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cuire

to cook

verb KWEER Less Common
Food & Drink Cooking

Usage Note

Cuire is an irregular verb meaning 'to cook' (by heat: bake, boil, roast), distinct from cuisiner which emphasises the skill of cooking. It follows the same pattern as conduire. The past participle is cuit; the expression bien cuit means 'well done' for meat.

Examples

"Fais cuire les pâtes dix minutes."

Natural Translation

Cook the pasta for ten minutes.

Literal Translation

Make cook the pasta ten minutes.

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