes.
Her grandmother's cooking always filled the house with wonderful aromas.
A particular style or method of preparing food.
Mediterranean cooking emphasises fresh vegetables and olive oil.
cookingadjective
Suitable for or used in cooking.
These are cooking apples rather than eating apples.
cookverb
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.
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