bake

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de cuire des aliments par chaleur sèche, généralement dans un four.

A verb used to indicate the act of cooking food using dry heat, typically in an oven.

1. Cook in an ovenA1formalculinary

   To cook food using dry heat in an enclosed space, typically an oven.

   cuire au four

   • She baked a chocolate cake for his birthday.
   • I need to bake the bread for 30 minutes.
   • They baked cookies together in the kitchen.

   Synonymesroast

2. Become hot and dryB1informal

   To become extremely hot and dry, often due to sun exposure.

   Devenir brûlant et sec

   • The desert sun baked the ground until it cracked.
   • We baked on the beach all afternoon.
   • The car interior baked in the summer heat.

   Synonymesbroilparchroastscorch

3. Hardware modificationC1slangIT

   To modify a device's firmware or software permanently.

   Modifier le firmware d'un appareil

   • He baked the custom ROM onto his phone.
   • The technician baked the new settings into the router.
   • You can bake the configuration directly into the chip.

   Synonymesburnflashprogram