Kochen

I v/i

1. cook; für die Familie etc.: do the cooking; Speise: be cooking, er kocht gut he’s a good cook; sie kocht zu fett she uses too much fat (in her cooking)

2. (sieden) boil; gerade: be boiling; 10 Minuten kochen lassen boil for 10 minutes; kochend heiß boiling hot, scalding

3. (vor Wut) kochen umg., fig. be seething with rage; es kochte in mir I was seething inwardly

II v/t (Gemüse, Fleisch) cook; im Ggs. zu braten etc.: boil; (Eier, Wasser, Wäsche) boil; (Kaffee, Tee, Suppe) make; ich koche mir Kaffee I’m going to make myself some coffee; das Essen kochen get (oder cook) the meal; gekocht

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das Kochen

cookery; cooking

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kọ|chen ['kɔxn]

1. vi

1) (Flüssigkeit, Speise) to boil

etw langsam or auf kleiner Flamme kochen lassen — to let sth simmer or to simmer sth (over a low heat)

etw zum Kochen bringen — to bring sth to the boil

jdn zum Kochen bringen (fig inf) — to make sb's blood boil

der Kühler/das Auto kocht (inf) — the cooling system/car is overheating

er kochte vor Wut (inf) — he was boiling or seething with rage

2) (= Speisen zubereiten) to cook; (= als Koch fungieren) to do the cooking; (= als Koch arbeiten) to work as a cook

er kocht gut — he's a good cook, he is good at cooking

er kocht pikant — his cooking is (always) highly seasoned

2. vt

1) Flüssigkeit, Teer, Nahrungsmittel, Wäsche to boil

etw langsam or auf kleiner Flamme kochen — to simmer sth over a low heat

2) (= zubereiten) Essen to cook; Kakao to make; (= aufgießen) Kaffee, Tee to make, to brew

etw gar/weich kochen — to cook sth through/until (it is) soft

Eier weich/hart kochen — to soft-boil/hard-boil eggs

3. vi impers (fig)

to be boiling

es kocht in ihm — he is boiling or seething with rage

im Stadion kochte es wie in einem Hexenkessel — the atmosphere in the stadium was electric

4. vr

sich gut/schlecht kochen — to cook/not to cook well

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1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) boil

2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) boil

3) (to prepare (food) or become ready by heating: She cooked the chicken; The chicken is cooking in the oven.) cook

4) (the art or practice of cooking food: She was taught cookery at school; (also adjective) cookery classes.) cookery

5) (to be very angry whilst trying not to show it: He was fuming (with rage).) fume

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ko·chen

[ˈkɔxn̩]

I. vi

1. (Speisen zubereiten) to cook

dort kocht man sehr scharf/pikant the food there is very hot/spicy

2. (brodeln) to boil

etw zum K\kochen bringen to bring sth to the boil

\kochend heiß boiling hot

eine \kochend heiße Suppe a piping hot soup

3. (in Aufruhr befinden) to seethe

vor Wut \kochen to seethe [or boil] with rage

II. vt

1. (heiß zubereiten)

▪ [jdm/sich] etw \kochen to cook [sb/oneself] sth

Suppe/Kaffee \kochen to make [some] soup/coffee

2. (als Kochwäsche waschen)

▪ etw \kochen to boil sth

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1.

transitives Verb

1) boil; (zubereiten) cook <meal>; make <purée, jam>

Tee kochen/sich (Dat.) einen Tee kochen — make some tea

die Eier hart/weich kochen — hard-/soft-boil the eggs

etwas weich/gar kochen — cook something until it is soft/[properly] done

2) (waschen) boil <washing>

3) (verflüssigen) heat <tar, glue, etc.>

2.

intransitives Verb

1) (Speisen zubereiten) cook; (das Kochen übernehmen) do the cooking

gerne/gut kochen — like cooking/be a good cook

fett/fettarm kochen — use a lot of fat/little fat in cooking

2) (sieden) <water, milk, etc.> boil; (fig.) <sea> boil, seethe

etwas zum Kochen bringen — bring something to the boil

3) (gekocht werden) <meat, vegetables, washing, etc.> be boiled

4) (ugs.): (wütend sein)

vor Wut/innerlich kochen — be boiling or seething with rage/inwardly

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kochen

A. v/i

1. cook; für die Familie etc: do the cooking; Speise: be cooking,

er kocht gut he’s a good cook;

sie kocht zu fett she uses too much fat (in her cooking)

2. (sieden) boil; gerade: be boiling;

10 Minuten kochen lassen boil for 10 minutes;

kochend heiß boiling hot, scalding

3.

(vor Wut) kochen umg, fig be seething with rage;

es kochte in mir I was seething inwardly

B. v/t (Gemüse, Fleisch) cook; im Ggs zu braten etc: boil; (Eier, Wasser, Wäsche) boil; (Kaffee, Tee, Suppe) make;

ich koche mir Kaffee I’m going to make myself some coffee;

das Essen kochen get (oder cook) the meal; → gekocht

C. Kochen n; -s, kein pl

1. cooking, cookery, cuisine

2. (Sieden)

etwas/fig

jemanden zum Kochen bringen bring sth to the boil/fig make sb’s blood boil;

etwas am Kochen haben umg have sth on the boil (US sth boiling) (auch fig)

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1.

transitives Verb

1) boil; (zubereiten) cook <meal>; make <purée, jam>

Tee kochen/sich (Dat.) einen Tee kochen — make some tea

die Eier hart/weich kochen — hard-/soft-boil the eggs

etwas weich/gar kochen — cook something until it is soft/[properly] done

2) (waschen) boil <washing>

3) (verflüssigen) heat <tar, glue, etc.>

2.

intransitives Verb

1) (Speisen zubereiten) cook; (das Kochen übernehmen) do the cooking

gerne/gut kochen — like cooking/be a good cook

fett/fettarm kochen — use a lot of fat/little fat in cooking

2) (sieden) <water, milk, etc.> boil; (fig.) <sea> boil, seethe

etwas zum Kochen bringen — bring something to the boil

3) (gekocht werden) <meat, vegetables, washing, etc.> be boiled

4) (ugs.): (wütend sein)

vor Wut/innerlich kochen — be boiling or seething with rage/inwardly

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v.

to boil v.

to brew v.

to cook v.

to seethe v.