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overcook

/ˌəʊvəˈkʊk/

/ˌoʊvərˈkʊk/

Translations

overcookverb

overcooked

Past Simple

overcooked

Past Participle

overcooking

Gerund

/ˌəʊvəˈkʊk/

/ˌoʊvərˈkʊk/

If you overcook the pasta, it will become mushy and lose its texture.

Si tu fais surcuire les pâtes, elles deviendront pâteuses et perdront leur texture.

Additional translations

surchargerSens figuré : style trop appuyé ou artificiel.

Synonyms

overcookverb

To cook food for too long or at too high a temperature, resulting in it becoming dry, tough, or burnt.

If you overcook the pasta, it will become mushy and lose its texture.

To embellish or elaborate something excessively, making it overwrought or contrived.

The screenwriter overcooked the dialogue, making it sound unnatural.