guisar
guisar
guisar(
gee
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sahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (act of cooking) (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
A mi abuela le encantaba guisar para toda la familia los domingos.My grandmother loved to cook for the whole family on Sundays.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (act of cooking) (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
guisarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
3. (colloquial) (to be going on)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to cook up (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Noté un ambiente raro en la reunión y pregunté a Marta que se estaba guisando.I noticed a strained atmosphere at the meeting, so I asked Marta what they were cooking up.
guisarpronominal verb
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
1. (colloquial)
a. to be cooking, to be going on
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