cook [kʊk]
noun
cocineroacocinera (m) (f);a cocinera too many cooks spoil the broth demasiadas cocineras estropean el caldo
cook(
kook
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (culinary)
2. (to falsify)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
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 , la cocinera
(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.
cook
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el cocinero(a) la cocinero(a)
(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).
2. (prov)
a.
too many cooks spoil the brothes difícil obtener un buen resultado cuando hay demasiadas personas trabajando en lo mismo
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (prepare; meal, dish, dinner)
a. preparar
4. (boil, bake, fry)
a. guisar, cocinar
5. (colloquial)
a.
to cook the booksfalsificar las cuentas
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
6. (person)
a. cocinar
7. (food)
a. cocinarse, hacerse
8. (colloquial)
a.
what's cooking?¿qué se cuece por aquí?
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