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cook

∗ ≈

cocinar

∗ noun

"cook" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.

cook

[kʊk]

sustantivo

1. cocinero(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino)

too many cooks spoil the broth (Prov) -> = es difícil obtener un buen resultado cuando hay demasiadas personas trabajando en lo mismo

verbo transitivo

2. preparar (prepare) (meal, dish, dinner); guisar, cocinar (boil, bake, fry)

to cook the books (familiar) -> falsificar las cuentas

verbo intransitivo

3. cocinar (person); cocinarse, hacerse (food)

what's cooking? (familiar) -> ¿qué se cuece por aquí?(what's happening?), ¿qué andan tramando por acá? (Am)

cook [kuk]

1. Cocinar, guisar, aderezar las vianda

sustantivo

2. Hacer, preparar (food, meal).

3. Falsificar, alterar para engañar, amañar (falsify/books, accounts).

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

4. Guisar, cocinar (prepare food); hacerse (become ready/food). (n)

va.

sustantivo

1. Cocinero.

He’s a good cook -> cocina muy bien, es muy buen cocinero
Too many cooks spoil the broth -> muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato
Cook’s shop -> bodegón
Cook-maid -> cocinera
Cook-room -> cocina; (Mar.) fogón de un buque

cook [kʊk]

noun

cocineroacocinera (m) (f);a cocinera

too many cooks spoil the broth demasiadas cocineras estropean el caldo

verb:transitive

1 (Cookery) [+rice, vegetables] cocinar; guisar; (boil) cocer; (grill) asar (a la parrilla); (fry) freír

to cook a meal preparar or hacer una comida

to cook sb's goose hacer la pascua a algn

2 (falsify) [+accounts] falsificar

to cook the books amañar las cuentas

She knew that when the auditors looked over the books there would be no hiding the fact that she had cooked the books and 3 million pounds was missing

verb:intransitive

1 [+food] cocinarse; cocer

what's cooking? ¿qué se guisa?; ¿qué pasa?

2 [+person] cocinar; guisar; especially (LAm)

can you cook? ¿sabes cocinar?

Verb Conjugations for "cook" (go to cocinar)

Gerund: cooking
Past Participle: cooked
Present Participle: cooking

Indicative

Present	Preterit	Future
I cook	I cooked	I will cook
you cook	you cooked	you will cook
he/she cooks	he/she cooked	he/she will cook
we cook	we cooked	we will cook
you cook	you cooked	you will cook
they cook	they cooked	they will cook