Polyglot Dictionary

cuire

/kɥiʁ/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
cuit
past
a cuit
perfect
cuit

Meaning

  1. to cook

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

cuisiner

cuire is more about the physical process of cooking, like cooking in the oven; cuisiner is more about the activity or skill of preparing a meal — both mean "to cook."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cozinhar

cozinhar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to cook."

Practice

1 What does cuire mean?

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

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cuire?

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