cuire à la vapeur

/kɥiʁ a la va.pœʁ/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
cuit à la vapeur
past
a cuit à la vapeur
perfect
cuit à la vapeur

Meaning

  1. to steam

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

dünsten

dünsten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to steam."

Practice

1 What does cuire à la vapeur mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle cuit les légumes à la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cuire à la vapeur?

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