cook

cook
I [kʊk]
nome cuoco m. (-a)
II 1. [kʊk]
verbo transitivo
1) gastr. (far) cuocere [vegetables, pasta]; cucinare [meal]
2) colloq. (falsify) falsificare, manipolare [data]

to cook the books — falsificare o truccare i conti

2.
verbo intransitivo [person] cucinare; [meal] cuocere, cuocersi
••

there's something cooking — qualcosa bolle in pentola

* * *
[kuk] 1. verb
(to prepare (food) or become ready by heating: She cooked the chicken; The chicken is cooking in the oven.) cuocere, cucinare
2. noun
(a person who cooks, especially for a living: She was employed as a cook at the embassy.) cuoco
- cookery
- cookery-book
- cook up
* * *
cook /kʊk/
n.
1 cuoco, cuoca NOTA D'USO: -cook o cooker?-
2 (scacchi e dama) mossa nuova, imprevista; mossa studiata in anticipo; (anche) correzione a un problema pubblicato; soluzione d'un problema diversa da quella prevista da chi l'ha formulato
● (USA, antiq.) cook-room, cucina; (naut.) cucina di bordo □ cook's knife, coltello da cucina □ to be chief cook and bottle-washer, dover fare tutto da solo; essere il factotum □ (prov.) Too many cooks spoil the broth, troppi galli a cantar non fa mai giorno (prov.).
♦ (to) cook /kʊk/
A v. t.
1 (far) cuocere: to cook an egg, cuocere un uovo
2 cucinare; preparare: to cook a meal, cucinare (o preparare) un pasto; to cook dinner, preparare la cena
3 (fam. GB) manipolare; falsificare; truccare: to cook the books, falsificare i conti; truccare i libri contabili; to cook the evidence, falsificare le prove
4 (slang) guastare; rovinare; mandare all'aria: to cook sb.'s chances, mandare all'aria le prospettive di q.
B v. i.
1 cucinare; fare da mangiare; far la cucina: DIALOGO → -Back from holiday- We cooked in the apartment most nights and went out a couple of times for dinner, abbiamo fatto da mangiare a casa quasi ogni sera e siamo usciti a cena un paio di volte
2 cuocersi; cuocere: The rice is cooking now, il riso (si) sta cuocendo
3 (slang USA) suonare bene (o con passione) (musica jazz)
4 (slang USA) andare forte (o bene); essere pieno d'entusiasmo: Now you're cooking, adesso sì che vai bene
5 (slang USA) stare sui carboni ardenti, friggere
6 (slang USA) morire sulla sedia elettrica; arrostire
7 (fam. USA; di situazione, ecc.) riposare; stare al caldo
● (fig.) to cook sb.'s goose, rompere le uova nel paniere a q.; sistemare a dovere q. □ to be cooked to a turn, essere cotto a puntino □ (slang USA) to be cooking with gas, andare benissimo; essere a posto; essere a cavallo □ (fam. USA) What's cooking?, che cosa succede?; che cosa bolle in pentola?; che si combina? □ (fig.) Something is cooking, qualcosa bolle in pentola.
* * *
I [kʊk]
nome cuoco m. (-a)
II 1. [kʊk]
verbo transitivo
1) gastr. (far) cuocere [vegetables, pasta]; cucinare [meal]
2) colloq. (falsify) falsificare, manipolare [data]

to cook the books — falsificare o truccare i conti

2.
verbo intransitivo [person] cucinare; [meal] cuocere, cuocersi
••

there's something cooking — qualcosa bolle in pentola


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