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"Prepare" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "preparar", and "cook" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "cocinar". Learn more about the difference between "prepare" and "cook" below.
prepare(
pruh
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pehr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. preparar
This is a meal you can prepare in advance and just put in the oven when your guests arrive.Esta es una comida que puedes preparar con antelación y poner en el horno cuando lleguen los invitados.
2. (to produce)
a. preparar
I'm preparing a big party for your return.Estoy preparando una gran fiesta para tu regreso.
4. (to gear up)
a. preparar
If I were you, I'd prepare your sales team for the worst.Yo que tú prepararía al equipo de ventas para lo peor.
5. (to teach)
a. preparar
We prepare English students for their official exams.Nos dedicamos a preparar a estudiantes de inglés para exámenes oficiales.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
b. hacer los preparativos
They are already preparing for the big event.Ya están haciendo los preparativos para el gran acontecimiento.
a. prepararse para
My son is preparing for the exam to get into medical school.Mi hijo se está preparando para el examen de acceso a la facultad de medicina.
cook(
kook
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (culinary)
2. (colloquial) (to falsify)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. amañar
The accountant cooked the company's books.El contable amañó la contabilidad de la empresa.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (culinary)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
5. (profession)
a. el cocinero (M), la cocinera (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Her aunt is an excellent cook.Su tía es una cocinera excelente.
