What does cuire in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word cuire in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cuire in French.

The word cuire in French means cook, fire, cook, roast, bake, boil, bake, roast, get burnt, bake, steam, steam, steam, cook in a bain-marie, hard nut to crack, boil fast, boil rapidly, let stew in his/her/their own juices, leave to stew in his/her/their own juices, Go jump in a lake!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cuire

cook

verbe transitif (soumettre [qch] à la chaleur pour le manger) (food)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cuisez les pommes dans une casserole jusqu'à ce qu'elles ramollissent.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. We are baking a cake.

fire

verbe transitif (soumettre [qch] à la chaleur pour le transformer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
On cuit les poteries à très haute chaleur.
We fire the pottery on a very high heat.

cook

verbe intransitif (se transformer par la chaleur) (food)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les pommes cuisent dans la casserole à feu doux. Le gâteau est en train de cuire au four.
The cake is baking in the oven.

roast, bake

verbe intransitif (figuré (bronzer exagérément) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Elle a cuit au soleil.
She baked in the sun.

boil, bake, roast

verbe intransitif (familier (avoir trop chaud) (figurative, informal)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
On cuit ici ! Baisse un peu le chauffage !
We're boiling here! Turn the heating down, would you!

get burnt

verbe intransitif (avoir des désagréments) (UK, figurative)

Si vous persistez, il va vous en cuire !
If you carry on that way, you're going to get burnt.

bake

verbe transitif (dessécher, trop chauffer) (figurative: soil)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le soleil a fini par cuire mes essuie-glaces.
The sun dried out my windscreen wipers in the end.

steam

verbe transitif (cuire à couvert avec peu d'eau)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

steam

locution verbale (cuisson couverte avec peu de liquide)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

steam

locution verbale (cuire sous pression)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

cook in a bain-marie

verbe transitif (mode de cuisson)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

hard nut to crack

(familier (personne forte, résistante) (informal, figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

boil fast, boil rapidly

locution verbale (cuire à forte ébulition) (cookery)

Les pâtes se cuisent à gros bouillons.

let stew in his/her/their own juices, leave to stew in his/her/their own juices

locution verbale (faire attendre dans l'angoisse) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Go jump in a lake!

interjection (familier (expression de fin de non recevoir) (colloquial)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

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