cook

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die Speisen zubereitet, meist unter Verwendung von Hitze; auch die berufliche Bezeichnung für jemanden, der gewerblich kocht.

A noun referring to a person who prepares food for eating, typically by applying heat.

1. A1formal

   A person who prepares food for eating, especially as a job or profession.

   Koch

   • The cook prepared a delicious three-course meal.
   • She works as a cook in a busy restaurant.
   • The head cook trained the new staff.

   Synonymechef

2. Person who cooks at homeA1informal

   A person who regularly prepares meals in a domestic setting.

   Koch (häuslich)

   • My mother is an excellent cook.
   • He is a terrible cook; he can barely boil water.
   • She's a creative cook who experiments with spices.

• Verb, das die Zubereitung von Speisen durch Erhitzen bezeichnet, oder das Verändern bzw. Fälschen von Informationen oder Rechnungen.

A verb used to indicate the act of preparing food by applying heat, or to alter or falsify information or accounts.

1. Prepare food with heatA1formalculinary

   To prepare food by applying heat, such as boiling, baking, frying, or roasting.

   Kochen

   • She cooked a delicious meal for her family.
   • He learned to cook Italian dishes from his grandmother.
   • The chicken needs to cook for at least an hour.

   Synonymecook upfixmakeprepare

2. Manipulate or falsifyB2informal

   To alter or falsify information, accounts, or data dishonestly.

   Fälschen

   • The accountant was caught cooking the books.
   • They cooked the results to make the experiment look successful.
   • He was accused of cooking the evidence.

   Synonymealterdoctorfalsifyfixfudgemanipulatemisrepresentrig

Phrasal-Variantencook outcook up