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stew

el guisado

guisar

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stew(

)

1. (culinary)

a. el guisado

Who made this delicious stew?¿Quién hizo este delicioso guisado?

b. el estofado

My mom made a stew with lots of vegetables and some beef.Mi mamá hizo un estofado con muchos vegetales y un poco de carne.

c. el guiso

This stew needs more salt.Este guiso necesita más sal.

2. (to cook slowly in liquid)

a. guisar

First, stew the meat. Then, add the sauce.Primero guisa la carne, después agrega la salsa.

b. estofar

Cover the pot while stewing the vegetables.Cubre la cazuela mientras se estofan las verduras.

c. cocer

The chef stewed the meat for one hour.El chef coció la carne durante una hora.

d. dejar reposar (tea)

Mildred stewed some tea and talked about the weather with her friends.Mildred dejó reposar el té y habló del tiempo con sus amigas.

e. hacer compota de (compote)

Alejandro stewed apples with some sugar, raisin, and cinnamon.Alejandro hizo compota de manzana con un poco de azúcar, pasas y canela.

3. (to cook slowly in liquid)

a. guisarse

The beef stewed perfectly.La carne se guisó a la perfección.

b. cocerse

The vegetables stewed more than necessary.Los vegetales se cocieron más de lo necesario.

4. (to suffer discomfort)

a. dejar sufrir

The detective told Gilbert he could charge him with murder, then let him stew for a while.El detective le dijo a Gilbert que lo podría acusar de asesinato y después lo dejó sufrir un rato.

stew

1. (culinary)

a. el guiso

2. (fam fig)

to be in a stewestar hecho(a) un manojo de nervios

3. (meat)

a. guisar, cocer

4. (meat)

a. guisarse, cocer

5. (colloquial)

to let somebody stew (in his own juice)dejar a alguien que sufra

stew [stjuː]

noun

1 (Cookery) estofado (m); guisado (m); especially (LAm)

to be in a stew sudar la gota gorda (informal)

transitive verb

[+meat] estofar; guisar; especially (LAm) [+fruit] cocer; hacer una compota de; [+tea] dejar que se repose

stewed apples compota (f) de manzanas

intransitive verb

[+tea] quedarse reposando demasiado

he always lets the tea stew

to let sb stew in his/her own juice dejar a algn que cueza en su propia salsa

modifier

stew meat (n) (US) carne (f) de vaca

stew pan stew pot (n) cazuela (f); cacerola (f); puchero (m)

Phrases with "stew"

Here are the most popular phrases with "stew." Click the phrases to see the full entry.

beef stew		guisado de carne
beef stew meat		la carne de res para guisar
chicken stew		el guiso de pollo

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