cooks in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cooks in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cook [Am kʊk, Brit kʊk] N

cook

cocinero m / cocinera f

he's a good cook

cocina muy bien

he's a good cook

es muy buen cocinero

to be chief cook and bottle-washer, I'm not chief cook and bottle-washer here, you know

mira que yo no soy la sirvienta

to be chief cook and bottle-washer, I'm not chief cook and bottle-washer here, you know

mira que yo no soy el mandadero esp LatAm

too many cooks spoil the broth

muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato

II.cook [Am kʊk, Brit kʊk] VB trans

1. cook (prepare):

cook food/meal

hacer

cook food/meal

preparar

2. cook (falsify) inf:

cook books/accounts

amañar inf

III.cook [Am kʊk, Brit kʊk] VB intr

1. cook (prepare food):

cook person:

cocinar

cook person:

guisar

can you cook?

¿sabes cocinar or guisar?

2. cook (become ready):

cook food/meal:

hacerse

3. cook (happen) inf:

what's cooking?

¿qué se está cociendo? inf

what's cooking?

¿qué se está tramando? inf

cook up VB [Am kʊk -, Brit kʊk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) inf

cook up excuse/alibi

inventarse

cook up scheme

tramar

pressure-cook [Am ˈprɛʃər ˌkʊk, Brit ˈprɛʃəkʊk] VB trans

pressure-cook

cocinar en olla a presión

pressure-cook

cocinar en olla exprés Spain

pressure-cook

cocinar en olla presto Mex

cook pot N

cook pot

cacharro m

pastry chef, pastry cook N

pastry chef

pastelero m / pastelera f

pastry chef

repostero m / repostera f

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he cooks expertly

es un experto cocinero

Translations for cooks in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cocina normal

as a cook she's about average

cocina normal

she cooks averagely well

cocinero (cocinera)

cook

asador (asadora)

cook (person who cooks the meat at a barbecue)

paellero (paellera)

paella cook

cooks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cooks in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cook [kʊk] N

cook

cocinero(-a) m (f)

Phrases:

too many cooks spoil the broth prov

muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato prov

II.cook [kʊk] VB intr

cook

hacerse

how long does pasta take to cook?

¿cuánto tarda en hacerse la pasta?

Phrases:

what's cooking? inf

¿qué pasa?

III.cook [kʊk] VB trans

cook

cocinar

cook meat

asar

to cook lunch

hacer la comida

head cook N

head cook

jefe(-a) m (f) de cocina

pastry chef N, pastry cook N

pastry chef

pastelero(-a) m (f)

Cook Islands N pl

Cook Islands

Islas Cook f pl

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short order cook

cocinero que prepara platos sencillos y rápidos

Translations for cooks in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cocinero (-a)

cook

repostero (-a)

pastry cook

cocinar

to cook

cocinar

to cook

ranchero (-a)

cook

pinche

cook's helper Am

cooks Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

short order cook

cocinero que prepara platos sencillos y rápidos

she's a cook

es cocinera

too many cooks spoil the broth prov

muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato prov

how long does pasta take to cook?

¿cuánto tarda en hacerse la pasta?

he cooks like a dream

cocina de maravilla

to cook someone's goose inf

hacer la pascua a alguien

to cook sth on a high/low heat

cocinar algo a fuego rápido/lento

he's no mean cook inf

es un excelente cocinero

to cook sth on a low heat

hacer algo a fuego lento

too many cooks spoil the broth

muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Owing to combi steamers, cooks could apply methods of cooking that reduced electricity and water use, lowered production time and minimized final product losses.

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Instead, she does the housework, cooks the meals, etc., in her dressing gown.

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Each month, two heats of two contestants - untrained home cooks - have been mentored by a local chef to create a mouthwatering dish.

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Women also worked in the domestic sphere as servants, cooks, seamstresses, and nurses.

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Instant rice, as the name implies, cooks up quickly because it has been precooked and dehydrated.

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The early afternoon meal was the heartiest repast of the day with whatever dead animal the cooks found and more hardtack.

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Many restaurant pastry cooks go to work in pastry shops where the production pace is similar but there isn't service and the rest of the kitchen craziness to deal with.

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There were wheelwrights, coopers, weavers, joiners, gunsmiths, basketmakers, bakers, furriers, tanners, cooks and millers, hunters, fishermen and beekeepers.

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Because it has been precooked and dried, it cooks quickly.

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Women worked as cooks, seamstresses, washerwomen and ironers.

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