cook
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. faire cuire
I'm going to cook the meat while the vegetables simmer.Je vais faire cuire la viande pendant que les légumes mijotent.
b. préparer
Mom is cooking my favorite dish.Maman prépare mon plat préféré.
c. cuisiner
Can you cook the beans for dinner?Tu peux cuisiner les haricots pour le dîner ?
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to falsify)
a. truquer
The accountant cooked the company's books.Le comptable a truqué les comptes de l'entreprise.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
a. cuisiner
When we were first married, my husband didn't know how to cook.Quand nous nous sommes mariés, mon mari ne savait pas cuisiner.
a. cuire
The meat has to cook for 20 minutes.La viande doit cuire pendant 20 minutes.
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. le cuisinier
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
, la cuisinière
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
Sonja's aunt has been a cook in an Italian restaurant for almost 15 years.La tante de Sonja est cuisinière dans un restaurant italien depuis près de 15 ans.
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